Is this the kind of predictions you make to yourself when you race, too?mikvan52 wrote:I stand by a prediction
just out trolling the troll.ranger wrote: Are you a mole or something?
y ' gotta admit though, ranger's good value. An April fool for every day of the yearNavigationHazard wrote:Wackadoodle.
Naturally. That's why his name shows up at the head of the list for the WRs for 60 minutes and HM (his HM mark is nearly 2 minutes faster than the next one on the list, and 10 minutes faster than the best one I saw logged by you). It only doesn't seem like a distance row to you because you are so slow by comparison -- GB doesn't take nearly as long to cover the distance!ranger wrote: Sure, GB's rowing is certainly unbalanced toward power and foundational rowing rather than distance rowing.
In other words, he never does any real distance rowing at all.
Yeah, and it's turned out to be a real disaster, eh? You and Rupp...He never learned to row with a light stroke and substantial rate over long distances.
Actually it's because he's 6' 8 or 6' 9 and 280 pounds.whp4 wrote:That's why his name shows up at the head of the list for the WRs for 60 minutes and HM
Intelligence, and spelling abilities.Nosmo wrote:it is a complimentary statement about your natural ability but a harsh statement about your mental state, judgement, and intelligence.
You didn't answer the question.NavigationHazard wrote:Wackadoodle. Graham Benton has rowed farther for 60 minutes than anyone on the planet. He's also one of the 10 or so fastest humans ever over 2k. Only in Rangerworld could that kind of bookend be considered "massively unbalanced." And until somebody proves otherwise by going farther, by definition Graham's 60 minute row is the standard of what's humanly achievable. At any rating, spi or MPS combination.
As for GB's alleged "problems" on the water, I suggest you show up at Tideway Scullers' School and offer to seat-race him for a place in their viii. When they're done laughing at you maybe you can try to race seat-race Rocky or Rambo instead. When they're done laughing at you you can sit on the dock with them and watch really really talented rowers go by. Really fast. You might learn something from watching them.
No, Eskild does just fine with it.whp4 wrote:Yeah, and it's turned out to be a real disaster, eh?ranger wrote:He never learned to row with a light stroke and substantial rate over long distances.
Uh, no. Go strap on a weight belt and see how much faster you go. Put on thick shoes and see how much faster you go. If height and weight is all it takes, why aren't you any faster when you do so? And why aren't any of the other big guys closer to Benton's results?John Rupp wrote:
Actually it's because he's 6' 8 or 6' 9 and 280 pounds.
And yet, the GB rowing community thinks it is worth trying. Odd that no one has recognized your potential, or ranger's. Must be another C2 conspiracy against you guysHe doesn't win any contests where he pulls his own weight, not even rowing a boat on the water.
Wow what great logic. Is that what Benton does, put a concrete block on his head?whp4 wrote:Uh, no. Go strap on a weight belt and see how much faster you go. Put on thick shoes and see how much faster you go. If height and weight is all it takes, why aren't you any faster when you do so? And why aren't any of the other big guys closer to Benton's results?
What part of "he rows sweep in a Tideway viii" is so difficult?ranger wrote:You didn't answer the question.NavigationHazard wrote:Wackadoodle. Graham Benton has rowed farther for 60 minutes than anyone on the planet. He's also one of the 10 or so fastest humans ever over 2k. Only in Rangerworld could that kind of bookend be considered "massively unbalanced." And until somebody proves otherwise by going farther, by definition Graham's 60 minute row is the standard of what's humanly achievable. At any rating, spi or MPS combination.
As for GB's alleged "problems" on the water, I suggest you show up at Tideway Scullers' School and offer to seat-race him for a place in their viii. When they're done laughing at you maybe you can try to race seat-race Rocky or Rambo instead. When they're done laughing at you you can sit on the dock with them and watch really really talented rowers go by. Really fast. You might learn something from watching them.
What does GB rate for 2K OTW in his 1x?
ranger
You have it bassackwards. Your slow 2k is your slow 60' minus just 5.3. Benton's fast 2k is a whopping 13.2 seconds of pace better than the fastest 60' ever done on the planet.John Rupp wrote:Rod Freed .. 17132 meters in one hour .. 1:45.1 pace .. 2k+5.3
Current 50+ 2k wr .. Paul Siebach 6:25.1 .. 1:36.3 pace
Freed's hour at age 53 is the current 2k record + 8.8 seconds
It would be closer than this for an age 53 wr 2k performance.
Rich did a 2k in 6:28.0 at age 52.
If the age 53 mark was 6:30.0, then Freed's hour from that would be 2k+7.6 seconds.
I feel this is a good equivalency. My hour was about the same as Freed's, about 2k+5.3 seconds.
