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[hjs]

Cheers Rick

http://aviron-indoor.fr/resultats

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Thanks Henry. I had to check up on what the skinny old guys are doing over there.

Some more food for thoughts

https://indoorsportservices.co.uk/eirc/results

[meerkats]

5142 sounds good to me

[jackarabit]

Likewise. Trust the link to obituary will be added per Lindsay's suggestion.

[ivan141]

Had the pleasure of meeting up with HJS in real life this morning at the 'HEK', a small indoor rowing event hosted by dutch rowing club Hemus.
Knowing my opposition, I didn't set my expectations too high, but I actually had fun despite having to trail behind Henry and Wiecher.
Did the individual 500 & 1000m events with both fellow flyers and some of my club teammates, finished off with a team 1k event for which
Henry 'completed' my club team (someone on my team got sick and couldn't attend).

I knocked nearly 3 seconds off of my 500m PB (1:33.2 down to 1:30.4), and about 11 (!) seconds off my 1k PB (3:27.7 to 3:16.8). Chuffed as a monkey with 2 bananas about that.

Henry meanwhile medaled in both the 500m with a 1:21 and the 1k with a 3:03 or something thereabouts. Wiecher kept me away from the nr.2 spot, but at
least that makes for less of a chasm between the times . Had to settle for 4th in the 1k because Hemus had an erg weapon of their own in that race.

TL/DR: glad I competed, crushed my PB's, would do something like this again.

[hjs]

Had the pleasure of meeting up with HJS in real life this morning at the 'HEK', a small indoor rowing event hosted by dutch rowing club Hemus.
Knowing my opposition, I didn't set my expectations too high, but I actually had fun despite having to trail behind Henry and Wiecher.
Did the individual 500 & 1000m events with both fellow flyers and some of my club teammates, finished off with a team 1k event for which
Henry 'completed' my club team (someone on my team got sick and couldn't attend).

I knocked nearly 3 seconds off of my 500m PB (1:33.2 down to 1:30.4), and about 11 (!) seconds off my 1k PB (3:27.7 to 3:16.8). Chuffed as a monkey with 2 bananas about that.

Henry meanwhile medaled in both the 500m with a 1:21 and the 1k with a 3:03 or something thereabouts. Wiecher kept me away from the nr.2 spot, but at
least that makes for less of a chasm between the times . Had to settle for 4th in the 1k because Hemus had an erg weapon of their own in that race.

TL/DR: glad I competed, crushed my PB's, would do something like this again.

Hi Ivan, nice to have met you in the flesh, pretty beat up atm, must be age, although three starts in a short while could have something to do with it.

Well done on the pb s, certainly possible to break 7 min if you ask me.

Nice from Hemus to organise this event. Its the Hek, Amersfoort. Doing this for years, second time I went there. First was 10 years ago

[lindsayh]

Well done Ivan Henry and Weicher
Ivan race days are a lot of fun - well worth the trouble and give a point to our training
I am putting lots of faces to names this weekend - having a ball

[hjs]

Well done Ivan Henry and Weicher
Ivan race days are a lot of fun - well worth the trouble and give a point to our training
I am putting lots of faces to names this weekend - having a ball

Give it all Lindsay, make sure you did everything you can. Keep your plan and pull yourself fully empty in the last minute.

Succes!

[Rolf_Boers]

Well done Ivan Henry and Weicher
Ivan race days are a lot of fun - well worth the trouble and give a point to our training
I am putting lots of faces to names this weekend - having a ball

Go for it Lindsay! Enjoy every second and be proud on the result!

[Rolf_Boers]

Had the pleasure of meeting up with HJS in real life this morning at the 'HEK', a small indoor rowing event hosted by dutch rowing club Hemus.
Knowing my opposition, I didn't set my expectations too high, but I actually had fun despite having to trail behind Henry and Wiecher.
Did the individual 500 & 1000m events with both fellow flyers and some of my club teammates, finished off with a team 1k event for which
Henry 'completed' my club team (someone on my team got sick and couldn't attend).

I knocked nearly 3 seconds off of my 500m PB (1:33.2 down to 1:30.4), and about 11 (!) seconds off my 1k PB (3:27.7 to 3:16.8). Chuffed as a monkey with 2 bananas about that.

Henry meanwhile medaled in both the 500m with a 1:21 and the 1k with a 3:03 or something thereabouts. Wiecher kept me away from the nr.2 spot, but at
least that makes for less of a chasm between the times . Had to settle for 4th in the 1k because Hemus had an erg weapon of their own in that race.

TL/DR: glad I competed, crushed my PB's, would do something like this again.

Great result for all of you. Improving a pb always feels super but crushing them like you did Ivan is really great. Congrats!

[CatherineMartin68]

Hi everyone, so I see that our team gets to pick the next CTC. Is it already decided? Just curious what torture awaits me

[georgie]

Hi Catherine, the ctc looks as though it's going to be the odd distance of 5142, in honour of the late Bob Spenger. If you read some of the above posts, you will see why this distance has been chosen.

Many congratulations to Lindsay. Silver medal in the 65-69 Hwt at the Crash B's. A huge well done Linnsay

[ivan141]

Wow, way to go Lindsay! Who got first?
So you beat the Dreissigacker brothers, that must feel good

[jackarabit]

Wow, way to go Lindsay! Who got first?
So you beat the Dreissigacker brothers, that must feel good

Chris Cooper USA 6:39.7
Lindsay Hay AU 6:47.4
Peter D. USA 7:02.9
DIck D. USA. 7:29.2

[lindsayh]

Wow, way to go Lindsay! Who got first?
So you beat the Dreissigacker brothers, that must feel good

thanks guys it was a lot of fun. Chris Cooper set a new WR 2 weeks ago and nearly matched it today which made it tricky. There was no way I was going to do 6:40 even in a perfect world. I gave my self a chance by being close at 1k but he was then just a it strong. Would have loved 2-3" faster but comfortable with the outcome - it is a SB and best for a while so won't beat myself up too much about the time - it was a great day catching up with a good group of Flyers and forumites and watching some amazing athletes (including Chris of course)

[georgie]

Lindsay, please come and say a few words on the 'Diamonds' fb page. We'd all love to hear from you.

Also Rick and Fred (if you're on fb Fred?) - would be great to have you both as members of the 'Diamonds', and of course anyone else who is 60+, or approaching that age. Graham?