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[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » October 19th, 2005, 11:41 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Oct 19 2005, 06:16 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(Niall @ Oct 19 2005, 05:11 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Carla, you're definitely well down the road to recovery. That's a terrific 10K and it must have been a great feeling to be prompted for a code <br /><br />More to come, I guarantee it! <br /> </td></tr></table><br />7320 would be a kind of odd 10K.... <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Yep, I'd go along with your logic there Carla <br /><br />It was about 05:30 in the morning so I guess my concentration skills were somewhat limited. Sorry!

[old] chippy · Post by **[old] chippy** » October 19th, 2005, 2:07 pm

Martin<br />What a top story of race day and its ups and downs.Think you did a great job getting so close to a pb without knowing the ave pace and drag factor. <br /><br />Chippy

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 19th, 2005, 8:08 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(chippy @ Oct 19 2005, 06:07 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Martin<br />What a top story of race day and its ups and downs.Think you did a great job getting so close to a pb without knowing the ave pace and drag factor. <br /><br />Chippy <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />It is really hard to produce a decent result when "flying blind"...Double hats off Ozzie Taff!<br /><br />I have similar problems when doing 30 minute pieces and having the display say the av. pace, which I like to see, but then I don't have my meters counting up so I can really tell if I'm on 10 mps.

[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » October 19th, 2005, 8:46 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>my Gran was a Williams </td></tr></table> <br /><br />Hi Jef,<br />So was mine. Welcome to the Taffies. <br />Byron

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 20th, 2005, 1:26 am

Thanks Chippy, looks like that 6:50 is still there for the taking ! BIRC or Cardiff ?? Best get a wriggle on as I might fluke it one day at the gym before the long hot Oz summer. <br /><br />Martin

[old] Godfried · Post by **[old] Godfried** » October 20th, 2005, 3:34 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Oct 15 2005, 01:35 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Unless you have a bunch of meters that you haven't logged, I should be hitting 500K tonight before you....I will complete my 200K/month challenge (it was 9/15--10/15) tonight as well.<br /><br />By the way, do we have a challenge of the month on right now? Is it on the website, and if so, can someone post the link? </td></tr></table><br />There is a new challenge : the <a href='http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/log_challenges.asp' target='_blank'>Skeleton Crew.</a><br /><br /><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Godfried @ Oct 10 2005, 11:38 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Ordered my own rower yesterday, so I will be back the end of the month ( have to make space for it ). </td></tr></table><br />Had it delevered today. The room is not ready. I have half a C2 ( C1 ? ) in it to test the PM3 with Rowpro. All seems to be OK.

[old] Prufrock · Post by **[old] Prufrock** » October 20th, 2005, 4:59 pm

Hi Godfried<br /><br /><br />Good to see you're getting ready to pull the chain again.<br /><br />Well, I completed my first AT session today and yes, it hurt. I suppose this is a step up in pace for me and so I must expect it to be tough. I even did a 15 minute UT2 row to warm up. <br /><br />Still, it's done now and in a strange way I feel quite invigorated, as though a few cobwebs have been cleared out. I started a week early but I'm glad I have, because hopefully, I'll adapt to the increased intensity a lot sooner and be cranking out some good times.<br /><br />In a strange way, I'm looking forward to my UT2 and UT1 rows tomorrow, because they may be longer, but they are far more pleasant!<br /><br />Row straight and hard.<br /><br />regs<br />Bernard Pru

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 20th, 2005, 7:31 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>There is a new challenge : the Skeleton Crew. </td></tr></table> <br /><br />Thanks, Godfried, but I meant a Taff team challenge. Last time it was 'row til you drop'. I think Speedy won it, but I'm not sure. Just always looking for ways to make myself want to row instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour!<br /><br />By the way, how is the "dips" challenge going, guys? Anyone working on that one? I'm not doing "dips" but I'm working on pushups. Now I am up to a whopping 6. Aren't you all impressed?

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 20th, 2005, 9:50 pm

I just rowed a great feeling workout 10K. It was meant to be 800 m @ 2:08 and 200 m @ 2:00 but almost immediately became 800 m @ <2:05 and 200 m @ 1:55 ish. The last 2K of it felt pretty awful and I even stopped for 10 seconds at 1K to go but then made myself finish it with the reward of posting (rhymes with boasting) about it to the Taff gang! I finished at 41:16.1 which ended up being ranked 2nd (sigh, no "v" for me). Of course, it's very early in the season and the timess are really soft. That was a fun surprise, and even more surprising, how energetic I feel right now right after doing it.<br /><br />I like these few days a week that I get to row before dinner, instead of after midnight (well, we eat dinner at 10 PM these nights, but that's ok!)<br /><br />Yippee!

[old] Godfried · Post by **[old] Godfried** » October 21st, 2005, 4:39 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Oct 21 2005, 03:50 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Of course, it's very early in the season and the timess are really soft.[right] </td></tr></table><br />This time would put you at #4 last year ( you were #2 last year ), see <a href='http://concept2.van-diepen.nl/woman-40-49-H-2005.pdf' target='_blank'>woman 2005 (page 7)</a>

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 21st, 2005, 6:38 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Godfried @ Oct 21 2005, 08:39 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(seat5 @ Oct 21 2005, 03:50 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Of course, it's very early in the season and the timess are really soft.[right] </td></tr></table><br />This time would put you at #4 last year ( you were #2 last year ), see <a href='http://concept2.van-diepen.nl/woman-40-49-H-2005.pdf' target='_blank'>woman 2005 (page 7)</a> <br /> </td></tr></table><br />That's what I mean by soft. But I think there's progress there,anyway; that 2005 10K was rowed at the very tail end of the season, not at the beginning. I'm hoping this means I'll be significantly faster by the end of the 2006 season.

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 21st, 2005, 8:19 pm

Great comeback 10K Carla and only 30 secs off last season's time if the 10 sec rest is subtracted. Ready to do the other distances soon and move up the Nonathlon ladder ? I couldn't keep up with you last year (no FM) but Carole and I are now waiting patiently for you to join us this season !<br /><br />Looking through Godfried's list you certainly finished high up the rankings last year, good luck for this season's comeback now you are starting to feel energised again.<br /><br />Martin

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » October 22nd, 2005, 1:46 am

Just thought I'd give a brief update on what I've been doing.<br /><br />Had a very good week's training in the lead up to the Newark IRC on the 29th October. Despite a bad 4x750m result yesterday (due to the culmination of the week's training taking its toll on my legs), I had a really good 3x1250m session on Monday and a very pleasing 6x500m session Wednesday (first time I've ever managed to complete this session). Details are in <a href='http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/view.php?b=69' target='_blank'>My Training Blog</a>.<br /><br />So I've kept up the metres this week to keep ahead of Sir Pirate's galleon. Can't quite seem to catch Dykie though .<br /><br />I've got an Indoor Rowing Training Camp today with nine other rowers. Looking at the agenda, it's gonna be a fantastic day and I'm really relishing it. Subjects to be covered include:<br /><br />- the WHY and HOW fo warm up and warm down<br />- Yechnique review<br />- Stroke rate development<br />- Watts/Pace curve<br />- Drag<br />- Stroke rate/Energy curve<br />-The energy systems and physiology of 2K rowing (aging implications and training zones)<br />- and much more (including some practicals!)<br /><br />This will be great for Newark and BIRC!

[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » October 22nd, 2005, 11:31 am

I did a nice, easy row this morning in a double. The river was full of sculls this morning. There were lots of 8's with MSU woman rowers, many of the boats with a couple of <a href='http://www.freep.com/sports/michstate/r ... 050129.htm' target='_blank'>pink ribbon rowers.</a><br />It was a beautiful fall morning. I'll be in a regatta, a head race, tomorrow. I'm not sure if I'm in a 4+ or a double. As you can guess, the regatta is rather low key. <br />Byron

[old] Prufrock · Post by **[old] Prufrock** » October 22nd, 2005, 4:57 pm

Hi all<br /><br /><br />Well, everyone is really putting in some quality stuff now. I am trying to focus on enjoying my workouts at the moment. My performance improves when I'm having fun!<br /><br />I finished my second AT workout today and now feel ready to start attacking the AT workouts from Monday. I am finding it difficult to maintain 26spm after all the long slow pulls. I'm tending to fall back to 23spm if I don't consciously make an effort to stay at 26spm. Still my lungs didn't burn as much as the first time I did AT, and, hopefully the next couple of weeks will see me adapt to the higher intensity workouts, with improved times, and a more constant and appropriate stroke rate. I intend to an AT session every other day, with UT2 or UT1 rows in between to recover.<br /><br />Tomorrow's row is my favourite. I'll row 90 minutes at 50-65 percent of maximum effort.<br /><br />Gnight all<br /><br />Bernard Pru

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