Ranger's training thread

[ranger]

Your dreaming mate...You should try and beat my 5km first

Been there, done that, as a lightweight, by 72 seconds, when I was 10 years older than you (just shy of 53), and didn't even know how to row, so not dreamin' at all, mate.

My 5K pb is 17:10.

Now that I know how to row, my 5K goal is 16:30.

ranger

[ranger]

bigger people (heavyweights) consistently beat lighter people (lightweights) is because bigger people have much greater oxygen carrying capacity, and the effect of their weight is minimized as rowing is not a weight bearing exercise

Really?

What is the world record in a 1x OTW for lightweights?

What is the world record in a 1x OTW for heavyweights?

ranger

[PaulH]

bigger people (heavyweights) consistently beat lighter people (lightweights) is because bigger people have much greater oxygen carrying capacity, and the effect of their weight is minimized as rowing is not a weight bearing exercise

Really?

What is the world record in a 1x OTW for lightweights?

What is the world record in a 1x OTW for heavyweights?

ranger

HWT - 6:33.35 - Mahé Drysdale
LWT - 6:47.82 - Zac Purchase

For completeness, here's the women's times:
HWT - 7:07.71 - Roumiana Neykova
LWT - 7:28.15 - Constanta Burcica-Pipota

[Byron Drachman]

June 28, 2010: I will enter a full round of head races in September and October.

June 29, 2010: I have told you my plans for racing OTW. At this point, I don't see any reason why I won't carry those plans out--exactly as stated.

June 1, 2007: If my training keeps going as well as it is but I don't row 6:20 this next year, I won't be much interested in competitive erging from now on. I'll just row OTW and use the erg for general conditioning.

March 10, 2008: This coming year should be fun! I will probably race OTW for the first time this next year, too. That will be exciting.

March 31, 2009: I will racing my 1x OTW for the first time., both sprint events and head events.

[lancs]

Ranger, do you tell lies to your family as well?

[ranger]

Ranger, do you tell lies to your family as well?

Sure.

How else do you stay married for 35 years these days, as I have?



If only ergs lied, huh, lancs?

Then they would be like the internet, and trolls like you could get along better on them.

But...

Ergs don't lie, so that game's up.

For those who row, divorce from the erg usually comes early.

Mike VB is giving up the erg, he says.

Will Rocket Roy ever erg again?

Dennis Hastings gave the erg up long ago.

Is Caviston still erging?

Where is Paul Flack these days?

Did Phil Morris take up bridge and checkers when he gave up erging?

Do you still erg, or do you just chase nurses in your spare time in doctorville?

ranger

[lancs]

Trolls like me? That's genuinely amusing...

[ranger]

Trolls like me? That's genuinely amusing...

What did you do today on the erg (or OTW, or both)?

What did you do on the erg yesterday?

What did you do on the erg the day before?

Are you racing at BIRC this year?

Are you racing at WIRC?

ranger

[ranger]

Sorry lancs.

Can't chat now.

Time to row OTW.

I have already erged 20K.

ranger

[ranger]

Dang my boat is fast!



ROW FLUID

ranger

[ranger]

Lancs?

Where _is_ lancs, anyway?

ranger

[mikvan52]

Ranger, do you tell lies to your family as well?

Sure.

How else do you stay married for 35 years these days, as I have?

I can almost hear all the "yes, dears" coming from Mme ranger...

[mikvan52]

my goal is (...)

ranger

I've a novel idea, Rich:

Why not save a Word file of all of these "goals" and then copy it to "Ranger's training thread" once each day... then you'd be done with the only purpose of your posting?
IOW: There's a distinct lack of training being reported here

...you might even change your "ranger" signature to
"IANRW" = I am now rowing well ....to reinforce your mojo.

[mikvan52]

Rich: I thought you'd be interested in this video of force curves by rowers (to return to the "left-leaning haystack" discussion.



You may know who Drew Ginn is(?)



Now here's something you'd like as a "high-drag" type of guy.... bungee cord rowing!


The discerning eye will notice two patches of black tape placed at the water-line to show how much the hull bounces during the stroke cycle.
Can't see them?
Look again in larger format: (2:00 into the vid' and beyond)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTWfBNWXzdk

Notice how the shots switch back and forth between bungee and no bungee

[jliddil]

At this point, I don't see any reason why I won't carry those plans out--exactly as stated.ranger

You will find a reason