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Hey Nosmo , i know you were giving advice I wasn't getting on your case man sorry- I just wanted to put a point across. My pacing wasn't great i think my biggest problem is time constraints in the gym I usually only go to swim and I may be trying to rush it in to get to the pool, plus i've been so t...

Hey guys hows things sorry havent posted in a while was away on a mountain biking weekend in the wicklow mountains and i was cursing that damn rower all weekend my lower back was in a state going into the off-roading :lol: :lol: Well not looking good on beating John's P.B had two more go's on the ro...

Thanks lads for the advice i was looking on the internet earlier and looked at a few rowing videos my technique is a bit off i'd say its hard to know i suppose without videoing it which i don't particularly want to do in a packed gym :lol: I have been looking at John's times they are all really impr...

Hey nosmo i was looking carefully at the splits i was around 1:58/57 for around the first 15 mins then i felt good so pulled a bit harder and was around the 1:50 then for the rest , i think it said average was 1:54 could be wrong i was a bit dazed at the end i had to sit for a few minutes before i s...

Hey John just an apology in an earlier post a while back i said that your times weren't that impressive having tried a 10k for real a 37 min time is awesome and your 500m time is amazing i tried a 500 and was nowhere near yours. I can imagine the rest of your times are equally impressive so sorry fo...

Hey Nosmo , thanks it was very difficult , I can imagine it gets so much harder to knock a few seconds off your time as you get down to lower times . How big am I?? Well i'm just under 6ft and about 72kg the last time i weighted myself. 3.30 marathon :shock: no mate it was actually a 3:56 i'm not a ...

didn't bring the camera yet i'll have one up soon i'll start to bring the camera next week when hopefully i can get my best time.

hey john and the lads thanks for all the training advice worked really well tonight , didn't fly and die went off slow and one major factor that helped was had a bit of food before i left work kept me going. Well down to the times im getting better John a 38.05 tried so hard to get under the 38 but ...

Alright lads thanks for all the advice , whats your own time NOSMO?? I'm feeling alot more confident going back on tuesday to try again hopefully i can get into the 39 or 38 bracket with the right sort of pacing. Just a quick question lads , as for taking on fluids when rowing is it possible i was p...

Hey coggs , thanks for taking the time to reply with all that information , i'll definitly take that advice on board. I'll try that timing strategy and see how it works , i found it very hard to get into a rythmn it must of took a good five minutes to get into a steady pattern. What setting would yo...

yeah i must have a look at my technique it is a great piece of machine for a cardio workout, but i reckon my form went as i tired because i finished up with a sore lower back , and after 40 mins i was finished too tired to try any other exercises just hit the sauna and then i was dreading my cycle h...

hell yeah man it was tough i just didn't start too well had to many figures in my head and didnt want to let the figure go over 2 it was 1:45 to 1:58/59 mostly and for the first 30 mins i was doing ok , stamina was a killer after that and my pace slipped to about 2:10 , if i pace myself better then ...

hey there john first real 10k done just this morning had to work late last night , i have to say it was tougher than expected started off two quick i was aiming for your pace average of 1:56 and i kept with that for 34mins then i died a bit in the end and managed a 40min 35seconds, i think i need to...

yeah john im still up for it , i'll try my first real 10k tomorrow and see how it goes then i'll have to try get to the gym as much as possible over the next month to get the time down hopefully

Hey John , just had a look at the uk forum have to say im a bit taken a aback by some of the comments calling me an arrogant p***k i understand this is your sport and fully expect it to be a near impossible task but hey its something different if you think its arrogant of me to ask i'll walk away no...