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I gave blood Friday, and I knew today would be a throw-away day because of it, but I tried for a PB on the 10K, made it about 60% of the way and then fizzled out. Will keep giving it a try until I nail it. Shooting for 36:00, which I know I can do.
I'm genuinely excited for you. I can't wait to hear how it goes.The Blacksmith wrote:Well, I've been training for the Blackburn Challenge for a while now. You must complete it in no more than 6 hours. I did a "test" paddle today on the Hudson River. Kingston to Saugerties and back-about 22 mile near as I can figure. Against the tide both ways (falling tide leaving Kingston, rising leaving Saugerties). Did it in 6 hours and 40 minutes. 5 or 6 stops of maybe 2 minutes each. It's going to be close-wish me luck on the 14th.
Since rowing is supposed to be 70% legs, 20% upper body & 10% arms, the more you can transfer to your legs, and the more firmly you're lodged in, the faster you'll go, and the less tired you'll be. (Your legs are made for repetitive exercise, your arms much less so.) And yes, the adrenaline, and the pace of others, will get you to the finish line under the time limit. I'd still do a couple more trial runs, tho.The Blacksmith wrote:Thanks Everyone!! Kind thoughts and encouragement helpActually I think I did quite well yesterday. It ended up over 90 and humid-and I'm not sore today. I'm sure part of the problem was lack of hydration and too much heat. I am putting a footbrace in the dory which will make it much more efficient. There is no footbrace now so you get much less power in the stroke-once I can use my legs more, I'm sure it'll pick up my pace.
Thanks again,
Mark
We used to vacation around there. We'd stay at the Kingston Holiday Inn, go up to Taconic State Park, go to the waterfalls around there (I think it was called BishBash Falls, by the NY/CT/Mass. border), or west to the Ellenville area. Gorgeous area, we even took a cabin up there one year.The Blacksmith wrote:...I did a "test" paddle today on the Hudson River. Kingston to Saugerties and back-about 22 mile near as I can figure...
Personally, I try to use the advantage of upper body strength, so I train at 7.CONLEJM wrote:Does anyone have advice on how to best use the damper in their training? Lately I've been training with the damper set at 7 or 8, and then when I try for a PB I drop it to 5. That seems to work well. However I noticed when I do shorter distances (< 2K meters), it seems beneficial to keep the damper at a higher level. Just wondering how other people train. Thanks!
Here’s how I train (thanks for asking):At any damper setting, though, you can choose to row easy or row hard. Most people initially prefer to use the higher damper settings (7 to 10) for rowing hard because they don’t have to move as fast to generate a lot of power. Moving more slowly gives you more time during the drive to coordinate the stroke. At a low damper setting (1 to 3), you need to coordinate your drive more quickly in order to generate power. Rowing at a high stroke rate is another way of “moving faster to generate higher power,” but there is a trade-off as “wasted energy” becomes a factor, particularly if your goal is to achieve your best time for a set distance.http://www.crossfit.com/journal/library ... Rowing.pdf
Do you really want to look behind the curtain and see the real Izz???The Blacksmith wrote:Hey Izz-if you're ever around the area-I'm about 10 minutes from the Holiday Inn
I switched to the Alfred E Newman pic because he looks like a slightly better looking version of me, sans eyepatch and fencing scar. Mark would recognize me immediately, and start beating me about the head & shoulders with an iron hummingbird.Quatroux wrote:Do you really want to look behind the curtain and see the real Izz???The Blacksmith wrote:Hey Izz-if you're ever around the area-I'm about 10 minutes from the Holiday Inn