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[debinapril]

For comment:

Planky, the MLWT in 384th place has an anomalous time for 750m. I understand the times of the Banana Boat schooldays crew and those of FF's Romper Room Junior Varsity. An honest effort is such if you arrive next week. Planky's time is a joke and should be removed imo.

Jack

Yes it's a funny one. Sometimes a rower will put in an incorrect entry by accident or use the wrong ID - some rowers have Hwt ID & Lwt ID. I'm sure it will be tidied up. Citroen (Dougie) is man for this.

Debbie

[Citroen]

For comment:

Planky, the MLWT in 384th place has an anomalous time for 750m. I understand the times of the Banana Boat schooldays crew and those of FF's Romper Room Junior Varsity. An honest effort is such if you arrive next week. Planky's time is a joke and should be removed imo.

Jack

It'll get cleaned up on 31st March if it's still there. Planky is a fully grown 75Kg male who should know how the CTC challenge and web site works.

[meerkats]

Well done you three, still on for Mud madness March 10000m glory

Jack Gilmore 67 Wilmington DE USA Forum Flyers 17
Hennie Martini 56 Oosterhout NB Forum Flyers NLD Forum Flyers 15
Henry Strieker 48 Amstelveen Forum Flyer. NLD Forum Flyers 15

And still on for Mad March Mud 5000m glory, keep it going people

Debbie Barber 56 Leicester GBR Forum Flyers 14
Frederic Dickie 59 Windham NH USA Forum Flyers 14
Jack Gilmore 67 Wilmington DE USA Forum Flyers 17
Lloyd Houghton 61 Victoria BC CAN Forum Flyers 13
Hennie Martini 56 Oosterhout NB Forum Flyers NLD Forum Flyers 15
Dexter Mohr 64 Leesburg VA USA Forum Flyers 12
Henry Strieker 48 Amstelveen Forum Flyer. NLD Forum Flyers 15
Chris Whale 45 Bristol Forum Flyers GBR Forum Flyers 19

[meerkats]

Fred Dickie, the man who Father Christmas modelled himself on (beard not belly), launches CTC Boat 10.......and with an awesome time!! Not sure how old Fred is, but he looks immortal

[jackarabit]

Excellent result and a long-awaited contingency for boat 10. Hurrah! Jack

[Dickie]

Fred Dickie, the man who Father Christmas modelled himself on (beard not belly), launches CTC Boat 10.......and with an awesome time!! Not sure how old Fred is, but he looks immortal

I used to have the belly, and the beard is growing out this season, I'm going to be a grandfather for the first time this summer and my new grandson will need his picture taken with Santa.

I turned 59, five months ago

Fred Dickie

[meerkats]

Well done March Mudders

10,000m completed 25+ days!!!!

Jack Gilmore 67 Wilmington DE USA Forum Flyers 29

5000m completed 25+ Days

Debbie Barber 56 Leicester GBR Forum Flyers 25
Jack Gilmore 67 Wilmington DE USA Forum Flyers 29
Georgina Price 63 London GBR Forum Flyers 25
Henry Strieker 48 Amstelveen Forum Flyer. NLD Forum Flyers 25
Chris Whale 45 Bristol Forum Flyers GBR Forum Flyers 27

Awesome effort!

[hjs]

Impressive meters Jack

[jackarabit]

Thanks Henry. Closing in on 3MM meters in my first yr of erging which accidentally coincided with the C2 yr as I started on 6 May '14. I had higher totals than this 6 of the past 11 months but I''m happy that I was able to do 10k a day on the MSC at a consistent 90-95% of my best pace with none of the 50watt zombie rowing that I resorted to for UltraXtremE meter-chasing on the Fall and Virtual challenges. Jack

[meerkats]

Morning!!!!!!

Apologies for absence/neglect...now back in the land of the rowing.

If yhou didnt know there used to be a monthly Flyers newsletter............nwo there is a bimonthly one and i have just done the first one. Forgive the frilly edges, it will imporve as time goes by but it will n ow be bimonthly.

How do i get this........You can get it from Bookface, or you can send me an appropriate email address and you'll automatically get it.

This is the only email you will get from me and i promise not to send lots of emails claiming to be an eastern european lady seeking friendship and i am not Nigerian, so i wont get away with that one either.

Hope all is good with you over the pond

Happy rowing

[meerkats]

Hello lovely people,

Into the 2nd quarter of the season, new challenge on the CTC, 3 x 9mins with 3min rests. Record the total for the 27mins

http://www.c2ctc.com/

Cracking training for the 2k and even better for the 5k. Should easily start with your 5k pace say for the first two reps and then let rip (not literally) for the last one.

Seem to be doing pretty well on the team standings so keep those meters coming

Off on holiday for three weeks, so incommunicado.

All the best

Cheers

Chris

[lindsayh]

Cracking training for the 2k and even better for the 5k. Should easily start with your 5k pace say for the first two reps and then let rip (not literally) for the last one. Off on holiday for three weeks, so incommunicado.
Chris

Have a great holiday Chris.
The CTC is indeed a good training piece for both 2 and 5k.
I have just done the CTC and managed 1:50.7 which is just 5k PB but is wasn't easy I can assure you!
(My MHR got to 98%)

[hjs]

Also: http://log.concept2.com/challenge/events/ftc.asp

Got our team forum flyers 2015, joined.

Bump, people log those meters, you only have to join once.... Now its only 4.....

[Banjo]

hi everyone, i thought i'd introduce myself seeing as though iv'e joined the team, iv'e been lurking on the forum a few days now reading and trying to get up to speed on all things with indoor rowing.

I am Darren, 47, approx 82kg / 5'!0", never rowed before other than short stints at the gym, got my first machine the other day, E model, did a couple of rows yesterday to try and get my technique sorted, i was doing a couple of things completely wrong so my form will be a work in progress but i am getting there.

I live in the Pilbara in Western Australia, we don't really get much of a winter and with typical outside temps through summer of 40-45 celcius and hotter everyday i was looking for a way of getting some cardio in without cooking in the sun
My goals are to try and convert some of the fat i am carrying but retain some muscle and will incorporate some weights to help with this.

I PM'd Lindsay, he has been helpful in explaining about CTC challenges etc, still a bit dusty with what all the numbers mean and how everything works etc but i'm sure i will pick it up.

cheers
Darren

[hjs]

Welcome Darren, always nice to see new blood. The erg can help you in manny ways, but... Its you yourself who has to do the real work. No doubt Lindsay will help you along.

Cheers Henry