May ctc - 1k / 3'r / 992m, standing starts

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I've just screen shot your above post so I can use it as a pace target.... :twisted:

Not this weekend though...
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Re: May ctc - 1k / 3'r / 992m, standing starts

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Grobi wrote: ↑Fri May 18, 2018 8:01 am
Wolfmiester wrote: ↑Fri May 11, 2018 6:51 am popped ahead of Peter for a short while ...
Ahem, you did know that I couldn't leave this unreplied, didn't you? :D Although I have to say that yours was a very fine effort and it took me several tries before I could answer it properly :twisted: which happened last night:


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It was a fine balance in the first rep between overdoing it and keeping my powder dry for the second rep. I managed to be a tad quicker in rep #1 but that wasn't enough to beat Steve's time. So I had to be significantly faster in the second rep which I managed, but it was tough. Anyway, over to you Steve 8)
Nice one Peter =D>
I've been a bit lax for a week or so, so will probably struggle to match that now. But I'll try ...
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I definitely wanted to row this one today though I'm not quite fit after a pub-visit last night. The plan was a 1:50 pace, ended out to be 1:49 for the first one and 1:47 for the second one thanks to the last 300 meters or so. There's room for improvement, let's see whether I can get past Steve and Peter...
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Great competition this month :fssmile:

The Pete Plan is leaving me a little heavy legged but managed to pace today's effort sensibly. No fast start and nothing left for a sprint finish at the end. Pleased to scrape under 6:45 but not convinced it will be good enough for boat 2.

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Morning Peter :fsgrin:
Not sure where this came from, I guess the relatively short distance gives me the chance to utilise the height and weight advantage without running out of the small level of overall fitness!
I had to target 1:46.0 to be sure to get in front again. Took me a couple of attempts, and without the target would never of happened.
Plan was to get to 500 on the 2nd leg at target, and see what was left.
1st attempt on Tue I HD with 300 to go. But that was ok as I'd passed the initial 500 mark.
2nd attempt Wed.
1k - 3:31.4 / 1:45.7 / 31 - slightly quicker than planned, and gasping
992 - 3:28.5 / 1:45.0 / 32 - used the quick first 10 stroke policy to get ahead of target. Still ahead with 500 to go. Now getting very hard work with 300 to go, but being ahead of target meant I could finish and see what score came in. It was then just a matter of counting down. 10 hard strokes at 250, then cling on to the end.
The time of 6:59.9 came up and I found myself smiling, would have felt totally different even if it had been 0.2s slower. Oh those damn numbers.
That's me done Peter, so you have a week... and Fred, or the Paul's?
Well done to Erik for popping his time in.
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Congratulations on going sub7 for the ctc Steve, very well done and well deserved =D> =D> What a difference 0.2 seconds can make :D Thanks for the lively description, I was with you all the way down to those final 250m in the second leg. Now I have to have another go, thanks for setting a proper target :twisted: :fswink:
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Yes, very well done, Steve ^O^ . Very satisfying to go sub 7 indeed.
I think I'll have another go this weekend, but the weather is going to be quite warm, that's gonna be difficult I'm afraid.
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Erm....Ian...erm...
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If you beat that you are welcome to the spot - that was nasty nasty nasty... :~c
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Ian Bee wrote:
plummy wrote:I have one thing to say Mr Bee - and that's "GRRRRR!"

OK - well done too!
Just promise me when you beat that it, it will be by more than 0.1 seconds. Please!!! Image
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Now I've stopped hacking up both lungs..I'm chuckling a bit too :-) :-)
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plummy wrote: ↑Thu May 24, 2018 7:04 pm Now I've stopped hacking up both lungs..I'm chuckling a bit too :-) :-)
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Ian Bee wrote: ↑Thu May 24, 2018 9:14 pm
You're all horrible πŸ˜‹
Horrible and hilarious :lol: :lol:. Hopefully Tako won't do the same [-X
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I tried again this morning, but I only achieved scaring the cat with some fruity language when I caved in with 200m to go. Your seat is safe from me Plummy - a fantastic row ^O^ ^O^


....unless I try again tomorrow morning :twisted:
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I love this competition. Still some days left!! (Which also applies to me I'm afraid)
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MaxMacLaren1 wrote:
Ian Bee wrote: ↑Thu May 24, 2018 9:14 pm
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Horrible and hilarious :lol: :lol:. Hopefully Tako won't do the same [-X

Well, somehow I did to Felton; although he did it himself right ( see post above ) ;-)

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Some very entertaining battles going on this month, Dave vs. Ian, Take vs. Felton and Steve (and Fred) vs. me. Steve had set a great target in going sub7 and I wasnβ€˜t sure at all if I would be able to beat that. I tried yesterday but blew up in the first leg with 280m to go and in the second leg with 260m to go. Nevertheless I felt fit enough today to have a go again:

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All I can say is it HURT! First rep was already tough and I would have been ok with handling down with letβ€˜s say 200 to go (so a bit better than yesterday) and try again on Monday. But having come so far it would be a waste to h/d after investing so much energy and I would have to go through all that pain AGAIN :shock: So I desperately tried to keep going and finish rep #1. Of course three minutes break felt too short but knowing I was 0.5 seconds ahead of Steve at that point gave me enough motivation for rep #2. First 500m went ok here but then the trouble started. I really had to concentrate on breathing, technique and focussing the PM (thus not thinking of the pain developing) to get me through the next 300m. Once I was there and the remaining meters switched to 199m it was easier mentally. Ten big ones to get below 100 to go, another ten big ones, still not home, three more, done!

Absolutely knackered now but happy with the result :D Over to Fred and Steve (if he wants to try again). Anyone seen Paul Gould recently?
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Very very good, Peter =D> =D>
I just came home from work and am wondering whether I'll give it a try in just a moment. It's a bit hot in the study where my C2 is located so it's not very tempting but I feel I have to give it a try. And probably some more before the month is over, it's a tough time to beat.

Have a nice weekend, all, with some easy rowing going on perhaps?

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Paul has been posting meters daily on the meterboard, so he is probably planning a secret last minute post for the C2CTC ;-)
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It's great to see people helping each other to improve their times :D
Today I had JonT to thank for finishing my CTC attempt (thanks Jon :fsbgrin:)

My best 1k time from last year was at 1:52.9 pace, so I was aiming for something around 1:54 for this one (total time of 7:34).
Things seemed to go well in the first rep (where have I heard that before :roll:), I finished that in a 1:53.1 pace but was well out of breath. After the 3 minute break I was feeling a bit better and tried to keep to a 1:54 pace for the second rep. However after about 400m it all became too hard and I slowed down drastically. Only the thought that I might still beat JonT's time convinced me to pick the pace back up, and I managed to do the last 500m at my target pace. Overall the pace for the second rep was 1:56.7 - and I was completely worn out.

A total time of 7:38.0 is not too bad, and it gets me in boat 3 for now. I might be able to go a bit faster by pacing the first rep better.
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Well, that was it for today. Better luck next time. No comment, grrrr
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fkoene wrote:Well, that was it for today. Better luck next time. No comment, grrrr
Fully agree. Blew up 400m before the finish, grrrr


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Unusual for me to do a CTC but whoever said pacing is the key was absolutely spot on. My excuse is I started wheezing in the 992 segment which has never happened before so I faded quite badly - hopefully it is hay fever or a summer cold rather than old age ........

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well done Peter, knew it was in you, but it still had to be done =D> =D>
I've got a holiday weekend and work travel next week, so I don't think I can have another go (thankfully).
Fred, pretty sure you can do this too ...

Well done to Plummy for the 0.1 :lol: =D> and to Jan. Its true that its the personal targets that keep us going ^O^
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plummy wrote:Now I've stopped hacking up both lungs..I'm chuckling a bit too :-) :-)
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Ian Bee wrote: ↑Sat May 26, 2018 7:09 am
plummy wrote:Now I've stopped hacking up both lungs..I'm chuckling a bit too :-) :-)
I'd through down the gauntlet, but I simply don't have the energy....
Am I glad that I'm not anywhere near you and can just watch your exchanges from a distance :fsbgrin:
Excellent rowing both =D> =D>
Bryce10 wrote: ↑Fri May 25, 2018 6:50 pm My excuse is I started wheezing in the 992 segment which has never happened before so I faded quite badly - hopefully it is hay fever or a summer cold rather than old age ........
Richard, I'm afraid there's only one remedy, and that's to try again :twisted: taking it a bit easier in the first rep.
That's what I'm planning to do as well ... Definitely need to do more interval/sprint training this year :shock:
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