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Thanks Richard and Richard for your entries. Any more Richards want to submit a distance?

I really don't want to be outdone by the old man of the south so I grew a pair and managed 15043m tonight and weighed in at a mighty 68.8kg - I sooooo hope that's enough.

plummy wrote :- I really don't want to be outdone by the old man of the south so I grew a pair and managed 15043m tonight and weighed in at a mighty 68.8kg - I sooooo hope that's enough.

OY, less of the south and my left leg weighs more than you do

I reckon you have done enough with that =D>

Nice effort Dave, once I get these metres out of my legs I'll have a real go-you know I will

I'd like to try this over the weekend. I've never done a 60 minute piece. How many seconds would you add to your 30 minute piece split?

hellorachel wrote:I'd like to try this over the weekend. I've never done a 60 minute piece. How many seconds would you add to your 30 minute piece split?

You'll get more accurate answers from the statistician gurus on this forum than from me but my 30 minutes SB was at 1:56.00 and my hour was 1:59.6 - so about 4~5 seconds - ish?

Thanks - sounds like a feasible goal. I don't want to do this too many times

If you apply Paul's Law (which states that you slow down by 5 seconds per 500m for each doubling of the distance), you get a reduction of around 4.7 to 4.8 seconds per 500m, depending on your pace over 30 minutes.

Paul Victory wrote:If you apply Paul's Law (which states that you slow down by 5 seconds per 500m for each doubling of the distance), you get a reduction of around 4.7 to 4.8 seconds per 500m, depending on your pace over 30 minutes.

Maybe Paul starts off too fast.

Or maybe I don't put enough effort in early on.

OK, I've made you wait long enough, plummy. Here is the proof that your second attempt was enough to get you top spot:
Well done! =D>

Nicely done, David =D> =D> =D>

I see that young upstart from 't North has managed to leapfrog into first place-hmmmm.........

Well done Dave =D>

Glad to get some exercise after arriving home yesterday from a 10 day coach tour, organised by Probus, through the Southern Highlands of New South Wales and the Sapphire Coast. Excellent weather, fine scenery and not forgetting of course some retail therapy - both Hazel and I indulged in the latter.

60 minutes produced 13179m
Weight: 72.55kg (an increase of 2.5 during the holiday - I blame the wine)

Thanks Philip. You enter at #3.

Decided it was time for my usual "prop up the field" effort.

14,116 m
Age 60
Weight 111.6 kg

Paul V

Paul Victory wrote:Decided it was time for my usual "prop up the field" effort.

14,116 m
Age 60
Weight 111.6 kg

Paul V

You are still way ahead of anyone who hasn't done one though

plummy wrote:You are still way ahead of anyone who hasn't done one though

True.

No propping up being done this month, Paul.

Second attempt.
14124m at 2:07.4, 101kg, 53 years

Richard Lindner wrote:Second attempt.
14124m at 2:07.4, 101kg, 53 years

...and an improvement of almost 850 m!

Well done! =D> =D> =D>

Great job Richard! Good to see your improvements!!

15,652 meters
87,6 kg. (gained a little )
Still 48 years young

1:00:00 15652m 25spm HR161 @1:55.00 Cal/hr1091 Watt230 SB
Splits were:
_6:00.0 _1588m 23spm HR159 @1:53.03 Cal/hr1127 Watt240 Good start
12:00.0 _1584m 24spm HR159 @1:53.06 Cal/hr1120 Watt239
18:00.0 _1567m 25spm HR160 @1:54.08 Cal/hr1094 Watt231 Beginning to feel it
24:00.0 _1556m 26spm HR160 @1:55.06 Cal/hr1078 Watt226 spm up and speed down
30:00.0 _1555m 26spm HR162 @1:55.07 Cal/hr1076 Watt226
36:00.0 _1541m 26spm HR155 @1:56.08 Cal/hr1055 Watt220 Hurting a bit
40:00.0 _1548m 26spm HR155 @1:56.02 Cal/hr1066 Watt223
48:00.0 _1550m 26spm HR161 @1:56.01 Cal/hr1069 Watt223 Seeing light at the end of the tunnel
54:00.0 _1547m 27spm HR164 @1:56.03 Cal/hr1064 Watt222 Just holding on
1:00:00 _1616m 28spm HR174 @1:51.03 Cal/hr1171 Watt253 Full speed with what is left with 2 minutes to go, seeing @1:47, 1 min/@1:45, 40sec./@1:38 and 10sec./@1:35

Got the job done. Very happy about this, , as this month has been pretty weak training wise.

Did an hour on the 24 hour relay but wasn't expecting to be posting in here as well . Full of stress after two frustrating days at work I managed to blast out a very messy PB.
14225m at 2:06.5, 100.4kg, 53 years

14419 - 33F 75kg. Started out way too fast and then slowed WAY down. I'm extremely proud that I didn't quit.

Three brilliant efforts - well done guys and gals. =D>

Alan if you could knock out a final league table please

plummy wrote:Three brilliant efforts - well done guys and gals. =D>

Alan if you could knock out a final league table please

Thanks Dave.

I'm sure you've won this challenge. =D> =D> =D> 1:55 isn't quite enough for me. It should have been 1:52.5. It hasn't been my month, row-vice. Too long rests between rows and therefore too little rowing. But I'm still happy that I was able to hold on today as it was damn hard halfway in.

hellorachel wrote:14419 - 33F 75kg. Started out way too fast and then slowed WAY down. I'm extremely proud that I didn't quit.

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D>