Ducks In A Row - Introductions

[old] la_flaca · Post by **[old] la_flaca** » May 17th, 2005, 1:01 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(KRed @ May 13 2005, 09:52 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> I get a little discouraged sometimes because my times and distances are so much slower than many of you... [right] </td></tr></table> EEY!! Don´t you worry!!, as you said, you´re just getting started!!. Keep going like that and you will be near all your goals before you notes it! Keep erging!!, Cheers!.

[old] Merganser · Post by **[old] Merganser** » May 25th, 2005, 9:20 pm

Hi all, At 59 years of age, I’ve taken up rowing later than most –but then it was only four years ago that I started weightlifting. I hit fifty and was shocked to discover that, for the first time in my life, the pounds were slowly adding on. Not having much success dropping the weight through my own attempts, I surrendered to a local gym and hired a personal trainer – which has to be some of my best-spent money! In six months I lost 25 pounds, bringing me down to 133 pounds at 5’ 7”. A year ago I changed gyms and discovered C2 rowers. I loved rowing and last month bought a Model D for home. I still hit the gym regularly but now row 20-30 minutes in the morning before I head to work. It’s addictive! I live in Ontario, Canada with my husband and three cats. My kids are 25 and 28 and live on their own. Duck names are popular so I've used one too. The forum seems like a great place to learn more about one another and pick up encouragement and hints.

[old] Mrs. Mediocre · Post by **[old] Mrs. Mediocre** » May 29th, 2005, 10:02 pm

Hello all you Ducks out there! I'm Barbara, and I've just joined DIAR. While my schedule doesn't allow for me to post frequently, I like the idea of belonging to a group of like-minded women rowers and will be around as much as I can. I've been rowing steadily for about a year, and sporadically before that. My husband is a dedicated rower, with close to 15 million meters to his credit. I must be a slow learner, because it's taken me nearly 15 years to see that rowing has kept his boyish figure while mine steadily expanded. Clearly, weight loss is one of my goals here! Barbara, aka Mrs. Mediocre

[old] mallard · Post by **[old] mallard** » June 3rd, 2005, 10:45 am

Hey - did I blink and miss something? We seem to have lost a team member! Where has La Flaca gone?

[old] KathiS · Post by **[old] KathiS** » June 3rd, 2005, 11:12 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(mallard @ Jun 3 2005, 08:45 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Hey - did I blink and miss something? We seem to have lost a team member! Where has La Flaca gone? </td></tr></table> I was wondering the same thing!

[old] gumdrop · Post by **[old] gumdrop** » June 3rd, 2005, 11:49 am

What a great forum! Someone mentioned that it was just nice to feel like a member of something ... this beats donating my meters to my alma mater, for sure. I'm 5'2", 125 lbs., lightweight. I would love to take off about ten of those pounds. I am 58, and they have crept on over the past 5-10 years. My basic problem is that I would rather have a spoonful of peanut butter than fix dinner. My husband eats earlier, because most of the time I don't get home until 9 PM or so. I am also trying to learn how to leave work. For a number of reasons, I have gotten a mindset that if I work longer hours than others, I must be doing a better job. The Information Technology environment can be terribly competitive, particularly for those of us who fear their inadequacy, as I do. Enough of that ... I took up erging last December (2004) to strengthen my lower back - in hopes of alleviating the pain from a couple of herniated discs in my lumbar spine. Then I found this website, saw the Holiday Challenge, and decided to go for it. I had something like 200,133 m. as of the closing on Dec.24, but I made it! That was a great feeling, and I was very inspired by it all. Next thing I knew, I was trying for PR's and fractured a rib. That's right ... I was pulling for all I was worth at the end of a sprint when I got a sudden sharp pain in my back. I made the PR, but I thought I was going to faint, broke out in a cold sweat, ... the works. When I tried to row again, I knew I'd better not. I was afraid I was having a heart attack - no kidding. The upshot was that I had to lay off rowing for at least six weeks, and then get back to it very gradually. If I had the slightest twinge in my back, I stopped. This week I have tried to get back to the erg as my primary aerobic equipment. I used to run in the mornings and know that exercise at the beginning of the day is the way to go. Over the years I have lapsed in that practice. I would love to get back to it. I look forward to the sharing of experiences through this forum. This is a virtual rowing "club" - perhaps a good "duck drawer" could come up with a logo that we could patch onto a t-shirt!

[old] RowedandRode · Post by **[old] RowedandRode** » June 3rd, 2005, 12:12 pm

Hello everyone, I've just joined Ducks in a Row this week. - Don't pull harder, pull more often.

[old] Bufflehead · Post by **[old] Bufflehead** » June 3rd, 2005, 12:39 pm

Greeting to all the new Ducks! Welcome to the pond!! I hope you find that belonging to the Ducks is as inspiring as I do. I'm happy to see the age diversity. It just proves that this is a sport for all ages and abilities! It does seem that La Flaca has flown the pond. Good luck to you wherever you are!! We will miss you. Go Ducks! The Buffle

[old] mallard · Post by **[old] mallard** » June 3rd, 2005, 12:55 pm

Yes - a very big welcome to all the new Ducks! It is great to be part of such a supportive group of people from all walks of life, all ages, all abilities and from all over the world. I have been erging again since March and it makes it so much easier to keep going knowing that you are part of such a great team. Good luck to La Flaca in everything you do in the future. It has been a privilege to have been on the team with you, and I look forward to seeing your name in lights in the future! Go Girl! Jenny

[old] la_flaca · Post by **[old] la_flaca** » June 3rd, 2005, 1:13 pm

EEY!! I never left the team!!... I don´t know what happend, but, yesterday I noted that I wasnt there!! I´ll see what could happend in my profile. Some ideas?.

[old] la_flaca · Post by **[old] la_flaca** » June 3rd, 2005, 1:22 pm

I solved the problem... I´m back in the team. Somehow, in my profile, I appers like I wasn´t a member of any team... I don´t have an idea of what could happend, but now, it´s everything normal again. I´ll never leave the pond girls!!!. GO DUCKS!!! Keep erging!.

[old] Bufflehead · Post by **[old] Bufflehead** » June 3rd, 2005, 2:04 pm

Whew! You had us worried there for a minute, La Flaca!! Glad you made it back to the flock! After all, we have to look out for one another. The Buffle

[old] Canada Goose · Post by **[old] Canada Goose** » June 3rd, 2005, 3:16 pm

Fellow Ducks, I have managed to recruit my sister for the team. Yay! That makes my daughter, myself and my sister all on the team! Canada Goose aka Shannon

[old] KathiS · Post by **[old] KathiS** » June 3rd, 2005, 3:57 pm

Great Job Canada Goose! Glad to have your sister in the pond! La Flaca, I'm EXTREMELY happy to see you back in the pond! I know I'll never catch up to your meters, but it is really cool trying!

[old] mallard · Post by **[old] mallard** » June 3rd, 2005, 5:27 pm

Just got back in from an evening BBQ with friends to find that La Flaca is back! HOORAY!!!! Had me worried there for a few minutes!! Welcome back! Welcome too to the flock of Canada Geese! I'm off to bed now - too much wine and good food on top of a HM PB earlier! Jenny

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