The Duck Pond

[[old] Bufflehead]

Yep! I only have 95K to go! I have been doing it in chunks of 20K for the most part. <br />Keep up the good work Ducks!<br /><br />Bufflehead

[[old] rhorva@hotmail.com]

Newest duck in the pond checking in here! I'm starting at the bottom of our team rankings, I know, but I'm building endurance so I can FIRST lengthen my rowing time, and then I'll add speed.<br /><br />I'm glad for the ducks! This is so much more fun than just rowing all alone out there... its a BIG POND.<br /><br />What tips for stretching before/after a row? I am now up to 3,500 meters at one time (a HUGE step for me, believe it!)<br /><br />Quacking you all a happy holidays.

[[old] edollar]

Holiday Challenge... Going for 200k. On Day 13 (early Tuesday afternon) I am at 129,000. Should get in another 4k today. I want to average 10k per day so am doing 11k per day now just in case I run into a problem down the line. It looks like most people are rowing more than they were. Holiday Challenge is a great idea.<br /><br />Ellen

[[old] holladay]

Welcome rhorva!<br /><br />I found training pages on both the US and UK concept2 site.<br /><br />This has stretches on page 8-10. It is a pdf of the training manual that you get in the US when you buy an erg.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.concept2.com/05/rower/servic ... de0104.pdf' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.com/05/rower/servic ... pdf</a><br /><br />This page has various other things like 24 workouts (in case you get bored after the HC)<br /><a href='http://www.concept2.com/05/rower/servic ... p#training' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.com/05/rower/servic ... ing</a><br /><br />The UK site has two training manuals--here the stretches are shown with photos, not just drawings.<br /><br /><a href='http://www.concept2.co.uk/guide/downloads.php' target='_blank'>http://www.concept2.co.uk/guide/downloads.php</a><br />The complete guide is a 251 page pdf (6.1 MB) and the abridged is shorter with "only" 3.1 MB" Alternatively you can just download the individual sections. Section one has the stretches. <br /><br />Susan aka wood duck

[[old] woolsmith]

<!--QuoteBegin-Jemima+Dec 6 2005, 11:57 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Jemima @ Dec 6 2005, 11:57 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I just passed 100,000 in the holiday challenge  and am wondering if anyone else is half way there too?<br /><br />Tina <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Hey there, Jemima Puddleduck!<br /><br />WTG, keep crankin' out those meters, Tina!<br /><br />And Ellen, too! Geesh, all the Ducks are doing great, yay! And Buffle, I'm trying to keep up with ya's. I'm trying to hit the goal by 12/18, too. Just think of me as your "Pace Duck." Are geese the ones that will at least do things in pairs?? Ducks can do that, too. <br /><br />I've got 110k in so far, because I knew this week was going to be busy. I think Thursday is the halfway point?? Gotta get my tailfeathers moving! <br /><br />Rhorva, keep it up! It'll happen just like you said--the endurance will come, and then you can build the speed factor. You don't want to do too much at first, because this rowing will work muscles you forgot you had. Better to start slow and not get burned out. Welcome to the Pond!<br /><br />--Jen

[[old] hoosier duck]

<!--QuoteBegin-Jemima+Dec 6 2005, 10:57 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Jemima @ Dec 6 2005, 10:57 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I just passed 100,000 in the holiday challenge  and am wondering if anyone else is half way there too?<br /><br />Tina <br /> </td></tr></table><br />First time writing here. Not sure if I am doing this right. I have about 64,000<br />meters to go make my 200,000 and I have around 35,000 to get my first million as a Duck.

[[old] hoosier duck]

<!--QuoteBegin-hoosier duck+Dec 7 2005, 08:26 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(hoosier duck @ Dec 7 2005, 08:26 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Jemima+Dec 6 2005, 10:57 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Jemima @ Dec 6 2005, 10:57 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I just passed 100,000 in the holiday challenge  and am wondering if anyone else is half way there too?<br /><br />Tina <br /> </td></tr></table><br />First time writing here. Not sure if I am doing this right. I have about 64,000<br />meters to go make my 200,000 and I have around 35,000 to get my first million as a Duck. <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Forgot my name. Hoosier Duck

[[old] Krysta Coleman]

<!--QuoteBegin-hoosier duck+Dec 7 2005, 07:26 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(hoosier duck @ Dec 7 2005, 07:26 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->First time writing here. Not sure if I am doing this right.  I have about 64,000<br />meters to go make my 200,000 and I have around 35,000 to get my first million as a Duck.    <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Way to go Hoosier Duck! I remember seeing your name (Frankie, right?) appearing on the team standings part-way into the season, and surging right on up past me. I think when you passed me I tried to keep up for a bit, but you really put away the meters! Good work.

[[old] hoosier duck]

<!--QuoteBegin-Krysta Coleman+Dec 8 2005, 12:48 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Krysta Coleman @ Dec 8 2005, 12:48 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-hoosier duck+Dec 7 2005, 07:26 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(hoosier duck @ Dec 7 2005, 07:26 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->First time writing here. Not sure if I am doing this right.  I have about 64,000<br />meters to go make my 200,000 and I have around 35,000 to get my first million as a Duck.    <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Way to go Hoosier Duck! I remember seeing your name (Frankie, right?) appearing on the team standings part-way into the season, and surging right on up past me. I think when you passed me I tried to keep up for a bit, but you really put away the meters! Good work. <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Thank you Krysta. I only work 3 hours a day and I have a lot of time kill so I erg while I watch TV. Trying to get it done before my daughter comes home from college. Only 54,000 meters to go. I was watching your meters also and it was a lot of fun. Hoosier Duck

[[old] Jemima]

Can someone explain to me how to get a picture up next to my name when I post? I've got my picture on my profile, but not on this forum.<br /><br />Tina

[[old] Citroen]

<!--QuoteBegin-Jemima+Dec 13 2005, 02:42 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Jemima @ Dec 13 2005, 02:42 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Can someone explain to me how to get a picture up next to my name when I post? I've got my picture on my profile, but not on this forum.<br /><br />Tina <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />You have to update your forum profile. There's an option to add your avatar photo on the profile pages.<br /><br /><a href='http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?a ... CP&CODE=24' target='_blank'>http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?a ... CODE=24</a>

[[old] woolsmith]

<br />[/quote]<br /><br />You have to update your forum profile. There's an option to add your avatar photo on the profile pages.<br /><br /><a href='http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?a ... CP&CODE=24' target='_blank'>http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?a ... CODE=24</a> <br />[/quote]<br /><br />Thanks, Dougie! I was wondering how to do that. I have this picture of me in a squirrel costume.... And I'm just "qwacky" enough to do it. <br /><br />How many meters did you get this week? You have some amazing rowers on Taff Attack. Is "Taff" a Welsh team?<br /><br />--Jen <br />

[[old] Citroen]

<!--QuoteBegin-woolsmith+Dec 14 2005, 02:26 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(woolsmith @ Dec 14 2005, 02:26 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><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'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <br /><br />You have to update your forum profile. There's an option to add your avatar photo on the profile pages.<br /><br /><a href='http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?a ... CP&CODE=24' target='_blank'>http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?a ... CODE=24</a> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks, Dougie! I was wondering how to do that. I have this picture of me in a squirrel costume.... And I'm just "qwacky" enough to do it. <br /><br />How many meters did you get this week? You have some amazing rowers on Taff Attack. Is "Taff" a Welsh team?<br /><br />--Jen <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I'm back to a more normal plan, I've only rowed 31364m so far this week. <br /><br />The Taff is one of the rivers in Cardiff. Taff Attack is the Welsh virtual indoor rowing team - you don't have to be Welsh to join, just able to find Wales on a map (it helps if you have some tentative link to Wales). <br />

[[old] Kerncy]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bufflehead+Apr 19 2005, 11:18 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Bufflehead @ Apr 19 2005, 11:18 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hey Ducks!<br />It sure has gotten quiet around here.  I'm starting this thread to see if I can get folks to just say hello from time to time.  We want to know how you're doing in general - even if you don't have anything to say about rowing for now.<br /><br />Let's make a little splash, shall we?    After all, we are in 24th place as I write this!  That's pretty remarkable!  Keep up the good work.<br /><br />Bufflehead <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />

[[old] Jemima]

I'm feeling very pleased with myself while I'm doing the challenge I've actually gone down a couple of pounds and am hoping I can keep them off however, I'm slipping on the Christmas preparations but I am finding that I have more energy than usual <br /><br />Joanna<br /> my 5 year old helped me write this email <br /><br />Tina