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[old] wilko51 · Post by **[old] wilko51** » October 6th, 2005, 2:55 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Niall @ Oct 6 2005, 06:55 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Sir Pirate @ Oct 6 2005, 12:50 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><a href='http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/chal ... aff+Attack"' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/chal ... ck"</a><br /><br />Is this OK? My meters are not doing anything else, thought you could use them.<br /><br />Let me now if you don't want them, I wont be offended, (club rules etc)<br /><br />Sir P <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Hope I'm not speaking out of turn here but I'd be glad for you to be an honorary member of Taff Attack. Welcome to the team!! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Welcome on board Sir Pirate..........<br />

[old] Bore Da! · Post by **[old] Bore Da!** » October 6th, 2005, 4:17 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Sir Pirate @ Oct 6 2005, 12:50 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><a href='http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/chal ... aff+Attack"' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/chal ... ck"</a><br /><br />Is this OK? My meters are not doing anything else, thought you could use them.<br /><br />Let me now if you don't want them, I wont be offended, (club rules etc)<br /><br />Sir P <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Phil,<br /><br />More than happy to welcome you in, you've been an active 'non-member' for so long anyway.<br /><br />Chippy on holiday this week, he'll go spare - your 800m in front of him. Game On!<br /><br />Guess this means we'll have to lay off trying to sink your boat.

[old] Prufrock · Post by **[old] Prufrock** » October 6th, 2005, 7:26 pm

Hi<br /><br /><br />I'm hoping to complete 500k by the end of this week(Sunday is definitely a rest day for me). Did some interval training with 2500 metre warmup and warm down, making a total of 8000 metres for the day. This is lower than usual but necessarily so.<br /><br />1.5 hour row tomorrow morning to recover from the exertion of today's row.<br /><br />Now we are ahead of Team Oarsome we will have to work very hard to stay ahead. I doubt they're going to take us jumping over them lightly.<br /><br />regs<br />Bernard<br /><br />I've just had a look at the standings and we are over a million metres ahead of Team Oarsome, thanks to Scott and Phil(Sir Pirate). Happy days!

[old] Jumpsoda · Post by **[old] Jumpsoda** » October 6th, 2005, 10:12 pm

Thanks for letting me join and the most warm welcome, now to figure out how to eat and shit while rowing so to increase my meters.

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 7th, 2005, 12:02 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Jumpsoda @ Oct 7 2005, 02:12 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Thanks for letting me join and the most warm welcome, now to figure out how to eat and shit while rowing so to increase my meters.

<br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Great to have you aboard!<br /><br />I looked at the team rankings before going to the forum and was amazed to see that overnight we had jumped up 2 ranks. So then I checked the team list and thought,<br />Great Scott!<br /><br /><br />

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 7th, 2005, 12:07 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Sir Pirate @ Oct 6 2005, 05:50 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><a href='http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/chal ... aff+Attack"' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/chal ... ck"</a><br /><br />Is this OK? My meters are not doing anything else, thought you could use them.<br /><br />Let me now if you don't want them, I wont be offended, (club rules etc)<br /><br />Sir P <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />We want you and your meters, too! Free meters are never offensive. But we'll give you the black spot if you try to take Speedy's title again!<br />

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » October 7th, 2005, 2:04 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Oct 7 2005, 04:07 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>But we'll give you the black spot if you try to take Speedy's title again! </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks all <br /><br />I can't take Speedys title now, as we are Team mates .<br /><br />I have a few more meters than Chippy, as I have not logged for a couple weeks <br /><br />Get rowing chippy <br /><br />Sir Pirate<br />

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 7th, 2005, 2:17 am

Welcome aboard Scott and Phil. Now Daren has someone nice and close in the Metres ladder to chase (Scott). Judging from the photo line up from Scott to Chippy in the Taff team listing we should have a pretty good chance of winning the "Pirate Ship Crew of the Year" award <br /><br />Looks like you are getting back to your old form of last year Bernie Pru, nice going. Should be ready for that sub 7 by Cardiff ?<br /><br />Only a week to go before my IRC debut, any tips from our seasoned veterans from the field of Battle - Niall, Chippy, Chris etc ?<br /><br />Martin

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » October 7th, 2005, 9:32 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(AussieTaff @ Oct 7 2005, 01:17 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><br />Only a week to go before my IRC debut, any tips from our seasoned veterans from the field of Battle - Niall, Chippy, Chris etc ?<br /><br />Martin <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Not sure about the seasoned veteran tag (only done four so far) but what I would say is this:<br /><br />- enjoy it<br />- make sure you fuel up beforehand (especially liquid); don't want you dying like I did at Enfield <br />- complete your warmup 10 mins before you compete<br />- try not to get distracted by cropped tops <br />- enjoy it<br />- try and get someone to cox you to count down your race start strokes and then keep you focused on the race plan (you'll have a race plan right?). <br />- Take some time the night before to visualise the race according to your race plan and then do the same on the day just to reinforce it<br />- Stick to the race plan (don't let the excitement of the event get to you)<br />- enjoy it<br />- and, finally, get some photos of yourself so we can put them on the website.

[old] Bore Da! · Post by **[old] Bore Da!** » October 7th, 2005, 12:10 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Niall @ Oct 7 2005, 08:32 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(AussieTaff @ Oct 7 2005, 01:17 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><br />Only a week to go before my IRC debut, any tips from our seasoned veterans from the field of Battle - Niall, Chippy, Chris etc ?<br /><br />Martin <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Not sure about the seasoned veteran tag (only done four so far) but what I would say is this:<br /><br />- enjoy it<br />- make sure you fuel up beforehand (especially liquid); don't want you dying like I did at Enfield <br />- complete your warmup 10 mins before you compete<br />- try not to get distracted by cropped tops <br />- enjoy it<br />- try and get someone to cox you to count down your race start strokes and then keep you focused on the race plan (you'll have a race plan right?). <br />- Take some time the night before to visualise the race according to your race plan and then do the same on the day just to reinforce it<br />- Stick to the race plan (don't let the excitement of the event get to you)<br />- enjoy it<br />- and, finally, get some photos of yourself so we can put them on the website. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Alternatively:<br /><br />** My first race was the day after a Wales v Ireland international, and I had drank about 10 Pints of Guiness the day before. Got home in 7:08.<br />** Obviously drink lots of water on the day thou. I get nervous and have to take 7 trips to the toilet (No 2's) prior to the race - I always make sure the last visit is a 'lucky one!"<br />** On that note alwyas wear your favourite 'lucky pants'<br />** When you race - go as fast as you can, and hang on for as long as you can - otherwise you aint in it. But always FINISH<br />** If you can find a way without anyone else noticing - cheat<br />** With 400 meters left say (think) 'time to wind it up now boy"<br />** Concentrate on the pace, not meters left, take your mind on a journey 'away from the pain'<br />** We cant be there (if we could we would (and maybe will one day)), but if we were we'd be screaming (and I mean screaming) C'MON YA KILLING 'EM! - so picture it and go for it.<br />

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 7th, 2005, 9:01 pm

Great tips thanks Chris and Niall, after combining all that I should be on FIRE come Race time ! One of the chaps I'm 'training' at the gym said he would be there on the day, so he can be the 'cox' and belt out a few bars of 'Men of Harlech' with 400m to go. I tried to talk him into entering too but he begged off, claiming his big boozy birthday bash the night before the race would render him ineffective - I'll try your pre-race story on him Chris to see if I can change his mind <br /><br />Niall - not sure which race plan suggestion to adopt, Chris's ("go out hard and hammer it out ...") or your's ("enjoy it" i.e. go out gently and potter along, pulling up nice and fresh for the post race accolades). Think I like yours much better <br /><br />Raring to go already thanks guys,<br /><br />Martin <br /><br />PS Wonder how much faster a brand spanking new Model D is compared with a gym-weary C ? 10 secs maybe ??

[old] CAROLE MAC · Post by **[old] CAROLE MAC** » October 9th, 2005, 10:24 am

<span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-family:Geneva'>Happy Birthday CARLA </span></span></span><br />hope you have a fantastic day ..... <br /><img src='http://users.telenet.be/eforum/emoticon ... fest10.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />love n stuff Carole xxxx

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » October 9th, 2005, 11:41 am

By all means...<span style='color:red'><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-family:Impact'><b>Happy Birthday Carla!!</b></span></span></span>

[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » October 9th, 2005, 1:35 pm

Me too!!!<br /><br />Happy Birthday Carla<br /><br />Byron

[old] Jumpsoda · Post by **[old] Jumpsoda** » October 9th, 2005, 1:57 pm

Carla, Joyeux Anniversaire!!!!!!!!!!

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