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[old] Daren C · Post by **[old] Daren C** » October 5th, 2004, 1:39 pm

Aye, but you're 6' 2" old man! =) I'll have another go in a couple of weeks. "LP" in my signature stands for "Low Pull". Basically, warm yourself up and then pull 5 or 6 very hard strokes. The "Low Pull" is the lowest split time you can get the monitor to display. Most people put the damper on 10 to try this. It's a macho brute strength pissing contest, really. =)

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 5th, 2004, 2:16 pm

Hi Bernard, I play violin in 2 orchestras, study privately, and play "for fun only" in a quartet. One orchestra is a student orchestra, I only play in the advanced chamber group and often solo with them (I used to play with every level to help support them but it got to be a bit much) and their website is www.mvsostrings.org ; the other orchestra is a semi-professional community orchestra www.mvpomusic.org (I'm in the 'semi' part), and I'm a second violin with them. The quartet is just for fun, we meet once a week and sight read stuff, and me and the other violin switch off on the first or second part. I probably practice 3--4 hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week, just trying to survive. Not bad, considering I took my instrument out of the dusty closet 8 years ago and played my first recital (along with all the little kids paying Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) when I was 36.... Usually I have to take it easy on the rowing for a few days before a performance because you don't want to be tight and sore or just fatigued, so it's kind of a juggling act. Playing the violin is a lot more physical than people think, but it's a different kind of physical, and one of the hardest things for me to learn was that you can't play it like you're rowing it or pedaling, you can't beat it into submisison, you have to release the music in it, let it out, draw it out. It's made for an interesting balance in my life, that's for sure! That was probably more than you ever wanted to know about that! Carla

[old] Prufrock · Post by **[old] Prufrock** » October 5th, 2004, 2:37 pm

Not at all Carla When I was a small boy, my mum smacked me around until I agreed to learn the piano . We had an old badly tuned one in the sitting room. I played it for a year, even though I preferred pop and soul to endless Bach minuets and fingering exercises. Luckily soccer, we say football in England, saved me. When I was older I took some grades for something to do and appreciated it a bit more, though I still prefer Billy Joel and Stevie Wonder (my age!) to Bach and Beethoven, good players though they are. Still preferred football to the circle of fifths and squash became an obsession, and of course the opposite sex, but what the heck... I think I can respect the kind of talent and dedication that goes into learning an instrument, especially for someone who's older. It takes a lot of bottle (Englandese for courage and confidence) to go back to school and "play with the kiddies"). Does being a fit rower help you with your music? I apologise beforehand if you don't want to talk about this stuff!! It's an interesting diversion for me and takes my mind off what I'm going to do to my body on the rower now. It'll thank me when it's older... Where have I heard that before...? Bernard

[old] CAROLE MAC · Post by **[old] CAROLE MAC** » October 5th, 2004, 2:52 pm

Hi Carla .... erm am dont run off I am an officer of the law .... 25yrs in the job now English Bobby .... although I am a little more sedate these days(too old for rolling round the floor with the drunks on a Saturday night) I still work shifts and work in the radio and telephone room in our Divisonal Control Room ... (The Bitch on the Switch )...... If you look at my piccy on website .... me in my role ... Colin the cushion is a charity thing we started sending him round the country for charity...wish I had kept him to sit on on long rows. Managed to do some short sessions in my break this week . Back to the hour rows tomorrow two days rest off work yipeee... will try and do them at 20spm and see how we go. Lp ...low pull ... I did a 1.27 in the relay at Newark ....

[old] Godfried · Post by **[old] Godfried** » October 5th, 2004, 3:21 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Daren C @ Oct 5 2004, 10:45 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Sadly, I'm going to have to leave Taff Attack.* The reason is that I can <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3715512.stm' target='_blank'>no longer find Wales on a map</a>! *only kidding! </td></tr></table> Too bad the Eurocrats can't find Wales anymore. But : has anyone noticed we are the "most Replies" and "most Views" topic? So there are people that like Wales.

[old] Bore Da! · Post by **[old] Bore Da!** » October 5th, 2004, 4:02 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE </td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>erm am dont run off I am an officer of the law .... 25yrs in the job now English Bobby  </td></tr></table> QUICK...............LEG IT.............IT'S THE ROZZERS!!!!!!!! I had a wasted childhood in Sleepy Aberdare, (Mid Glamorgan, South Wales) If anybody has any questions they think Chippy should answer in his return interview, pass them on to me at chrisadams71@msn.com. All welcome. Cheers all

[old] CAROLE MAC · Post by **[old] CAROLE MAC** » October 5th, 2004, 4:20 pm

Wrestles Bore Da to the ground and handcuffs him .....oops he is use to this ... !!!!!!

[old] Bore Da! · Post by **[old] Bore Da!** » October 5th, 2004, 4:30 pm

Great news from Pete at Digital Rowing. Despite everything, he has managed to get a release date for Rowpro 1.7 of October 11th. For any Taffs who are unaware of what Rowpro 1.7 offers, its internet racing/training for the PM3 (also supports PM2+). I will be buying, and I know chippy wont be able to live without it for long. Hopefully some of the rest of us who are lucky enough to have our own ergs will see this as a good investment. For those who dont own a C2 maybe this will bring you closer to the decision! Risca Regattas will never be the same again!!!

[old] Godfried · Post by **[old] Godfried** » October 5th, 2004, 4:45 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Bore Da! @ Oct 5 2004, 10:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Great news from Pete at Digital Rowing. Despite everything, he has managed to get a release date for Rowpro 1.7 of October 11th. </td></tr></table> That is just a week from today. Hope he knows what he is doing. Has anybody done any beta-testing?

[old] chippy · Post by **[old] chippy** » October 5th, 2004, 5:37 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (AussieTaff @ Oct 4 2004, 06:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> Thanks for that GREAT post giving us all an insight into what make the "Man of Steel" tick. Perhaps we should also add that Chris is the only Taffer to have done all 10 Nonathlon events (though Godfried may now have joined him ?) and is in the top 50. And along with his hero Speedy, to go sub 6:50 for the 2K. What a guy How about another post, this time Chris on Chippy ? How's the sub 7:00 2K assault going (or are you holding off until BIRC) ? Cheers Martin  </td></tr></table> [QUOTE] Martin I had my ok for the BIRC a few weeks ago and i will be giving it everything on the day.But i have a date with Old Smokey(Chris's ergo) first so 7 mins might go then if i feel good. Just signed up for Nonathlon and jumped in at 62 a few places in front of you,could be another battle on my hands. Chris is now using ERow,so every day he phones me up to tell me the training plan,and i do the same...That means the gap i have on him in our million meter challenge should stay the same,BUT ITS GETTING SMALLER.Think its about time i had a valley boy chat with him Chippy. PS Whats happenig big G

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 5th, 2004, 8:31 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Bayko @ Oct 5 2004, 10:20 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>I had much the same attitude approaching my first. At the time I had never gone more than 60:00 at a time (sore bum), and when I determined to do a marathon "no matter what" I started by making Sunday my "long row" day with the goal of adding 10% to my longest every Sunday until reaching a full marathon. In reality, once I hit 2:00:00 I decided to make the leap a week later, and did so successfully. From what I remember about marathon training for running, the 2 hour workout gives about the optimum capillary and mitochondria development. I think that it's worth stretching out those half-marathons to 2 hours if at all possibe. As to doing sub 2:50:00, when I broke through that I was also doing just under 1:23:00 for the half-marathon, 15,425m for 60:00 and 38:15 for 10km. My pace differential between the full and half was 2.4sec/500m. I'm more of an endurance guy, so that's probably a smaller differential than the average. Ranger's Double the D add 3sec/500m, and Paul Smith's Double the D add 5 sec/500m are probably more realistic. Good luck with it. It gives a nice sense of accomplishment. Rick </td></tr></table> Thanks once again Rick, That post is PURE GOLD ! Just what I needed and fits like a glove. You're not my long-lost twin cousin (Robert Morris-Jones) perchance ?! I too find the endurance events come more naturally, although I've only experienced running for 2-3 hrs to any degree. Interesting to compare the two. On the one hand Erging seems a bit easier if I stay in my 'comfort zone', mainly because I'm sitting down. But as soon as I move out of the comfort zone for an extended period it becomes noticeably harder than jogging the equivalent distance. Could be the 'seamless' nature of the runnng action whereby one can slip into what seems like an effortless rhythm, whereas the rowing stroke consists of a series of VERY different parts (changing direction 180 degrees twice for one !). Enough rambling - thanks for the encouragement, we'll see what I'm made of soon ! Happy erging, Martin

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 5th, 2004, 8:50 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (CAROLE MAC @ Oct 5 2004, 01:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>If you look at my piccy on website .... me in my role ... Lp ...low pull ... I did a 1.27 in the relay at Newark .... </td></tr></table> I've been wondering where I'd seen that uniform before Carole - Salvation Army, District Nurse (Gladys Emmanuel), "Thin Blue Line" (Patricia) ? Now I know - it's "The Bill" !!! Chippy (see post above ) has an issue concerning some alleged 'missing Kms', can you help ? Clues - We know the likely perpetrator came from Aberdare with a dodgy track record and recently revealed all in a frank, no-holds-barred interview. Good luck with your HM when you do it - our Carla has set a testing time for you to emulate Martin PS Wots going on here - my LP is > 1.30 !!!

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 5th, 2004, 9:19 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (AussieTaff @ Oct 4 2004, 12:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Time for an update on the Non(T)athlon list. I've taken the liberty of showing how many events each of us has done (in brackets) and also some scores where people's posts had shown them. Hope no-one minds :- BigD (9) ..................... Speedy/Dwayne Dirtychris71 (10) ........ Bore Da/Chris Godfried (9) ............... Godfried - 7672 Robcantrow (9) .......... Robert Parry - 7474 Aussietaff (8) .............. Martin - 7417 LLAMATRON (9) ........... Daren -7377 Seat5 (6) .................... Carla - 5565 Niall (4) ....................... Niall - 3147 Prufrock (1) ................. Bernie  </td></tr></table> Now that Chippy has signed up thought I would update the list (wish I knew how to 'cut and paste' !). BigD (9) ......................... Speedy/Dwayne Godfried (10) ................. Godfried ------------ 7784 DirtyChris71 (10) ........... Bore Da/Chris ----- 7781 Chippy (9) ..................... Robert Redmond -- 7530 Robcantrow (9) .............. Robert Parry ------ 7474 Aussietaff (8) ................. Martin -------------- 7417 LLAMATRON (9) .............. Daren -------------- 7399 Seat5 (7) ....................... Carla --------------- 6543 Niall (4) ......................... Niall ----------------- 3147 Prufrock (1) ................... Bernard HIGHLIGHTS :- Godfried moves into top 50 with a FM monster. Chippy tucks in nicely behind his old mate. Not content with 1 PB a day, Daren piles on the points with 2 !!! Carla surges into the top 100 with a monstrous HM (978 pts worth !) LOWLIGHTS :- Bore Da gets bumped out of top 50 !!!! Happy erging all, Martin

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » October 5th, 2004, 11:47 pm

I'm missing something! What's this about this interview? Is Chippy being haunted by the paparazzi? What happened? What are you all talking about? I will have to search the rest of the forum. Godfried--when did you do your marathon! Today? That is so cool. I didn't see that here, you must have posted OTA (off Taff Attack) maybe in the PB thread? 3:10 is awesome--that's only a few minutes slower than me doing 2 HMs at the same pace I do one--which can't happen--wow. Carole, now when I am trying for a PB I'll be imagining you rowing after me in your uniform blowing a whistle! Should result in faster times. When I was a kid, my dad used to go around singing this funny song that I can only remember snatches of, something like "Bobbies on bicycles, two by two" and has a chorus "Don't put knives in babbies' heads, down by the river Salia" or some such oddity. I can't believe I actually know (well, sort of) an actual Bobby! My C2 only has PM2 so I can't do RowPro.... is it really fun? Do you have to have a computer right there, or does it work on the rower monitor, or what? Martin, I am afraid to look and see how far behind I am. I thought I'd better take a day off after the HM and if I look I will row and be sorry... We are going away this weekend, Friday through Monday, so I won't be rowing then. But you are running this weekend so maybe you won't get too far ahead. Carla

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » October 6th, 2004, 12:26 am

Hi Carla, Godfried did his Marathon and achieved his first Million Metres jointly the other day . Pretty low key post to say the least - didn't jump up and down and 'bang' on about it as I tend to do ! Talk about hiding one's light under a bushel, think I will christen him 'Bushel Taff' Guess he lets his Erg do the talking - great achievement wasn't it. Think my post to Carole had one of those 'oops' in it - I've just looked at the rankings to see if you were close to top for the HM only to see Carole out there on her lonesome on sub 1:30 Thank goodness you are having a few days off too this weekend, now I don't have to crawl into the gym on Monday to grind out K's at 2.40 pace to keep you in sight ! About that song - something about 'London swings like a pendulum do' rings a bell ! Martin Hi to Speedy if you are near a computer and tuning in.

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