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Nosmo and Rick, thanks for the comments. A couple of things I forgot to say: Rick, my husband and I were both most impressed with your great race. You did an amazing job of moving yourself forward in the field, and it was wonderful to watch you get the results you deserved. Nice job! Meeting Carla a...

Well done, everyone. I am afraid I was already coming down with a bad case of bronchitis on Sunday, which in retrospect helps me understand how on earth I hit a wall like none before at 1500m. I am still very ill, and sadly disappointed that the timing was what it was. I fear that traveling by plane...

Oh, to row an 8K in 1:55 splits. Nice! I have wondered this week if I can row a 5K in 1:55 when this crazy race is over and I can allow myself the dubious pleasure of doing some timed pieces longer than 2K!!! Today's taper was a bit of fun on the water. I went out at 5:45am with my team and enjoyed ...

Thanks, Bob. That's good information and I appreciate your letting me know.

Are you on the erg most days this winter or are the snow shoes getting good use this February?

I have resolved to put my faith in the taper. After doing 3 2K races in 7 days (maybe that should read 2-2/3 races??? :oops: ) my legs have been revolting that they might not even show up in Boston if I don't behave. So I'm definitely going for the "caged animal" feeling I have certainly felt in the...

As usual, probably could have gone a couple of seconds faster with the devil on my tail. Tom, this guy is available to cox you. He'll make sure you get that 7:24 OR ELSE!!! http://uncletaz.com/Tazdevil.GIF Come to think of it, maybe I should consider using him, too, since our races are at different...

Tom, Rick, I read the NYT article on the calcium leakage last week when it came out, but wasn't sure if there was a message in there about how to avoid the issues, unless you inferred that it is about proper recovery. Maybe I should go back and read it again. Today's tapering plan involves no use of...

I did about 7K on the erg at a light pace this morning, focusing 5 minutes each on various form drills and it was nice to be able to ignore the splits for a change. That said, I got home and could suddenly feel the fatigue in my legs. After doing the 2K on Wednesday my legs felt a little tired that ...

Happy Valentine's Day. Everyone give their erg sweethearts a nice, big hug! :lol: Carla, superb job pulling a PB on that 1K when you were scrambling to even get started. Very nice work!!! Veronique, I think you are really going to do well in Boston given these intervals of late. Rick, nice tribute t...

Well, today was my big "get back on the horse" day. Unfortunately, I still have a burning and sore throat, but I was so determined to do this 2K trial that nothing would have stopped me from getting on that erg this morning. I followed my plan pretty closely, with the exception of my final sprint wh...

Rick, good move to listen to the body. But have some Meatloaf for lunch and you probably will never know the difference.

Thank you to everyone for your support. I've taken the whole day off, realizing at a minimum I am slightly under the weather, and hope to have a solid plan for another 2K by tomorrow. Rather than row it next weekend, I may just row it cox'd by my trainer later this week so I can follow my original p...

It's not easy to write this, but I went handle down at about 1300 meters. I was on track for a 7:16, but not the 7:14 I was hoping for, and somehow I just felt too lousy to keep going. I didn't fly and die, either. I followed my plan and was negative splitting. I don't know what happened, but all of...

Veronique, nice job on the 1Ks!!! You are on track to do an awesome 2K in Boston! Carla, pat yourself on the back (hopefully it's not too sore :cry: ) for doing those AT workouts after that long 7777 row you did so well. That's a lot of meters, and not exactly what I'd call tapering so don't worry! ...

Carla, I am really looking forward to meeting you in Boston, too. I was thinking about how helpful the support of "strangers" (now forum friends!) has been to hanging in there with this whole thing since Thanksgiving. I really feel grateful. Veronique, good luck with the 4 x 1K tomorrow. Bob, thanks...