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Gilesyb
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A bunch of new PBs

Post by Gilesyb » April 26th, 2006, 4:22 pm

:o

Well, they all come in a rush, don't they?

About 2 weeks back, finally broke 6:40 for the 2k, a long time goal. This gave me the courage to go for a h/m, and while I was a bit disappointed, 1:20:25.4 is a new PB (was after that 1:20:00 level, of course).

Those half marathons are different from everything else, I find: the last 20 mins at 1:57 was what did for it, but my knackered arms could not manage it in any way.

Then this week: my biggest bugbear, the 6k, finally vanquished, in 21:22.8 which was 14 seconds better. This meant I felt relaxed about the 1k yesterday, though 2 PB's like that meant today's, the hour, in 16014, was a few metres down on what it could have been.

Pity, because getting into the top 10% for every distance by end year was the goal. Still, what fun!

Thanks for listening . . .
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Post by johnnybike » April 26th, 2006, 4:57 pm

Nice FMs ancho and Polaco and all sorts of new PBs there Gilesyb.
I have some Tanita scales and I am generally around 17%. I don't think they have an athlete mode, but if it did it would obviously be right for me :lol:
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2K [b]7:06:1[/b] | 5K [b]18:35.2[/b] | 10K [b]37.47.9[/b] | 30mins [b]7899[/b] | 60mins [b]15577[/b] | HM [b]82:33.3[/b] FM [b]2:50:48[/b]
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Post by snowitall » April 26th, 2006, 5:10 pm

RowtheRockies wrote:I gather by your user name and avatar you are an avid boarder. Must be kind of hard to do in Texas! I switched from skiing to boarding about 7 years ago and live about 2.5 hours from Breckenridge where we do most of our riding.
This winter was the first for quite a few years I haven't boarded, my wife had a baby in July. I figure that as soon as he can walk we can put him on skis :lol: and we can get back up in the mountains. Hopefully back on the board next season.

I used to ski also, but switched over to the dark side 6 years ago :twisted: On those big powder days it's just too much fun on a single plank.

Skiing in Texas is done on a lake, I found that out the first time I walked in to a ski shop here :D

Coincidentally my avatar photo was taken at Breckenridge on a bitterly cold and windy day in December 2003.

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Post by johnlvs2run » April 29th, 2006, 11:48 am

snowitall wrote:You can check out the video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ7PyhdD7Ag
You have a lot of strength.

I think as you keep developing, you will soon be under 6:40.

Where do you get the huge screen for RP?
bikeerg 75 5'8" 155# - 18.5 - 51.9 - 568 - 1:52.7 - 8:03.8 - 20:13.1 - 14620 - 40:58.7 - 28855 - 1:23:48.0
rowerg 56-58 5'8.5" 143# - 1:39.6 - 3:35.6 - 7:24.0 - 18:57.4 - 22:49.9 - 7793 - 38:44.7 - 1:22:48.9 - 2:58:46.2
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Marathon plus a million

Post by gcanyon » April 29th, 2006, 4:55 pm

My previous best at the marathon (my first and only marathon) was 03:41:48.9 back in January.

Today, I did 3:13:04.7, just a little improvment ;-)

As a bonus, I passed the million meter mark toward the end of the marathon.
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Post by snowitall » April 29th, 2006, 11:01 pm

John Rupp wrote:Where do you get the huge screen for RP?
It's an Epson Powerlite S3 projector, and I got it direct from Epson
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/cons ... d=53540923

I signed up for their email list and they sent me a discount voucher, which I used. They also were running a mail in rebate for a free 83 inch projector screen which was worth another $200.

I went for an LCD projector, instead of a DLP because some peolple can notice a rainbow effect with DLP when you move your head, and when I'm rowing my head moves a lot, especially when I'm tired :-)
I thought it wasn't worth the risk.

Regarding the projection screen, it does make things a little brighter and a touch sharper, but the picture was still very good even when I just projected directly onto the wall. I'm not sure the screen is essential.

The price of these projectors is coming down all the time, and is ideal for running Rowpro really big. I can also hook my DVD player up and watch a movie. I'm saving King Kong for when I'm finally fit enough for a marathon attempt :lol:

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Post by johnlvs2run » April 30th, 2006, 12:08 am

Thanks, that screen is fantastic!

Yikes, $749, the price is fantastic too. :lol:
bikeerg 75 5'8" 155# - 18.5 - 51.9 - 568 - 1:52.7 - 8:03.8 - 20:13.1 - 14620 - 40:58.7 - 28855 - 1:23:48.0
rowerg 56-58 5'8.5" 143# - 1:39.6 - 3:35.6 - 7:24.0 - 18:57.4 - 22:49.9 - 7793 - 38:44.7 - 1:22:48.9 - 2:58:46.2
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Post by Hennie Martini » May 1st, 2006, 1:46 pm

New 5k pb (first row of the new season!!) :lol:

5k...17:26.6....1:44.7....spm 29

splits:
..1000m....1:42.1
..1000m....1:43.8
..1000m....1:45.0
..1000m....1:46.4
..1000m....1:46.1

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Post by tomhz » May 1st, 2006, 2:05 pm

great Hennie!

Am i right that this was a 1 sec improvement over previous PB?

That must have been pretty tough, being somewhat fly-and-die?

Tom
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Post by Citroen » May 2nd, 2006, 7:43 am

New 500m PB 1:35.7 (-3.8secs)
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Post by Hennie Martini » May 2nd, 2006, 2:29 pm

tomhz wrote:great Hennie!

Am i right that this was a 1 sec improvement over previous PB?

That must have been pretty tough, being somewhat fly-and-die?

Tom
Yes Tom 0,7 sec. improvement. Did not thought I could do it (it was a little fly and die), but I kept on rowing and I did it. Next time more improvement.

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New 2K PB

Post by tennstrike » May 2nd, 2006, 9:06 pm

Old 7:22.1 - 10 March, 2006
596,000 WP meters
New 7:18.3 - 2 May, 2006

Splits

1st 500 1:49.9
2nd 500 1:49.9
3rd 500 1:49.6
4th 500 1:48.9
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500 1:38.7 | 1K 3:29.2 | 2K 7:16.9 | 5K 19:14.0 | 6K 23:12.3 | 10K 39:40.5 | Started rowing June05
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Re: New 2K PB

Post by Citroen » May 3rd, 2006, 4:02 am

tennstrike wrote: New 7:18.3 - 2 May, 2006
Well done. You can set your sights firmly on 7mins now.
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Post by krisi » May 3rd, 2006, 4:26 am

yesterday 500m in 1:38.0 in preparations to next week's 1000m....sub 3:30 is the goal....
500m [b]1:38.0[/b], 1000m ? , 2000m [b]7:37.3[/b], 10000m [b]40:46.8[/b]
5000m ?, HM [b]1:29:59.4[/b], 30min [b]7500m[/b], 60min [b]14451m[/b]
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Re: New 2K PB

Post by tennstrike » May 3rd, 2006, 8:50 am

Citroen wrote:
tennstrike wrote: New 7:18.3 - 2 May, 2006
Well done. You can set your sights firmly on 7mins now.
Thanks Dougie. My goal is sub 7 by January of next year, so I'm trying to knock off 0.1 seconds a week.

Saw your 1:35.7 for 500. Fantastic and really well done!

I must be doing something wrong. Since my 1:38.7 in late January I have tried twice for 1:36 and just can't seem to hold it under 1:39. Can't get the speed. I noticed yesterday that I was quite comfortably holding 1:50 and even the occasional 1:49 at 27 SPM. But when I try to translate the power to 31 - 32 SPM to get to a 1:36 (at 10 m/stroke), I almost fall off the seat. Any advice? Every third week I do 7 x 500 and am down to a roughly 1:48.5 average with the last piece under 1:47, so I am training for a little speed. I just can't seem to get the "real" speed I had that one day in January, even after 1M meters between then and now.

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