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[old] soundave · Post by **[old] soundave** » January 27th, 2006, 5:14 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'><br />Good stuff Soundave, looks like you're hooked like evryone else on the forum!!! <br /><br />Good luck with the training for the Crash-B's as well, one race and you'll love 'em, whats the goal for Crash-B's 2007?<br /><br />Sam <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks for the support! I have no idea what to even plan for with the Crash-B's. I'm sort of confused about what my plan should be. I am trying to lose weight, first and foremost. But I HAVE become addicted to rowing. I rowed in college for a semester, but had to give it up so I could keep my grades up while being in a band and an a capella singing group. It was the last competitive sport I was a part of. I'm excited to compete once again, and it gives me more incentive to get and keep the weight off.<br /><br />Anyhow, I've read Xeno's bit on training for the 2k, but it seems a bit premature for that. But I do like to switch things up to keep interested. <br /><br />I hope by that point I've lost the weight, and I'd like to maybe shave a minute off my time. Does that seem too lofty?<br />

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » January 27th, 2006, 5:19 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(soundave @ Jan 27 2006, 05:14 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</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><br />Good stuff Soundave, looks like you're hooked like evryone else on the forum!!! <br /><br />Good luck with the training for the Crash-B's as well, one race and you'll love 'em, whats the goal for Crash-B's 2007?<br /><br />Sam <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks for the support! I have no idea what to even plan for with the Crash-B's. I'm sort of confused about what my plan should be. I am trying to lose weight, first and foremost. But I HAVE become addicted to rowing. I rowed in college for a semester, but had to give it up so I could keep my grades up while being in a band and an a capella singing group. It was the last competitive sport I was a part of. I'm excited to compete once again, and it gives me more incentive to get and keep the weight off.<br /><br />Anyhow, I've read Xeno's bit on training for the 2k, but it seems a bit premature for that. But I do like to switch things up to keep interested. <br /><br />I hope by that point I've lost the weight, and I'd like to maybe shave a minute off my time. Does that seem too lofty? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I'd like to think this is reasonable Soundave, because it's my goal as well. I started with a first trial a few days after I got my erg in May '05 at just over 8:00. Now I'm down to 7:26.1, and hope to break 7:20 this weekend, and 7:00 by end of next season (or sooner if training and adaptation to it allows). And I'm no athlete ... so ... I say go for it!<br /><br />I also went from 183 to 163 pounds in the process.

[old] Citroen · Post by **[old] Citroen** » January 27th, 2006, 5:25 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(soundave @ Jan 27 2006, 09:14 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Anyhow, I've read Xeno's bit on training for the 2k, but it seems a bit premature for that. But I do like to switch things up to keep interested. <br /><br />I hope by that point I've lost the weight, and I'd like to maybe shave a minute off my time. Does that seem too lofty? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I spent ten weeks (I know you don't have that before the Charles River All Star Has-Beens) working to Pete Marston's plan. I lost 15Kg in weight.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5409' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 409</a><br />Summarised here: <a href='http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm</a><br /><br />Shaving a minute off in 28 days would be an amazing feat, unless your time is way off what you're capable of. I started training for BIRC on 10th Sept at 7:14.4 and PB'd in the race at 7:04.9 on 20th Nov.<br /><br />

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » January 27th, 2006, 5:49 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Citroen @ Jan 27 2006, 05:25 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(soundave @ Jan 27 2006, 09:14 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Anyhow, I've read Xeno's bit on training for the 2k, but it seems a bit premature for that. But I do like to switch things up to keep interested. <br /><br />I hope by that point I've lost the weight, and I'd like to maybe shave a minute off my time. Does that seem too lofty? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I spent ten weeks (I know you don't have that before the Charles River All Star Has-Beens) working to Pete Marston's plan. I lost 15Kg in weight.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5409' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 409</a><br />Summarised here: <a href='http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm</a><br /><br />Shaving a minute off in 28 days would be an amazing feat, unless your time is way off what you're capable of. I started training for BIRC on 10th Sept at 7:14.4 and PB'd in the race at 7:04.9 on 20th Nov. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I think he was looking at the 2007 CRASH-B's Dougie ... not this year ... YIKES!<br />

[old] soundave · Post by **[old] soundave** » January 28th, 2006, 1:02 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(mpukita @ Jan 27 2006, 05:49 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(Citroen @ Jan 27 2006, 05:25 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(soundave @ Jan 27 2006, 09:14 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Anyhow, I've read Xeno's bit on training for the 2k, but it seems a bit premature for that. But I do like to switch things up to keep interested. <br /><br />I hope by that point I've lost the weight, and I'd like to maybe shave a minute off my time. Does that seem too lofty? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I spent ten weeks (I know you don't have that before the Charles River All Star Has-Beens) working to Pete Marston's plan. I lost 15Kg in weight.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5409' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 409</a><br />Summarised here: <a href='http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm</a><br /><br />Shaving a minute off in 28 days would be an amazing feat, unless your time is way off what you're capable of. I started training for BIRC on 10th Sept at 7:14.4 and PB'd in the race at 7:04.9 on 20th Nov. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I think he was looking at the 2007 CRASH-B's Dougie ... not this year ... YIKES! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Yeah, yeah! NEXT year! Holy cow. That would be asking a bit much. These days, I treasure the mere SECONDS that I'm able to shave off my time!

[old] soundave · Post by **[old] soundave** » January 28th, 2006, 1:12 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Citroen @ Jan 27 2006, 05:25 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(soundave @ Jan 27 2006, 09:14 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Anyhow, I've read Xeno's bit on training for the 2k, but it seems a bit premature for that. But I do like to switch things up to keep interested. <br /><br />I hope by that point I've lost the weight, and I'd like to maybe shave a minute off my time. Does that seem too lofty? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I spent ten weeks (I know you don't have that before the Charles River All Star Has-Beens) working to Pete Marston's plan. I lost 15Kg in weight.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5409' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/viewtop ... 409</a><br />Summarised here: <a href='http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.machars.net/peteplan.htm</a><br /><br />Shaving a minute off in 28 days would be an amazing feat, unless your time is way off what you're capable of. I started training for BIRC on 10th Sept at 7:14.4 and PB'd in the race at 7:04.9 on 20th Nov. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Thanks for the link. I'll give it a shot. I find I have to read the thread because I don't really understand some of the things I see in the summary. I've run into the same thing with reading Xeno's plan, too. I'm not familiar with the erging terminology, I guess. Mostly, my confusion surrounds the numbers-only parts. Can anyone clear up what this means? (For example, on day 1 week 1: 2k-2/3 or Day 2: ~2k +15)

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » January 28th, 2006, 1:59 pm

<b>day 1 week 1: 2k-2/3 or Day 2: ~2k +15</b><br /><br />I can tell you that "2k +15" means = "your 2K best pace (PB or SB) +15 seconds"<br /><br />So, at 8:00 for a 2K, it would be 2:15 pace for training (2:00 + 0:15 = 2:15).<br /><br />PB = personal best<br />SB = season best<br /><br />I'd only be guessing what he means by "2k-2/3" ... sorry!

[old] johnnybike · Post by **[old] johnnybike** » January 28th, 2006, 3:06 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(mpukita @ Jan 28 2006, 12:59 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><br />I'd only be guessing what he means by "2k-2/3" ... sorry! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />2k time minus either 2 or 3 seconds per 500m. So in the previous example 1:57 or 1:58 pace

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » January 28th, 2006, 5:53 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(johnnybike @ Jan 28 2006, 03:06 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(mpukita @ Jan 28 2006, 12:59 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><br />I'd only be guessing what he means by "2k-2/3" ... sorry! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />2k time minus either 2 or 3 seconds per 500m. So in the previous example 1:57 or 1:58 pace <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks John ... where you been?

[old] johnnybike · Post by **[old] johnnybike** » January 29th, 2006, 4:22 am

Been here, but nobody I know has been posting PBs lately!!!<br /><br />Hope to get a 2K PB in about 4 hours time at Manchester. However bad night's sleep and sore throat won't help.<br /><br />Anyway I dare not post anything last week when you you were in full rant mode, you might have taken my head off as well

[old] mpukita · Post by **[old] mpukita** » January 29th, 2006, 6:24 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(johnnybike @ Jan 29 2006, 04:22 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Been here, but nobody I know has been posting PBs lately!!!<br /><br />Hope to get a 2K PB in about 4 hours time at Manchester. However bad night's sleep and sore throat won't help.<br /><br />Anyway I dare not post anything last week when you you were in full rant mode, you might have taken my head off as well <br /> </td></tr></table><br />I'm in the same boat John ... I had a coffee too late yesterday afternoon while driving to Cincinnati to stay alert on the road, and have had just about no sleep this past night (it's 5:21 am here). This happens to me as I'm very sensitive to caffeine. I knew better. I race at 8:40, and I'm very close to weight limit as well. Oh well, no excuses ... that's life ... my own doing. It will just hurt more.<br /><br />Yeah, I was on a rant last weekend. Some things are just a burr under one's saddle. But never would have taken your head off ... no reason ...

[old] hennmart · Post by **[old] hennmart** » January 29th, 2006, 8:04 am

New PB 60 minutes: 16385 meter <br /><br />Hennie

[old] Godfried · Post by **[old] Godfried** » January 29th, 2006, 8:25 am

SB : 30 mins 7101

[old] Geert-Jan · Post by **[old] Geert-Jan** » January 29th, 2006, 8:40 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(hennmart @ Jan 29 2006, 02:04 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>New PB 60 minutes: 16385 meter <br /><br />Hennie <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />The positive thing of rowing 62.701 mtrs in 4 hours(what you did), new PB's is great! When will we be doing the next event? Next saturday <br /><br />Greetings Geert-Jan

[old] Geert-Jan · Post by **[old] Geert-Jan** » January 29th, 2006, 8:47 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Godfried @ Jan 29 2006, 02:25 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>SB : 30 mins 7101 <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Way to go, up to the 7500mtrs. And row 60000mtrs with the next DRP chalenge<br /><br />Regards Geert-Jan

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