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Rick, thank you for hosting us again.

Obviously my preparation was not over-strenuous, but I just made up my mind that nine minutes is the new eight & participated anyway. I'm glad I did.

Good Luck in North Andover & beyond.

Kinley

Thanks Rick. Good to see everyone again.

I hadn't erged in so long the batteries were dead and dribbling into the PM2. But two new AAs and a Q-tip later I was on my way.

18,000 meters = 86:31.7 (2:24.2)

3rd 6k = 28:11.8 (2:21.0) 2nd 6k = 28:55.9 (2:24.7) 1st 6k = 29:24.1 (2:27.0)

Good grief! I didn't realize everyone standing behind me was actually making silly faces like you told them to.

Thank you Rick for organizing and hosting the race, and thanks Chad for posting video.

See you all next year.

Kinley

My collegiate coach used to tell us that rowing through ice was good for the catch.

But not so great for the boat, I imagine.

30 minutes elliptical to warm up

10 x 400 = 1:58.6 avg/1:58.4/1:58.2/1:51.3 (ctc)/1:58.5/1:57.9/1:58.0/1:58.1/1:57.8/1:58.0

As usual, somewhat (very) elastic rest intervals

warm up = 30 minutes on the elliptcal

8 x 500m: 1:59.7/1:59.6/1:59.6/1:59.6/1:59.5/1:59.4/1:59.4/1:59.6

9th interval 600m: 2:23.6 (1:59.7 avg)
10th interval 400m: 1:32.5 (1:55.6 avg) for CTC

Trying to get acclimated to the idea that erg season has rolled around again.

I'm ..... errrr ....... 45.

Seems like I've been carping about my decline for years, but the situation doesn't seem to get any better

Finished @ 202,686. Much more of a chore this year. I may be hitting that age where I can't laze around for 8 months and then pick up in November where I left off in the spring.

Congratulations to all.

I'm at 167k, just getting caught up again after missing 4 consecutive days due to an ice storm and the resulting power outage. I know, I know, the erg shouldn't require electricity, but my PM2 is broken, which means I need to run Ergmonitor through a computer, OR go to the gym, and the gym remained ...

Still slogging along. At 86k+ so more or less on track.

12,000 meters with goals of 2:19 for the first 4k/2:18 2nd 4k/2:17 3rd 4k.
Realized 2:18.9/2:17.8/2:15.9. A bit of a struggle.

Yeah, that's why I started the thread. Misery loves company.

Got the ball rolling today with a leisurely (as befits my lack of fitness) 15k.