Taff Attack

Daren · Post by **Daren** » March 30th, 2006, 3:52 pm

mumbles wrote:
Citroen wrote:Owen, Is that for the 2008 Beijing or 2012 London Olympics?
2012, and i expect all availible Taffs to be there

Owen (chasin the dream! (:D )

I'd planned on trying to see some of the 1012 regatta anyway,but if you're in it I'll make sure! (Well, inasmuch as I have any idea what I'll be up to in 6 years' time...)

Krysta Coleman · Post by **Krysta Coleman** » March 30th, 2006, 6:38 pm

mumbles wrote:Hi guys, just heard i got a place on the WCS programme, absolutley chuffed to bits, they are coming down to see me early next week!

Wow, Owen! That's awesome! Congrats.

- Krysta

paulv · Post by **paulv** » March 30th, 2006, 7:03 pm

Owen, unbelieveable mate, just unbelievable. Fantastic news, Congrats, Paul

Brendo · Post by **Brendo** » March 30th, 2006, 7:39 pm

Owen - sounds fantastic but could you let a very old and very stupid Taff, living on the otherside of the world in sunny Brisbane, know what WCS is.

Brendin

Citroen · Post by **Citroen** » March 30th, 2006, 7:45 pm

Brendo wrote:Owen - sounds fantastic but could you let a very old and very stupid Taff, living on the otherside of the world in sunny Brisbane, know what WCS is.

Brendin

WCS is "World Class Start". It's a training program for rowers to get them into the Great Britain squad. Graham Benton is in WCS.

http://www.oara-rowing.org/render.aspx? ... s=1,48,131

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » March 30th, 2006, 8:37 pm

mumbles wrote:Hi guys, just heard i got a place on the WCS programme, absolutley chuffed to bits, they are coming down to see me early next week!

Owen

WOW!!!!!!!!

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » March 30th, 2006, 10:25 pm

Last shot at the Rugby test. Better than before, but the last 750 was a killer and I almost lost everything I gained during the first 4 intervals.

11:48.1 av 1:48.9 37

1K 3:42.8 1:51.4 33 Oh, piece of cake
750 2:43.9 1:49.2 36 I can make it I guess
500 1:45.8 1:45.8 38 this is starting to feel crumby
250 50.4 1:40.8 46 what a joke, I'm going to get whiplash
750 2:45.3 1:50.2 34 when will this thing END???!!....

ON SLIDES

adambalogh · Post by **adambalogh** » March 30th, 2006, 11:40 pm

Carla

Great job on the CTC Rugby Test!

now comes the 10k !!!

Adam

PhilT · Post by **PhilT** » March 31st, 2006, 8:36 am

A last shot at the Rugby test.

I'd forgotten how hard this erging is. Not really knowing what state of fitness I am really in, I decided to have a go at keeping a pace of 1.39.0 for all pieces. Figured that when I did this 10 days ago avg of 1.40 was not too painful and prior to my accident I was rowing at around 1.38.

The last 500Metres of final set were a real struggle, I was very close to dropping the handle.

1,000 Metres - 3.16.9 : 138.5
750Metres - 2.28.6 : 1.39
500 Metres - 1.39.0 : 1.39
250 Metres - 49.6 : 1.39.2
750 Metres - 2.33.0 : 1.42

Total time 10.47.1 Pace 1.39.6

Anyway glad its over now, Physio has told me not to do more than 10 mins at a time and so theoreticaly 10K is out for a couple of weeks.

Phil

adambalogh · Post by **adambalogh** » March 31st, 2006, 8:40 am

Phil

Nicely done with the Rubgy Test!

Adam

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » March 31st, 2006, 8:55 am

Unless someone is really inspired today, we're in 4th on this one. It won't be me!

Hey Phil, how in the world can you be rowing that hard such a short time after being on the bench for your leg. Great row! ...Maybe you shouldn't rule out a 10K in 10 minutes, come on, give it a shot!

This will be my last real erging month--have to train up to get a marathon done and then I'll let myself out doors to bike and will probably not erg all that much all through spring and summer. Though I don't know, if the CTC challenges keep coming I may end up erging more this year than usual because it's fun, in an awful sort of way!

mrs T · Post by **mrs T** » March 31st, 2006, 9:24 am

Well if Phil's having a final go I am not one to shirk!
1000 3.55.6 1.57.8
750 2.58.3 1.58.8
500 1.58.3 1.58.3
250 0.57.0 1.54.0
750 3.02.2 2.01.4(and struggling)

I was aiming to beat the female above me and did it, however Carla and Krista ar well off my radar on this one!
Phil says that it was good that I nearly blacked out after the first 750m I am not convinced!!
Does anyone know how you work out your pace on 10k or is it just guess work???
And Carla could you please explain what the slides do as Phil and I are sratching our heads as to how and why???
Helen

Daren · Post by **Daren** » March 31st, 2006, 9:32 am

mrs T wrote:And Carla could you please explain what the slides do as Phil and I are sratching our heads as to how and why???

Slides are dollies/rails that the C" erg sits on and they allow the erg to move underneath the rower. When rowing, you more or less stay stationary, while the erg moves back and forth. See http://www.concept2.co.uk/rower/slide.php

Brendo · Post by **Brendo** » March 31st, 2006, 9:47 am

Does anyone know how you work out your pace on 10k or is it just guess work???

I don't know how to work it out but my times seem to progress quite smoothly up distances

500 - 1:43.6
1000 - 1:48.4
2000 - 1:54.4
5000 - 2:02.6
30min - 2:03.9
6000 - 2:04.3
10000 - 2:08.1
60min 2:12.7
21,097 - 2:13.8
Marathon - I'll wait until Carla gives me a time to aim at

I'm only at 4 months on the machine so the times themselves are not great but the "curve" seems about right.

MarkP might have some better maths to calculate a good pace

I'm hoping to do a few 10K PB's during the month to get it down to about 2:06ish, we'll see - I'm tempted to do my first one in 15 minutes as that's 1st April down here in Aus.

I reckon you are at about 2:18 at the start of the month down to about 2:12 by the end

and if Phil breaks his other leg and rows one handed I might end up in the same boat as him:-)

Brendin

mrs T · Post by **mrs T** » March 31st, 2006, 9:55 am

Brendo wrote: I reckon you are at about 2:18 at the start of the month down to about 2:12 by the end

and if Phil breaks his other leg and rows one handed I might end up in the same boat as him:-)

Brendin

I was beating him when he was rowing arms only so it's tempting

although it is quite useful having both legs functioning for children taxiing service!

I was going to try about 2.15 as I think thats what I can row comfortably at but I will have to leave it for a day or so now. Good luck with yours
Helen