Christmas Relay

[old] Marilyn · Post by **[old] Marilyn** » November 29th, 2004, 4:41 am

Christmas Relay As last year I would like to organize again the Christmas relay Here are the rules from last year (the new rules are not still ready) <a href='http://www.supercanoa.com/schedule/2x2000m.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.supercanoa.com/schedule/2x20 ... > I will set a race on the digitalrowing server and one on the e-row server to test distance workouts. I hope we can use the digitalrowing server for the OIRC 2005 for the PM3 rowers, for this reason, it is very important for me to test the server in 2KM PM3 and PM2+ owners are welcome You will need a partner in any location of the world, except at your home If you don't have a partner, I will find one for you Here is the replay from last year, I hope to have the new rules and details this week online, date could be a saturday December 12th, I hiope not collision with another event. If yes, then December 13th <a href='http://www.supercanoa.com/replay/combin ... Replay.htm' target='_blank'>Nigel's replay</a> And I remember the idea of the relay is more fun and christmas ambient for us all , the online rowers Marilyn

[old] MarkPayton · Post by **[old] MarkPayton** » November 29th, 2004, 8:57 pm

Great idea! Thanks Marilyn! I'm in. Here's my personal ad: Married male "Class C" rower (6:40 -6:59.9 2k), seeking a "Class E" partner (7:20-7:39.9 2k pace) for an invigorating romp in the December relay. Bring your own erg with e-row connection...

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » November 30th, 2004, 2:21 pm

I have found my relay partner; he will be taking time out from protecting the good people of L.A. It is, the one, the only..................Thomas Phelan. That is if he is free and the time difference is not too great, and also.................he wakes up in time Sir Pirate

[old] Daren C · Post by **[old] Daren C** » November 30th, 2004, 8:05 pm

Sounds like fun. I'll be on the RowPro server.

[old] Thomas · Post by **[old] Thomas** » December 1st, 2004, 3:59 am

Hey Phil, Bad news. I just read the rules and and we are not supposed to be partners because we are both "B" rowers. "B" rowers are suppose to be partnered with "D" rowers. However, technically we can be partnered but we will get a 20-second penalty per class, whatever that means. Thomas

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » December 1st, 2004, 5:25 am

I never read the rules Sir Pirate

[old] andyArvid · Post by **[old] andyArvid** » December 1st, 2004, 8:58 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Thomas @ Dec 1 2004, 04:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Hey Phil, Bad news. I just read the rules and and we are not supposed to be partners because we are both "B" rowers. "B" rowers are suppose to be partnered with "D" rowers. However, technically we can be partnered but we will get a 20-second penalty per class, whatever that means. Thomas </td></tr></table> You did not read too closely: </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>CODE </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'> Rower A with Rower G Rower B with Rower F Rower C with Rower E Rower D with Rower D A 0:00 - 6:19,9 B 6:20 - 6:39,9 C 6:40 - 6:59,9 D 7:00 - 7:19,9 E 7:20 - 7:39,9 F 7:40 - 7:59,9 G 8:00 and slower  </td></tr></table> A class B with class B would mean a difference of 4 classes. Hence a penalty of 80 seconds.

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » December 1st, 2004, 9:20 am

Who are the rowers in each class then? We need a list of who is in what group so we can pair up. Thomas, it's not worth taking an 80 second time fault, shall we play by the rules and each row with a group F rower? Who wants to play with the Pirate Sir Pirate

[old] Daren C · Post by **[old] Daren C** » December 1st, 2004, 9:27 am

At 6:56.3, I'm a C rower. I can only play on RowPro though, as I have a model D/PM3.

[old] Canoeist · Post by **[old] Canoeist** » December 1st, 2004, 9:49 am

I am a B rower too. It sounds like we need a lot of F rowers to make this work. Thomas, are you an A rower? You have rowed below 6:20. I don't know if it was in the proper time frame though. I have rowed under 6:20 twice, but both times were on slides - a No-No for Supercanoa events. Cheers, Paul Flack

[old] Thomas · Post by **[old] Thomas** » December 1st, 2004, 2:11 pm

Hey Phil, Let's do the math and determine then if it would be beneficial to be or not to be partnered. We are both at the fast end of the Group B section which might mean something good. And if we did take the 80 second penalty, it might be actually be better since that would make one of us a fast "F" person as opposed to someone who is rowing at the end of the "F" group. Hi Paul. I rowed a 6:18.7 in January 2003. My best this year was at the WIRC where I rowed a 6:20.8. Thanks for the compliment that you thought I might be an "A" rower when in fact I am just "a" rower .

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » December 1st, 2004, 3:05 pm

Like your style Thomas. Sums arn't my strong point, I will leave you to do the thinking, I will just turn up and row Your the brains of this double act Sir Pirate

[old] MarkPayton · Post by **[old] MarkPayton** » December 1st, 2004, 4:10 pm

Oh Boy. Thomas' time and strategy look pretty daunting! From my college years, we used to call this "stacking the boat". Any Class "E" rowers out there with a season best of 7:21?

[old] tomhz · Post by **[old] tomhz** » December 1st, 2004, 5:39 pm

Mark, my season's best is 7:20.9..... Is that good enough? I hope to be able to do 7:15-ish, but does that that still make me Class E? It is 6 days before my 2K race at the European. Not good for my taper off, but maybe it is good for a semi-live test of race strategy and race stress? Guess that does make me Class E. I will be you partner, if you and the jury are OK. Tom

[old] MarkPayton · Post by **[old] MarkPayton** » December 1st, 2004, 6:56 pm

TOM! You've got mail. Marilyn, I think you may have your first team.