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Great stuff. Thanks for posting Barbara
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Thanks Barbara, inspirational :D
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A tear in either eye ........ and that was just me! Superman. :D

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Great video, Barbara. Thanks for posting it. I particularly liked the moment when the guy in the red t-shirt who was rowing next to him punched the air in triumph when he saw that Paul had made the qualifying time.
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You're right, that's quite emotional when the guy next to him punches the air. It's a fly in my eye... honest.

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I raced the CRASH-Bs and managed a 6:37.6. On one hand, it's a season's best and my second fastest ever, but I have to admit I was hoping for a PB. I still need to find a couple more tenths off the split for that.

Most painful race ever. I went out hard and really lost it with about 600m to go. I got myseld reassembled over the next 100 meters or so, but the damage was done. I lost too much time.

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Greg - if that was your first time at CRASH-B's and even if not -- CONGRATULATIONS and well done. I haven't been to Boston, but by all accounts, it's got to be an adrenaline rush to be among that many ergs :lol: . And such cool people, hope you got to meet a bunch (I recognize the Craftsbury folks in the races around you, having been there a couple times).

I didn't catch your race live online, but your replay is up if you haven't seen it:
Veteran Men - 50-54
http://www.concept2.com/replays/world-irc/2014/AHeat07

Painful, yes, but a great result. Way to race! :fsbgrin:
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Brilliant row Greg, you came 6th out of 28 and were only beaten by people masquerading as telegraph poles with physiques of Olympic weightlifters =D> ^O^
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Congratulations, Greg! You suffered all the pain and got a very fast time and SB. ^O^
That third split was your fastest, so I suppose you hit that wall a bit later than 600m from the finish? :?:
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Greg

Many congratulations, that is a fantastic result. You should be very proud and it is reward for all the brutal sessions you have been doing!!
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Congratulation Greg, amazing ^O^
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Great race, Greg. Looks like a mild fly and die but really, getting that close to your pb at over 50 years old is amazing. :fsbgrin:
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The wrap up on Paul Randall's race. Appears to have come in ~10 seconds faster than his qualifier. Love it. However it's a bit distressing to know that even 50 years from now I would still be having crazy nerves before a 2k erg! #-o

Hammer Man – USRowing.org - Feb 16
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“I’m tickled pink about this,” Randall said as he sat behind a table in the arena concourse greeting people and signing autographs on large postcards that read, “Be Like Paul” that were made especially for the occasion.

“This is a real victory,” he said. “I had my son cheering me on. He’s my son, my whole staff and my inspiration. Before the race I was nervous and scared and worried and half mad. But that doesn’t count. The last minute is what counts.”
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Greg can only echo Kirbys comments - a fantastic time which a lot of people would be very happy to have ( me included in my dreams :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ) I`m sure with a slightly better paced race you would have got closer but keep at your training you are not that far off!!
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Nice race, Greg. I wish I had checked this site earlier. I would have introduced myself. I was on the other side of the "big kids" on erg #12. I raced the opposite way. I did my first 1,600 at a comfortable pace and sprinted home. I pulled my PR (6:40.2), but feel like I might have left a little gas in the tank by cranking it up a bit later than I could have. Overall, I am happy with the result and with the payoff on the training I put in. Wishing you a PR in your next race. Best regards. - Chris
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Congratulations, Greg! I wish I had checked into this forum before Crash-B's. I would have introduced myself. I was over on the other side of the row for Event 7 on Erg #12. I rowed a conservative race for the first 1,600 before sprinting home. It was a better version of a race I rowed three weeks earlier by 3.5 seconds and a 6.5 second improvement on last year.'s Crash B effort. Not as fast as your time, but a good payoff for my training. Best wishes for a PR in your next race. Best regards. - Chris
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Welcome to the forum Terra firma (that cant be your real name!). Sorry about the slight delay while you waited for approval - we get a lot of spam so initial posts have to be screened. I think you should be ok from now on.
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Stan wrote:Welcome to the forum Terra firma (that cant be your real name!).
I think it's Chris, Stan! :wink:
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Terra Firma wrote:Nice race, Greg. I wish I had checked this site earlier. I would have introduced myself. I was on the other side of the "big kids" on erg #12. I raced the opposite way. I did my first 1,600 at a comfortable pace and sprinted home. I pulled my PR (6:40.2), but feel like I might have left a little gas in the tank by cranking it up a bit later than I could have. Overall, I am happy with the result and with the payoff on the training I put in. Wishing you a PR in your next race. Best regards. - Chris
Hi Chris! I wish we could have met. I had a pretty miserable race. Here is my pace graph: http://www.concept2.com/indoor-rowers/r ... y/Smith/11

Sounds like yours was a lot more controlled and frankly a better job of it. Are you from the massachusetts area, or did you travel in for the competition?
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Thanks for the warm welcome, Stan and Rodger. It looks like the time delay caused me to post the same congratulations to Greg twice. I wrote it better the second time!
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Terra Firma wrote:Thanks for the warm welcome, Stan and Rodger. It looks like the time delay caused me to post the same congratulations to Greg twice. I wrote it better the second time!
I can use all the congratulations I can get! I just liked that they were different. :lol:
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