6:28 2K

leadville · Post by **leadville** » February 6th, 2010, 9:09 pm

mikvan52 wrote:Come on guys let's stay on topic... Wasn't ranger just replying to the studies of Cadillac Drift

yowser, yowser, yowser!

Kind of a dry subject, I must admit...

Hey...!...?
What about time predictions if our hero makes it to his appointed erg tomorrow..

My entry (no betting) .....6:48.3

I agree, betting is bad! Bad, betting, bad!

Instead, I'll GIVE you two beers in Boston it's under that, and you'll GIVE me one beer if it isn't (this factors in the DNF thingie)

ranger · Post by **ranger** » February 7th, 2010, 2:47 am

Rocket Roy wrote:
ranger wrote:

That's probably why I can beat both of them on the erg--by a lot.

In fact, when I am fully trained this year, I'll beat them both by a country mile.

30 seconds over 2K

7 seconds per 500m

Close to a mile in a 60min row

ranger
Except when it comes to racing eh Rich ?

Who is racing this year, Roy?

If you don't show up and race, who knows how fast you are?

I have been in lots of races and done well.

You weren't in them.

My lwt 2K pb is 6:28, done at BIRC when I was just shy of 53.

I have worked for five years now to improve on that.

I think I will, but I suppose we'll have to wait and see if I do.

Wish me luck.

Your best lwt row in a race so far is 6:38.

I wish you luck on improving that, too.

I have a month of hard sharpening ahead of me, and five races, to bring up my racing engines and bring down my 2K time.

These were the results last year, when I wasn't even preparing to race.

RANKING RESULTS 2009
Indoor Rower | Individual and Race Results | 2000m | Men's | Lightweight | Custom Age Range (55–59) | 2009 Season

You are number 1 of 95
View your Ranking

1 Rich Cureton 58 Ann Arbor MI USA 6:41.0 RACE
2 Rocketroy Brook 57 GBR 6:43.8 RACE
3 Photo Email this rower John Busk 55 Slangerup GBR 6:47.5 RACE
4 Mike Van Beuren 56 Annapolis MD USA 6:50.0 RACE
5 Brian Leonard Phipps 59 Rongotea Manawatu NZL 6:56.9 RACE
5 Rolf Meek 58 Oslo NOR 6:56.9 IND

ranger

ranger · Post by **ranger** » February 7th, 2010, 4:48 am

Everything is going off according to plan so far.

Got up, drank a little coffee, warmed up on the erg, and made weight.

So I am off to Cincinnati.

It's about 3:30 a.m. here.

Hope the weather isn't _too_ nasty on the roads.

It's about a four hour drive to Cincinnati from Ann Arbor.

ranger

hjs · Post by **hjs** » February 7th, 2010, 5:57 am

mikvan52 wrote:Come on guys let's stay on topic... Wasn't ranger just replying to the studies of Cadillac Drift

yowser, yowser, yowser!

Kind of a dry subject, I must admit...

Hey...!...?
What about time predictions if our hero makes it to his appointed erg tomorrow..

My entry (no betting) .....6:48.3

I go for 7.04

Steve G · Post by **Steve G** » February 7th, 2010, 6:37 am

What time is the main event folks?
Will it push the Super Bowl thingy off the sports papers

I will go for 6.49 or DNF, I read no mention of eating in Rich's earlier post, perhaps the weight still isnt fixed!
Steve

hjs · Post by **hjs** » February 7th, 2010, 6:44 am

Steve G wrote:What time is the main event folks?
Will it push the Supe Bowl thingy off the sports papers
I will go for 6.49 or DNF, I read no mention of eating in Rich's earlier post, perhaps the weight still isnt fixed!
Steve

He is still around 165 pre work out he says, so he indeed is still in danger off a DN weigh in.
Remember a few bircs back, he overnight suddenly ballooned up

, if we believe him on his words then.

The time table is a few postings back. 10.00 I believe local time.

NavigationHazard · Post by **NavigationHazard** » February 7th, 2010, 6:50 am

ranger, posted 12:48 am server time wrote:It's about 3:30 a.m. here.

It's about a four hour drive to Cincinnati from Ann Arbor.

ranger

3:45 am, most likely (server time seems to be set a tad fast). Gonna be cutting it fairly close if the race actually is at 9:00 as scheduled and the meet is following Crash-B weigh-in guidelines. You might recall those specify a weigh-in between two and one hours prior to the specific event. This implies no later than 8 am if taken seriously. That in turn implies 4:15 at most to drive through Cincinnati, cross the Ohio into KY, find the venue, park, check in and weigh in. And it's 250-260 miles depending on how you get out of Ann Arbor....

Byron Drachman · Post by **Byron Drachman** » February 7th, 2010, 7:30 am

His starting time is listed at 10:00:

http://www.cjrc.net/pdfs/Indoor_final_heats.pdf

In confess that I am surprised. I didn't think he would go.

Typical of Ranger, there is always something wrong. He listed himself as a member of University of Michigan. He is not a member of any rowing club as far as I know. He is not a member of the Varsity Crew or Crew Club at the University of Michigan. He should have listed himself as unaffiliated.

NavigationHazard · Post by **NavigationHazard** » February 7th, 2010, 7:33 am

The feet could still freeze 'twixt the parking lot and the door. Among other calamities waiting to happen....

mikvan52 · Post by **mikvan52** » February 7th, 2010, 8:32 am

ranger wrote:Everything is going off according to plan so far.

Got up, drank a little coffee, warmed up on the erg, and made weight.

So I am off to Cincinnati.

As his Caddy drifted down the road, our innovative and perpetually youthful bard of the erg thought about his race plan.
"Everyt'ing is going off to plan so far", he thought to himself. But I did just row for two hours on the erg to bring myself down to weight." He consulted his race plan over coffee, an excellent diuretic.
"#1 muscle grease √
.#2 DLS √
.#3 ego √√
.#4 hard sharpening ?
.#5 enough time to make it to venue (hmmm)
.#6 190 max heart rate ☃ "

The list went on and on. He hoped that this was the day that the rowing world would finally see, finally comprehend, appreciate, value, salute, kowtow to, his brilliance: his stupendous contribution to training das Ergo. He saw lights, brightest in the heavens, shining on his name, on top of a list.

"Monsieur Curéton, Chevalier du Table Rond, avec ses amis:
Zatopek, Spracklen, Ebbensen"

"Boy does that have a nice ring to it! he mused.
Now about that time, 6:28.............................................................................................................................."

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Steve G · Post by **Steve G** » February 7th, 2010, 8:47 am

Dont think I would want to travel that far on the day for an early start time, too much left to chance there!
I did once travel from my house up to Glasgow area in Scotland for the Scottish IRC, 270 mile drive, I was a mere passenger though, think we had a 12 noon start time then. Stopped over the night after for lots of beer

Do we have a cub reporter awaiting in Cincinatti, trench coat, cap, notebook etc!!

mikvan52 · Post by **mikvan52** » February 7th, 2010, 9:34 am

ranger wrote:I'll beat them (Roy and others) by a country mile.

30 seconds over 2K

ranger

Rocket Roy wrote: Except when it comes to racing eh Rich ?

ranger wrote: Who is racing this year, Roy?

If you don't show up and race, who knows how fast you are?

I have been in lots of races and done well.

You weren't in them.

And how many rowing races has Rich done in the 2010 season which began May 1 2009 (Concept 2's "New Year") ? So when ranger says he has been in "lots of races": I wonder: 'Which are those in the last nine months?'

Answer as of Feb. 6 , 2010… None reported....

& (!) The “races” where Rich rowed in ’09 did not include any other 55-59 lwts as far as I recall. ROY, OTOH, showed for the big one… Boston: and won

pictured left to right:
John Busk, Roy Brook, Mike van Beuren
(Mary vB photo)

The afficiandos of our minute age-group will remember that in Feb. '09 Roy posted the WB time. Later, Rich "time-trialed" his 6:41.. 2 seconds faster than Roy. In 2009 Rich boasted that he would reset the WR with each and every row. (I'm not kidding!) All of this was documented in his C2.uk blog which he has since deleted {poof!}.
Thanks for cleaning up cyberspace, Rich.

Byron Drachman · Post by **Byron Drachman** » February 7th, 2010, 9:49 am

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lintonwilson · Post by **lintonwilson** » February 7th, 2010, 10:22 am

He's Here!!!

NavigationHazard · Post by **NavigationHazard** » February 7th, 2010, 10:23 am

Ooh, can you check the weigh-in?

Good luck with your own race! Let's not forget what's really at stake!