Trans Canada Row

[[old] ulu]

12k for me today.<br /><br />I found some arithmetical errors in my calculations, so I will have to fire our accountant, eh.<br />I won't explain the logic, the updated numbers should be correct.<br /><br />Keep on pullin, hosers and hosette!<br /><br />Jim

[[old] Yukon John]

10.5 k today. Tomorrow I should reach my first million meters! John.

[[old] NightRower]

Congrats on your first Million John!!!!!! <br /><br />I got my shirt about a week ago. I am very proud of it.<br /><br /><br />11K for me today.<br /><br />Darren

[[old] jetwbt]

October 27, 18K<br /><br />Brian

[[old] jetwbt]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bill Slater+Oct 24 2005, 07:07 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Bill Slater @ Oct 24 2005, 07:07 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->6588 meters today , It's a start!!!<br /><br /><br />This was alot easier in College!!<br /><br />Bill ( the other Slater)<br /><br />By the way, does anyone have any good workouts for someone trying to get back into this?  Tonight I did 1 min on and 1 min rest for 29 minutes ( I didnt rest the final minute, I was too busy falling off the erg) and ended up with the above meters.  I realize I've got a long road ahead!! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />When I started rowing again, I started with 2 or 3 2000m pieces (old habbits die hard) with 5 minutes of rest between the pieces. Pyramids are another good way to build up some strength so the steady state pieces don't hurt so much. We had a workout called to h*** and back, I have to confess that I have not opted to do this one since I started rowing again, but it is one minute pieces with 20 seconds rest after each piece. the theory is that it wil lower your anaerobic thresh-hold and get you into the aerobic zone faster. <br /><br />Hope that helps,<br /><br />Brian<br />

[[old] Mark Keating]

9K today<br /><!--QuoteBegin-Yukon John+Oct 26 2005, 09:17 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Yukon John @ Oct 26 2005, 09:17 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->10.5 k today. Tomorrow I should reach my first million meters! John. <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Weh! to go John, I should reach my first mill next week too.

[[old] ulu]

<b>Congratulations John and Mark on your first million</b> <br /><br />Way to row, hosers!<br />We are within striking distance of the Saskatchewan border and should reach there today.<br /><br />Jim

[[old] Yukon John]

Speaking of training, there is a workout that I used to do a lot of when I was heavily into running. It's 4 minutes going a little slower then what you could do a mile in, with one minute very easy. With rowing it seems to work for me to go at a pace somewhere between a 2k and 5k race pace. The idea of this work out (at least for running is to increase endurance at a high effort. I think it also builds up the anarobic threshold. Again with running, I would start with 2-3 reps of this and work up to 6-8. It's pretty deadly, but when I was running my fastest, this was why. I'm not a rowing expert at all but I think this works for me. John.

[[old] MrsCalgaryRob]

Hi there,<br /><br />My DH is CalgaryRob (as you might have guessed) and occaisonally I use the C2 in our basement. <br /><br />So, I thought I'd join in and add my km's as when I do them.<br /><br />5km for me today.<br /><br />(P.S. I have a feeling that my DH might go through the 1 million metre mark this evening)

[[old] Mark Keating]

<!--QuoteBegin-MrsCalgaryRob+Oct 27 2005, 01:13 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(MrsCalgaryRob @ Oct 27 2005, 01:13 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hi there,<br /><br />My DH is CalgaryRob (as you might have guessed) and occaisonally I use the C2 in our basement. <br /><br />So, I thought I'd join in and add my km's as when I do them.<br /><br />5km for me today.<br /><br />(P.S. I have a feeling that my DH might go through the 1 million metre mark this evening) <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Hi MrsCalgaryRob and welcome to the team. I hope that my wife will be inspired by the ladies joining our team and jump on the bandwagon soon as well.<br /><br />What does DH stand for, BTW?<br /><br />D*mn Husband?

[[old] ulu]

Welcome Barbara, we look forward to you joining us, and hope you and your DH don't fight too much over the Concept2 machine.<br />(Domesticated Humanoid?)<br /><br />13k for me today.<br /><br />Keep on rowin', hosers.<br /><br />Jim

[[old] Yukon John]

I just looked it up in the Canadian version of Webster's, DH=Dedicated Hoser .

[[old] ulu]

Well, hosers and hosettes, we have made it to Saskatchewan. Congratulations.<br /><br /><img src='http://www.weprintcolor.com/stockimages ... da%204.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /><br /><br />I couldn't resist posting a picture of this stuff from Saskatchean. Canola, I am guessing, right Mark? Doesn't anybody grow wheat anymore?<br /><br />Keep on rowing, only 8 more provinces to go.<br /><br />Jim

[[old] Calgary Rob]

Hi there,<br /><br />A little pushed for time this evening (Oct 27th) so only 5km.<br /><br />I did it as a UT2 session (slow and steady), 19 spm, 2:06/500m and 65% of MHR.<br /><br />And that put me past the 1 million metres mark on my model D. I've had it since December 2004, but I run and bike too so it's taken me a while.<br /><br />In actual fact it's probably 10% more than that figure as I don't log my warm-ups.<br /><br />Anyway, the aim now is 1 million for 2005 (currently 937,500).<br /><br />Pull hard one and all.<br /><br />Rob

[[old] Yukon John]

Way to go Rob, a million for me today too! Wouldn't it be great to get a million every day . I did 15 K. I think it's a good idea if people want to put on what they did for a workout, that way we can learn from each other different workouts and things to work on. I did the workout that I mentioned yesterday. 4:00 at about a 2:00/500 pace, with a minute very easy in between (4 of these) I did a bit of weights earlier in the day so I didn't push too hard. John.