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[old] Bore Da! · Post by **[old] Bore Da!** » March 6th, 2006, 5:49 pm

Beat my ole mate by 2 secs today - didn't plan it that way - I wanted to trash him face down in the dirt - Just my maths is not like what it used to be see.

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » March 6th, 2006, 9:35 pm

10:09.3 on my first official Rugby Test. Needed to go with one strap on this one (tore open my heel yesterday in the boat), so I know I can go faster. Just need time for the foot to get better.<br /><br />Speedy

[old] Ben Rea · Post by **[old] Ben Rea** » March 6th, 2006, 9:50 pm

bahhh, one strap and you still managed a 1:33 split! YOUR A GOD!

[old] Brendo · Post by **[old] Brendo** » March 6th, 2006, 10:03 pm

Well done Dwayne<br /><br />Calling Marie and Scott - where are you

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » March 6th, 2006, 10:34 pm

And calling Adam ...<br /><br />Nice go Dwayne ...

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » March 6th, 2006, 11:04 pm

Great idea, I'm going to try the one strap method. Seems to work pretty good for Speedy!<br /><br />Good times on the Rugby test everyone! So far I am the anchor in the boat (as per usual with the girlie times in the CTC boats!) I try again tomorrow. My schedule is totally screwed up this week and I'm going to have to do some early morning workouts which isn't so good usually but better than skipping. <br /><br />Next week I'm in VT. There is an erg there, but the gym is SO HOT and dry!! We were up last weekend, it must have been 75 in there. The condo we are staying in is electric heat and was only about 25% humidity (I know because I have a humidistat for my violin--it's supposed to be at 50%). I had pans of water by the heater but it didn't help much. Woke up so thirsty I couldn't believe it--drank water all morning before my 10K, and drank 3 more Nalgenes at the gymn--it was hopeless as far as getting any kind of a decent time on anything. I ended up doing a 10K with 100m sprints every 500m--the sprints were at around 1:54 and the not sprints 2:08ish--ended up in 42:11 and was just SO wasted and drained. I'm bringing a *** DELETE - SPAM *** for the condo and a fan and my CBreeze to the gymn next week.<br /><br />Hey Jumpsoda, are you giving this a shot this month?

[old] Krysta Coleman · Post by **[old] Krysta Coleman** » March 6th, 2006, 11:16 pm

Good job everyone, on your Rugby tests. I promise I will do mine next week sometime, after AIRC. I just don't want to do anything too bizarre this week.<br /><br />BTW, I am officially a 'skinny' now.

Last night at 5pm, I finally saw the blessed 135 on the scale. Now I have four days to maintain and lose a little more.. just in case.<br /><br />- Krysta

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » March 7th, 2006, 1:19 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Krysta Coleman @ Mar 7 2006, 03:16 AM) </b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Good job everyone, on your Rugby tests. I promise I will do mine next week sometime, after AIRC. I just don't want to do anything too bizarre this week.<br /><br />BTW, I am officially a 'skinny' now.

Last night at 5pm, I finally saw the blessed 135 on the scale. Now I have four days to maintain and lose a little more.. just in case.<br /><br />- Krysta<br /> </td></tr></table><br />You must be getting pretty excited! I'm sure all your good work and training are going to pay off and you'll do your Taff suit proud! I'll try to find a computer I can get internet access on in VT and see how you do. When your race is over you can pitch me out of Taff 1 on the Rugby Test.

Go Krysta!!!!!<br /><br />congrats on making it LW! Last time I weighed 135 I was 13. In fact the lowest weight I remember being was 140 at 14, and I remember worrying that at that rate, when I was 30, I'd weigh 300 lbs. ! Of course, that year I grew 9 inches during the school year and could hardly make it through a door without clobbering into one side or the other. These days, I am excited to be a "guinea pig" instead of a "pig" or a "hog". (The official definition of a pig is that it weighs less than 180, and a hog weighs more than 180. I've decided that girls that weigh less than 165 but more than 135 are "guinea pigs".)

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » March 7th, 2006, 8:38 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Mar 6 2006, 10:04 PM) </b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Next week I'm in VT. There is an erg there, but the gym is SO HOT and dry!! We were up last weekend, it must have been 75 in there. The condo we are staying in is electric heat and was only about 25% humidity (I know because I have a humidistat for my violin--it's supposed to be at 50%). I had pans of water by the heater but it didn't help much. Woke up so thirsty I couldn't believe it--drank water all morning before my 10K, and drank 3 more Nalgenes at the gymn--it was hopeless as far as getting any kind of a decent time on anything. I ended up doing a 10K with 100m sprints every 500m--the sprints were at around 1:54 and the not sprints 2:08ish--ended up in 42:11 and was just SO wasted and drained. I'm bringing a *** DELETE - SPAM *** for the condo and a fan and my CBreeze to the gymn next week.<br /> </td></tr></table><br />Carla:<br /><br />Take a look:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.medfinity.com/web/product/Ka ... l_info.asp" target="_blank">http://www.medfinity.com/web/product/Ka ... asp</a><br /><br />The guys I ski out west with bring these along to every condo we rent. With a large ex-water bottle (1L, 2L), they can get a whole night out of them with water to spare.<br /><br />-- Mark<br /><br />Even better price:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod. ... LST-0-SRCH" target="_blank">http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod. ... -0-SRCH</a>

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » March 7th, 2006, 9:15 am

It amazes me how the human body adapts. Carla is having issues with humidity at 25%, and I live with that (or lower) everyday. Personally, I would have a problem rowing in the temps and humidity that you have back east.<br /><br />Congrats on the skinny title Krysta and all the best at AIRC.<br /><br />Keep those CTC times coming in folks. Looking at the boats that haven't been filled yet (MAD, Oarsome, etc), we're gonna have our hands full trying to stay in the 3rd spot.

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » March 7th, 2006, 9:24 am

Thanks for the product tip, Mark! I have one that is not too bulky, though. <br /><br />I don't see how people can live in less than 25% humidity. Double UGH. I think I just run on more water than the average person though anyway, because my family isn't really bothered by it.<br /><br />Did my second go at the Rugby test; set the goal to hit 12:8 and hit every piece just a tad faster, so ended up at 12:07.3. It still didn't feel dreadful dreadful, so I think my next shot will bring me under 12:00. We are still 10 seconds behind 2nd place. I hit the ends of the slides twice which was annoying but didn't mess me up too much but as the pace picks up it may become more bothersome. Plus, doing this first thing in the morning when I feel like I'm 96 isn't so hot. I have the feeling further improvements will have to be made in the evening as usual.

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » March 7th, 2006, 11:12 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Mar 7 2006, 08:24 AM) </b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Did my second go at the Rugby test... It still didn't feel dreadful dreadful, </td></tr></table><br /><br />Two comments:<br /><br />1) if it didn't feel dreadful, you dogged it.<br /><br />

<br /><br />2) you should be able to go AT LEAST as fast as me Carla; likely faster. You beat me in the 300M CTC, and your times are comparable, and better at distances.<br /><br />Don't be a princess, be an <b>animal</b>! Grrrrr ....<br /><br />

[old] dadams · Post by **[old] dadams** » March 7th, 2006, 5:14 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(mpukita @ Mar 7 2006, 10:12 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(seat5 @ Mar 7 2006, 08:24 AM) </b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Did my second go at the Rugby test... It still didn't feel dreadful dreadful, </td></tr></table><br /><br />Two comments:<br /><br />1) if it didn't feel dreadful, you dogged it.<br /><br />

<br /><br />2) you should be able to go AT LEAST as fast as me Carla; likely faster. You beat me in the 300M CTC, and your times are comparable, and better at distances.<br /><br />Don't be a princess, be an <b>animal</b>! Grrrrr ....<br /><br />

<br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I'll second that. You <b>know</b> you can go faster, just tell your body the same thing. <b>Grrrrr...</b>

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » March 7th, 2006, 10:37 pm

Aw, come on, I'm just a Barbie Doll.

[old] Citroen · Post by **[old] Citroen** » March 8th, 2006, 5:53 am

Come on Taffs. There's a lightweight ahead of all you strapping, heavyweight, built for rugby rowers (except Dwayne). <br /><br />I'm now the number 2 Taff - with 11:16.8.<br />To quote Delia, "We need a twelfth man here. Where are you? Where are you? Let's be 'aving you! Come on."<br />

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