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Do we know when the 2009 WIRC is likely to be held?

Please let it be 22nd Feb (as I might be in California from 9th thru 20th and can probably wangle flying home via Boston).

Citroen wrote:
Please let it be 22nd Feb (as I might be in California from 9th thru 20th and can probably wangle flying home via Boston).

What part of California?

Bob S.

Bob S. wrote:What part of California?

The IBM Development Lab at 555 Bailey Ave, San Jose, CA 95141.
I can't tell you why or I'd have to shoot you.

Citroen wrote:Do we know when the 2009 WIRC is likely to be held?

Please let it be 22nd Feb (as I might be in California from 9th thru 20th and can probably wangle flying home via Boston).

They are on 22nd Feb Dougie:
http://www.crash-b.org/

i have had a count down on my whiteboard in my dorm for about 40 days.


I CAN'T WAIT.



Sub 7 this year


25 seconds faster than last year? yeah, i can do it.

I am going for the first time and just hoping not to come in last!

Not going to CA (to watch the Tour of California) to do the Bs.

I'll be going for the first time also. My goal is to be sub 6:30 by then and I am working with a coach to get there. need to shave about 10 seconds off my PB

well since I'm here I may as well go!

Sub 6:20? It's a long shot, but I'm hoping.

-Trevor

I am also going for the first time. I think I must be crazy. I just started back indoor rowing a couple of months ago and completing the holiday challenge made me think it would be fun.

I want to not finish last also. I am 52yr old woman, oh yuk 53 by then and really enjoy the rowing. 5'4, 145lbs.

But reading all of the training things is making me think I am nuts.

I row 6 days a week, 5am before work for 25-30 minutes. I have been doing this for 3 months. I don't really understand the training sites. Does rest mean rest? or does it me row very slow. I have never had any formal training for rowing. I think my technique is ok, because I have watched every site I can.

Any sugestions?

Kathy,

The whole idea of doing the Bs is daunting to say the least.

I have never trained for any type of competition before. I discovered the Pete Plan Beginning Training program (http://thepeteplan.wordpress.com/beginner-training/). It is a simple yet effective plan without a lot of technical jargon. I found that it to be a great jumping off point for learning about the sport. I am within a couple of week of finishing it up and am able to now look at the other plans (including the regular Pete Plan and the Wolverine Plan) and figure out which one will work for me.

Rest can mean either passive or active rest. I mostly do passive rest during intervals (by which I mean I slow walk of a lap around the gym). Then I row slowly for about 45" before the next interval starts (active rest). As far as I can tell active or passive rest is a completely personal decision.

One thing I found very helpful was to do a 2k test. This will give you an idea of where you will finish if you compare it to the results of the last couple of years. Also ranking my results on the online ranking site (http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/log_ ... 03/log.asp) was great. It gave me a sense of where I fall in relation to people in my own group (F/30s/Hwt) versus people on the forums who are WAY faster than I am.

I am sure you do fine at the Bs. Though I am still completely nervous (regardless of what I said above).

Emily

Happy New Year.

thanks Emily. I am glad to hear you mention the time vs people in these forums. I was thinking I must be crazy when you see the times people post.

I think I am doing well enough and just like to be competitive even if I do not have a chance in winning.

thanks for your input with the training. I am trying to come up with the most effective damper setting. I have read so much about the strokes per minute and so I started to experiment to find out which setting will bring my strokes down and speed up. I guess I have come to the temporary conclusion that low 3 works pretty well, but I usually still end up with around 29-30 strokes. Can that be because I am only 5'4 and have a shorter stroke in general? -- anyone?

Kathy

I've been rowing/erging for a long time. I've slowly reduced the damper setting and raised the stroke rate (finding it similar to shifting to an easier gear for climbing hills in cycling). I think your numbers are about right, but I also think it's better to synch your breathing with your stroke, and let the rate fall where it does. Faster rates require real good form or you lose efficiency. It might be better to force yourself to a slow rate until your form is almost second nature (although, when I'm really pushing hard or real tired, I still have to think about it or I get sloppy). Don't put too much thought into it, just make it feel comfortable.

When I first started I got a cheapo full length mirror and mounted it sideways so I could see myself. I then put a piece of plywood with the proper layback angle marked on it on my other side, also visible in the mirror, so I could see if I was doing that right (most beginners, including me way back then, tend to lean way too far back and pull the handle up to their chins, almost). That mirror really helped my form.

Good luck at the CRASH-Bs!

CRASH B registration is open now - i'm registered

romad63 wrote:CRASH B registration is open now - i'm registered

I just registered...gulp.

Two weeks to go - i'm right where I want to be and starting to taper