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Thanks to all who have responded to my 75KM post: I have received guidance from all who post and have incorporated many of the suggested rowing techniques and nutritional information in my training and the BIG day !<br><br>I think that the time has now come to focus on different goals; faster over s...

Just for the record:<br><br>On 20/08/04 I completed my self-proclaimed challenge of erging 75 KM in one day to celebrate haveing survived 75 years of existence !<br><br>The object was two-fold: prove that not only can it be done but, more to the point, that I could do it and, to collet some funds fo...

John,<br><br>Total time is rowing time: there were 5 rest periods of 4 min each: this Thursday, 12th, I'll do a 60K row as the last before the 75K on the 20th.<br><br>Peter T

Not to brag, or anything ! <br><br>Fri:06/08/04, while training for a 75K row to celebrate my 75th birthday on 20/08/04, I did:<br><br>52500m: 4:43:06 in 7 sets of 7500<br><br>1) 40/43/2 2/42/8/ 500m 26spm<br>2) 40/22/4 2/41/4 " 26 "<br>3) 42/12/7 2/48/8 " 25 " unscheduled pit stop !<br>4) 39/45/6 2...

Hi Ash,<br><br>Thank you for your words of encouragement and the URL to your posts, which I have read withh great interest. There are several points, ( band-aid the nipples being one ) which had slipped me, yet I recall from my running days just how painful ( forget erotic ! ) they can become.<br><b...

On the 10th of August I will have achieved 75 years of life experience, ( nice way of putting it, eh ), and to celebrate the occasion I will row 75000 meters in support of my local YMCA. Plans are being put in place as to how to set up sponsors and the like but, I've got to put my a** on the line ( ...

Just completed 2 x 7500m in a combined 1:18:05 ! Not spectacular but, given I'm a late 74 yrs, adequate: will work to improve ove the next few months.