Ranger's training thread

[mikvan52]

http://i52.tinypic.com/301q6wj.jpg

(ranger's 10k OTW workout)

Dietz does 15k a day...
.......
BTW: Toggle the display over to avg pace, why don't you?



BTW: Doing all that biking is not going to help your sculling. Your weight is fine. Give the super endurance stuff a rest and post a decent performance fully trained at any weight.
There is no competition waiting for you in the 60's lwt ERG standings... You've claimed that yourself here on this thread!
Go Row against Flory, Spousta, Dietz, Meyer, Andersen, and the like on the water... They give you a 'tutorial' alright!... ....

As you've said all summer... Your perfect stroke is ready and you are "happy" with it.

Have you've given up on predicting your time in the Head of the Grand...
Seems that in ranger-world all that matters is the number of strokes a sculler takes per minute
Why not go out a 45 spm?

Anyway: I expect the crowds of sculling enthusiasts will gather by the finish line an exclaim in unison:
"Wow! Did you see that? He pulled it off! He sculled his final ten strokes at 30 spm!!! What a mensch!!!!

[PaulH]

At 60, I will outrow Caviston when he was 40.

So much for not making predictions any more...

[mikvan52]

Also missing from further ranger comment... An expression of intent to post a 2.5k sculling piece at any rate done to show how fast ONW actually goes these days...

What are you afraid of Rich?
Is getting old & slow so hard??
Is the realization the putting off OTW speed work for way too long finally getting through to you?

We'll miss you at the races.

What a waste! Such a nice boat, too. Never to be raced.. Tis a shame.

Lest I be confused with a 'nay-sayer', let me give you some positive reinforcement.

Consider taking your hard earned erg strength an testing you OTW speed with at least one 90-95% effort every twelve days.
THis is regular training... not sharpening...
I suggest 4 x 750m w/10m easy rowing in between...
Try somewhere between 26 and 32 spm and go at 5k- 3to 4 seconds pace (OTW)

See you it feels... Don't worry about the times...

your friend,
"StoneBoat"

[chgoss]

you're right, i'm out...

[Flipper21]

Every bloody one of you should be embarrassed with this thread. CHRONICALLY EMABARRASSED AT THAT.

This must rank as the most odious thread ever on C2. Some of you ought to know better.....really gentlemen, get a bloody grip.

What a disgrace to the erging/rowing community.

[KevJGK]

Every bloody one of you should be embarrassed with this thread. CHRONICALLY EMABARRASSED AT THAT.

This must rank as the most odious thread ever on C2. Some of you ought to know better.....really gentlemen, get a bloody grip.

What a disgrace to the erging/rowing community.

Mate, if you don't like it don't read it, some of us find it entertaining.

[ranger]

Dietz does 15k a day...

Yea.

I am going to push it to 20K OTW.

Plus all of that other stuff.

ranger

[ranger]

BTW: Doing all that biking is not going to help your sculling.

To each his own.

I disagree.

At the moment, I think that the biking is the most important thing I do.

Just like I thought that the two hours of sit ups and jumping rope that I did for so many years were the most important things that made it so that I coupd pull a lwt 6:28 on the erg at just shy of 53.

BTW, on my bike rides now, after a deluge of sweat for a hour or so, I start to cool off, even though I am working just as hard.

Interesting.

Steady State.

When this cooling off occurs in my biking, I am into my third hour of exercise.

When I do my rowing OTW, I have already done three hours of exercise.

ranger

[ranger]

you're right, i'm out...

Thank God.

One more asshole that no longer needs wiping.

ranger

[ranger]

Toggle the display over to avg pace, why don't you?

Why?

Training isn't a race.

I only have 2.5K of open water.

Then I have to turn around.

Again, and again, and again.

I'll be happy to come row with you on the Connecticut.

Stroke for stroke.

ranger

[ranger]

Dietz does 15k a day...

In terms of workload, I am doing the equivalent of about 60K a day.

Ultamarathon.

ranger

[ranger]

Either you spent a good deal of time eating something in excess of 7500 calories/day or else you weren't actually expending 5000 calories/day on exercise, or both.

Happy to have you come up and hang out in Door County, WI, for a couple of weeks in the summer, if you would like.

Eating starts at 4 p.m. with happy hour and tapas, salsa, chips, beer, wine, cheese, and bread.

Happy hours flows into dinner which contiinues until 8 p.m.

Yummy.

I get in four hours of exercise before everyone wakes up.

I start about 3 a.m. OTErg.

I am OTW at 5 a.m.

ranger

[ranger]

Have you given up on predicting your time in the Head of the Grand...

Heck no.

If I rate 26 spm, stroking easily, and kick it in over the last 500m, given good conditions, I should be under 2:10 pace.

I'll go up to Lansing several times between now and the middle of October and time myself over the course.

ranger

[ranger]

Is the realization the putting off OTW speed work for way too long finally getting through to you?

I don't have any interest in OTW speed work at the moment.

I am still just learning to row.

ranger

[ranger]

There is no competition waiting for you in the 60's lwt ERG standings.

True.

But if I pull a lwt 6:16 at 60, as I think I will, I can compete against these guys.

Notice that the first American is 6:19.2.


RANKING RESULTS 2010

Indoor Rower | Individual and Race Results | 2000m | Men's | Lightweight | All Ages | 2010 Season

1 Henrik Victor Stephansen 21 DEN 6:03.4 RACE
2 Tamas Varga 31 HUN 6:08.1 RACE
3 Steffen Bonde Jensen 20 DEN 6:08.3 RACE
4 Morten Jørgensen 24 DEN 6:10.1 RACE
5 Jeremie Azou 20 Avignon Sn FRA 6:11.3 RACE
6 Christian Hochbruck 20 GER 6:12.6 RACE
7 Maxime Goisset 24 Dole Ac FRA 6:12.7 RACE
8 Mario Gyr 24 CHE 6:13.0 RACE
9 Lucas Tramèr 20 CHE 6:15.2 RACE
10 Eskild Balschmidt Ebbesen 37 DEN 6:15.8 RACE
11 Thomas Baroukh 22 Versailles Cn FRA 6:15.9 RACE
12 Brice Menet 30 Lille Un FRA 6:16.0 RACE
13 Patrik Joye 22 CHE 6:17.2 RACE
14 Mark Mitchell 35 Bexhill-on-sea East Sussex GBR 6:18.1 RACE
15 John Preston 20 Reading Uni GBR 6:18.2 RACE
16 Silvan Zehnder 22 CHE 6:18.5 RACE
17 Simon Niepmann 24 CHE 6:18.8 RACE
18 Greg Flood 20 Tulsa Ok USA 6:19.2 RACE
19 Austin Meyer 19 Cohoes NY USA 6:19.9 RACE
20 Michael Wales 18 Seattle WA USA 6:20.6 IND

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