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Quatroux · Post by **Quatroux** » February 1st, 2013, 3:07 pm

damselfly wrote:Andy I - 7,942 Shouldn't you be tapering for SWEAT?

I was thinking that myself.

Izzzmeister · Post by **Izzzmeister** » February 1st, 2013, 4:26 pm

All hands on deck, trying to outpace influenza! 24 of 66 members (36%) logged 280,155 total meters Wednesday! (Sorry, in my topsy-turvy world Wednesday comes after Thursday!)

Milestones achieved: Kyle whisks by 3.8M, Mark burns through 1.3M while Dale drubs 600K!!
Approaching milestones: David a row from SIX MILLION (-6,280m), John’s sights locked on 1.4M (-2,946m), Kevin sneaking up on 1 MILLION (-6,051m), Daiva (-18,500m) leads Sheryl (-18,804m) in the race to 150K while Brad seeks 75K (-9,906m)!

Posted Meters:
David W - 44,528 167K in 4 days???!!!
Aditya P - 33,244 Awesome!
Kyle J - 25,000 One tough mudder!
Dale C - 17,988 Rising through the ranks…
Jim C - 16,000 Carefully measured…

Sheryl M - 15,023 Sweet!
Lisa H - 12,130 Continues to amaze…
Jamie B - 11,626 Ain’t lettin’ some new-fangled bug interfere…
Amanda G - 11,370 Her erg honeymoon continues…
Barbara B - 11,077 Finishing January extra strong!

Pat M - 10,000 Not holding pat…
Mark E - 10,000 Even his goal never saw him coming! Wow!
Brent C - 10,000 Venturing into 5-figure territory?
Adam M - 8,500 Our most recent 2MM man continues streaking…
Cindy R - 6,889 Getting stronger!

John S - 6,142 Five days in a row!
Brad G - 5,500 Building quickly!
Andy I - 4,964 Intensity is up…
Kevin K - 4,589 Mathineer, is that a prime number?
Daiva S - 4,000 Great January!

Yisroel H - 3,767 Now at 9,003,767m!
Rachel B - 3,144 Giving it her all!
Glenn Y - 2,514 Fifth row in a row!
Karen W - 2,160 First 2K+ ever! Woot!

Izzzmeister · Post by **Izzzmeister** » February 1st, 2013, 5:02 pm

Quatroux wrote:
damselfly wrote:Andy I - 7,942 Shouldn't you be tapering for SWEAT?
I was thinking that myself.

When I did the CRASH-Bs two years ago, I did all the final-week tapering stuff - mileage down, intensity up, lots of race pace or better, etc. Then, I did virtually the same time I'd done the week before: 6:42.5, when I'd done 6:42.6 ten days before in Indy for my coach!
Afterwards, I did more reading about tapering, and they gave the following guidelines: If you're in peak, peak shape, then taper. If you think you could still improve by continuing your program, do so - just make sure to take enough rest (sleeping + perhaps an extra day off) before the race.
This year, being 18 pounds (8.2kg) heavier than last year (thanks to a wonderful NY vacation months ago), and having lost a week of training 3 weeks before the race, I'll personally be training almost up to the race (and "through" the race, aiming to peak about March 15). I guess anything below 6:50 would thrill me, at this weight.

Here are my racing guidelines: First 12-15 strokes at full power (half stroke, half, three-quarters, three-quarters, then about 10 more hard strokes), then slowly let your pace slow to your expected pace. Hold that pace, almost no-matter-what.
(TWO VIEWS: Some coaches like to stick another round of 15 power strokes in the middle, maybe from 1,150m out to 1K out, then get back to your regular race pace. Mike Caviston, among others, says you ultimately lose meters that way, as you slow down afterwards to recuperate. Too late to experiment now.)
If, at 1,500 you feel strong, you can up the speed by .5s or 1s/500m. Probably start your sprint at 1,750m, really turn on the after-burners the final 100m. (Even if working at such an oxygen deficit is too much, it's very rare that you can't at least keep the handle moving for another 5 or 10 strokes, even if it's a bit slower.)

Puking your guts up after the race is a sign of manliness, buckets are provided at these races... Okay, I've never puked, but I've run around my apartment like a chicken with its head cut off trying to catch my breath. After races, though, I've never had to do that, since I race conservatively, prioritizing finishing over setting PBs.

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 1st, 2013, 5:38 pm

It has been brought to my attention that there was a bug in the challenge goals not showing up correctly, so here is the corrected correction!

Challenge Goals - Day 32 of 31 (103.2%):
Pat M - 147,067 of 100,000 (147.1%)
Dale C - 417,058 of 300,000 (139.0%)
Jonathan R - 300,244 of 250,000 (120.1%)
Kyle J - 591,000 of 500,000 (118.2%)
Tara V - 111,981 of 100,000 (112.0%)
Adam M - 279,599 of 250,000 (111.8%)
David W - 847,461 of 800,000 (105.9%)
Rachel B - 105,261 of 100,000 (105.3%)
Mark S - 104,057 of 100,000 (104.1%)
Cindy R - 112,592 of 110,000 (102.4%)
Mark E - 251,340 of 250,000 (100.5%)
Brent C - 100,243 of 100,000 (100.2%)
Amanda G - 150,001 of 150,000 (100.0%)
Ron M - 200,001 of 200,000 (100.0%)
Jim C - 375,000 of 375,000 (100.0%)
Andy I - 400,000 of 400,000 (100.0%)

Yisroel H - 278,458 of 300,000 (92.8%)
Margaret W - 125,817 of 150,000 (83.9%)
Lisa H - 190,465 of 250,000 (76.2%)
Jamie B - 216,908 of 300,000 (72.3%)
Mike M - 125,556 of 200,000 (62.8%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 1st, 2013, 5:50 pm

Izzzmeister wrote:All hands on deck, trying to outpace influenza! 24 of 66 members (36%) logged 280,155 total meters Wednesday! (Sorry, in my topsy-turvy world Wednesday comes after Thursday!)

To those of you suffering time warp distortion ("It's just a jump... to the left..."), our daily posts got discombobulated on the way over the Interwebs. Here is a link back to Thursday's numbers...

Izzzmeister wrote:
Karen W - 2,160 First 2K+ ever! Woot!

Hey! We got a "Woot" out of Izz!!

Quatroux · Post by **Quatroux** » February 1st, 2013, 5:53 pm

Izzzmeister wrote:I'd done 6:42.6 ten days before in Indy for my coach!

You have a coach?!?!?! That's a good post, but I had to latch on to one thing and I chose that.

I tried to taper myself, but the VTC got in the way. I love these challenges, but all I did this month was row junk meters. It is my fault for rowing them, but I could have gained much more if I had stuck to the WP.

I'll kick myself later.

I've thought about doing Xeno Muller's 2k approach, negative splits, or just steady pace. I have instead decided to drink a cup of coffee and go beast mode the whole 2k

My face will be covered in tears from my eyes, snot from my nose, and blood from my ears

During the last 500m my heart will explode and they will cancel this race faster than ESPN's safety review of the X Games (which will be brief).

I'm actually going to do your plan and I'll start my sprint depending on how I feel. I think it will be early (500m) as I really think I'll be much faster than my last 2k. I will not be doing a power 10 or anything along the way.

Quatroux · Post by **Quatroux** » February 2nd, 2013, 12:59 pm

I had a great time racing today. I'll spare you the full story (it is here: http://www.c2forum.com/viewtopic.php?f= ... 07#p185507), but I set a new PR of 7:39.9. It was amazing. I could do that again 99 times and not get that last fraction of a second to be under 7:40.

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 2nd, 2013, 1:21 pm

Congratulations Andy!!!

I enjoyed your race report. What an experience. And how far you've come!!! You're an inspiration!

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 2nd, 2013, 1:35 pm

All hands on deck, keeping all the days of the week in order! A tired and true 8 of 65 members (12%) logged 54,008 total meters Friday!

Milestones achieved:
Kevin sailed past 1 million!! Way to row!!

Approaching milestones:
Jim is one row from 3.3M (-17,000m), Ron is closing on 1M (-35,106m), Cindy is nearing 700K (-44,398m), Amanda is taking a tern for 300K (-18,640m), Daiva is eyeing 150K (-14,500m), Brad is on final approach to 75K (-5,533m), and Karen is closing on 15K (-8,217m)

Posted Meters:
Jim C - 16,000 No downtime!
Amanda G - 9,510 Never left the erg!
Kevin K - 7,378 BIG!!
Cindy R - 7,332 Rock -- er -- RECK star!
Ron M - 5,000 Cool down from yesterday...

Brad G - 4,373 Solid!!
Daiva S - 4,000 Back in the habit!
Karen W - 415 Sweet!

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 2nd, 2013, 1:51 pm

Still a few challenge meters trickling in... 2 of 74 members (3%) logged 33,017 total meters Friday!

Posted Meters:
Kevin K - 3,017
Guy K - 30,000

Challenge Goals - Day 31 of 31 (100.0%):
Pat M - 147,067 of 100,000 (147.1%)
Dale C - 417,058 of 300,000 (139.0%)
Jonathan R - 300,244 of 250,000 (120.1%)
Kyle J - 591,000 of 500,000 (118.2%)
Tara V - 111,981 of 100,000 (112.0%)
Adam M - 279,599 of 250,000 (111.8%)
David W - 847,461 of 800,000 (105.9%)
Rachel B - 105,261 of 100,000 (105.3%)
Mark S - 104,057 of 100,000 (104.1%)
Cindy R - 112,592 of 110,000 (102.4%)
Mark E - 251,340 of 250,000 (100.5%)
Brent C - 100,243 of 100,000 (100.2%)
Amanda G - 150,001 of 150,000 (100.0%)
Ron M - 200,001 of 200,000 (100.0%)
Jim C - 375,000 of 375,000 (100.0%)
Andy I - 400,000 of 400,000 (100.0%)

Yisroel H - 278,458 of 300,000 (92.8%)
Margaret W - 125,817 of 150,000 (83.9%)
Lisa H - 190,465 of 250,000 (76.2%)
Jamie B - 216,908 of 300,000 (72.3%)
Mike M - 125,556 of 200,000 (62.8%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 2nd, 2013, 1:53 pm

I think I'll make this the final report... Thanks to all on a great VTC!! 2 of 74 members (3%) logged 15,459 total meters Saturday!

Posted Meters:
Sheryl M - 3,428
Tyrone P - 12,031

Challenge Goals - Day 31 of 31 (100.0%):
Pat M - 147,067 of 100,000 (147.1%)
Dale C - 417,058 of 300,000 (139.0%)
Jonathan R - 300,244 of 250,000 (120.1%)
Kyle J - 591,000 of 500,000 (118.2%)
Tara V - 111,981 of 100,000 (112.0%)
Adam M - 279,599 of 250,000 (111.8%)
David W - 847,461 of 800,000 (105.9%)
Rachel B - 105,261 of 100,000 (105.3%)
Mark S - 104,057 of 100,000 (104.1%)
Cindy R - 112,592 of 110,000 (102.4%)
Mark E - 251,340 of 250,000 (100.5%)
Brent C - 100,243 of 100,000 (100.2%)
Amanda G - 150,001 of 150,000 (100.0%)
Ron M - 200,001 of 200,000 (100.0%)
Jim C - 375,000 of 375,000 (100.0%)
Andy I - 400,000 of 400,000 (100.0%)

Yisroel H - 278,458 of 300,000 (92.8%)
Margaret W - 125,817 of 150,000 (83.9%)
Lisa H - 190,465 of 250,000 (76.2%)
Jamie B - 216,908 of 300,000 (72.3%)
Mike M - 125,556 of 200,000 (62.8%)
Heather R - 66,000 of 150,000 (44.0%)
Deb J - 19,789 of 50,000 (39.6%)
Bernie J - 28,872 of 75,000 (38.5%)

Quatroux · Post by **Quatroux** » February 2nd, 2013, 3:45 pm

damselfly wrote:Kevin sailed past 1 million!! Way to row!!

Congrats to Kevin on the big season milestone!!!!

dpw4812 · Post by **dpw4812** » February 2nd, 2013, 5:36 pm

Congrats Andy on your PB. Great job. Well get some rest before our next challenge, but I am heading over to do the military challenge I need to get my meters in if I am ever going to get my goal. I will be back after this one is over.

Semper Fi.

David

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 2nd, 2013, 6:40 pm

dpw4812 wrote:Congrats Andy on your PB. Great job. Well get some rest before our next challenge, but I am heading over to do the military challenge I need to get my meters in if I am ever going to get my goal. I will be back after this one is over.

Semper Fi.

David

Row strong, David!!

damselfly · Post by **damselfly** » February 3rd, 2013, 3:53 pm

Our Erginator David has slipped overboard for MilChal 2013 to row with his fellow Marines!! Row strong, man! Meanwhile a semper fit 15 of 64 members (23%) logged 119,063 total meters Saturday!

Milestones achieved:
John hit 1.4M!!

Approaching milestones:
Andy is on approach to 2.3M (-30,092m), Adam is closing on 2.1M (-43,520m), Matthew is approaching 1.8M (-37,688m), Tyrone is nearing 900K (-35,169m), Cindy is stalkcing 700K (-37,683m), Mike is eyeing 600K (-17,397m), Barbara is in the hunt for 200K (-16,475m), Daiva and Sheryl are approaching 150K (-9,500m and -15,376m), and Karen is building towards 15K (-7,183m). Row, row, row your ergs!

This week's frequent rowers (Sat 1/26 through Fri 2/1):
Adam M, Dale C, Kevin K & Kyle J - 6
Amanda G, Andy I, Brad G, David W, Glenn Y, Jamie B, Jim C, John S, Mark E & Rachel B - 5
Barbara B, Cindy R, Daiva S, Lisa H & Yisroel H - 4

Posted Meters:
John S - 16,173 Kickin'!
Matthew R - 15,000 Big!
Tyrone P - 12,031 Super!
Adam M - 10,000 Solid!
Mark E - 10,000 Excellent!
Lisa H - 9,057 Pain finally lessening...
Jamie B - 8,137 Over his "no-row-virus"!!

Mark S - 7,167 Brewing up some good meters!
Cindy R - 6,715 Looking good!!
Barbara B - 5,235 Not letting up after an outstanding challenge showing!
Andy I - 5,086 SWEAT-meters count too!!
Mike M - 5,000 Solid!
Daiva S - 5,000 Building!
Sheryl M - 3,428 Sweet!
Karen W - 1,034 Two-fer!!

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