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[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » November 26th, 2004, 8:17 pm

Mike wrote: "Well Fellow Taffs, we have a new secret weapon, MickeyZ (my son age 9) Has just started erging. " Mike, my grandchildren spend some time erging whenever they come to visit since I got my C2. Isn't it interesting how easy it seems for children to do things naturally? When you go to a gym you see adults doing all kinds of weird things on rowing ergometers. In contrast, with very little instruction it seems children can do it rather well. Byron

[old] Daren C · Post by **[old] Daren C** » November 27th, 2004, 8:36 am

Welcome in advance to Michael Z Jr. Up to 817 already. =) Sign him up! Well done on the squash win, ramboyo. =) I use to play squash, but with my dodgy knees (dislocated one twice, fractured the other) it's a bad call. Good stuff with the 15k, Bore Da!. I looked for you two again after the race, but it was quite a while later 'cause I had to catch up with a friend who surprised me by turning up at BIRC. Seeing teams in their colours made me jealous. I reckon our new logo will look good on an all-in-one or something. Please don't make me race in white though! Maybe we should look for a team sponsor who will pay for the race kits in return for having their logo on the strip too, like MAD Team. =) I just did a 6k PB. Old was 22:38.8 (1:53.2), new, five little ducks, 22:22.2 (1:51.9) @ 32 SPM It's five and a half weeks since my previous best. Today's row was done at a higher rate (+1 SPM), and a lower DPS (8.3m compared to 8.5m), but my power and SPI increased (avg power 250.5W from 241.3W, SPI 7.81 from 7:74).

[old] Godfried · Post by **[old] Godfried** » November 27th, 2004, 7:13 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Mikez @ Nov 26 2004, 10:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>He wants to be a Taff Attack, however he has to get to 100,000 meters to be a real Taff Attack member, If you all agree. </td></tr></table> That is being mean to the boy - we DID accept his father even while he is sub 1,000,000. Just let him enlist.

[old] Mikez · Post by **[old] Mikez** » November 28th, 2004, 12:25 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Godfried @ Nov 27 2004, 06:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>[That is being mean to the boy - we DID accept his father even while he is sub 1,000,000.  </td></tr></table> Hey I aleady had to calm him down when he started, He wanted to do a1,000,000 to surprise the MIT team, I told him a 100,000 was a great surprise. He has moved Furture Taff Attack to spot 782 already passing a 100 teams. He is going for 10,000 on two differant rows Sunday. I have to kick him off the erg or I will never catch Chris, robert andy and Godfried. Welcome aboard Byron, good to have another Yank on the good ship Taff Attack. Carla where are you???? I almost split my side laughing trying to picture Graham on ski's Snow plough indeed CarolMac where are you???? Mike

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » November 28th, 2004, 3:55 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Daren C @ Nov 27 2004, 07:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> 22:22.2 (1:51.9) @ 32 SPM  </td></tr></table> Awesome new PB Daren, you must feel good about that one. Your progress so far has been nothing short of miraculous, those PBs just keep on coming and your times now compared to when you started, well , you must be glowing with pride. Well done mate!

[old] JSamuel · Post by **[old] JSamuel** » November 28th, 2004, 7:50 am

Well done on the 6k Daren New 60min PB yesterday: 15438m. Was my first one though, so not suprising. Felt fairly comfortable although my poor hands are a bit of a mess now! Think I'll need to toughen them up a bit if I'm going to do a half-marathon

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » November 28th, 2004, 8:52 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (JSamuel @ Nov 28 2004, 06:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> 15438m  </td></tr></table> Great PB time James! I'm going to try and improve my 60-mins PB today. I'll be going out to get to 15,000m if I can. There! I've said it! It's on the record so I'd better do it now! A big HELLO to Byron, Welcome to Taff Attack! Mikez, there's no letting up is there. I see you've passed Debra and will be getting through that magic 1 Million mark very soon. Well done, your input to the team's metres have been fantastic of late and you've certainly left me and Bernard for dead!

[old] CAROLE MAC · Post by **[old] CAROLE MAC** » November 28th, 2004, 9:02 am

Mike .. I am still about ..just been on horrible shifts.. death by 1100-2100hrs ...leave home at 10 get back at 2145hrs does nothing for your home life although I have managed some k's in my break. I am hoping to be racing at Cardiff next week then two weeks after that it is Eirc .. Amsterdam here we come . Godfried you entered yet ?? (nag nag nag) ... Family are coming over for Sunday Dinner today so rushing around and preparing everything so I can get 15k done whilst stuff cooking . Pate and crusty bread for starters then Roast beef n Yorkshire pudd with roasted veggies followed by pears poached in red wine .. (well I had to have some alcohol somewhere didn't I ..weg ) .... Well onwards and upwards (and outwards after dinner lol)..pmsl ... xxxx

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » November 28th, 2004, 9:20 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (CAROLE MAC @ Nov 28 2004, 01:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> with roasted veggies followed by pears poached in red wine  </td></tr></table> I just knew alcohol would be in there somewhere!! your blood must be 85% proof Daren, great 6K, how did you keep a rate of 32 for 20+ minutes? that shows good CV fitness levels, if you worked on your pps you would take even bigger chuncks of your times. Keep up the great work. Lots of great times/distances from you Taffs, shame you have to carry "dead wood" like that Adams bloke, he needs to pull his weight a bit I feel Well done to all you Taffs, I shall see some of you on your home turf of Cardiff next week Sir Pirate

[old] Daren C · Post by **[old] Daren C** » November 28th, 2004, 10:44 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Sir Pirate @ Nov 28 2004, 01:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> Daren, great 6K, how did you keep a rate of 32 for 20+ minutes? that shows good CV fitness levels, if you worked on your pps you would take even bigger chuncks of your times. Keep up the great work.  </td></tr></table> Thanks. 31/32 SPM just seems to be my natural rate. Its the rate I feel most comfortable at. Slower rates seem awkward, but that might just be because I have to work harder to keep the same pace. At 31/32 I pretty much just bounce off my heels in the catch. No, it's not a great technique. =) You're right, I should work on the power in my strokes. I need to give my 5k a seeing to as well, according to these figures: </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>CODE </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'>Distance Time Position Pace --------------------------------------- 500M 1:33.0 123/319 39% 1:33.0 1000M 3:19.1 80/292 27% 1:39.6 2000M 6:56.3 160/739 22% 1:44.1 5000M 18:40.5 186/757 25% 1:52.1 * 6000M 22:22.2 62/246 25% 1:51.9 7954M 30:00.0 98/589 17% 1:53.2 10000M 38:34.5 147/539 27% 1:55.7 15109M 60:00.0 82/247 33% 1:59.1 21097M 1:27:32.5 72/149 48% 2:04.5  </td></tr></table> The 5k pace is slower than the new 6k PB, which isn't big, and isn't clever. =)

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » November 28th, 2004, 2:52 pm

Well, I'm ecstatic! I managed to cream both my previous 60-minute PB and the 15,000m barrier. Tactics for the 60 minutes ('cause I know Martin loves this stuff!) was to do the first have at 1:59 pace and the second half at 2:00 pace. As it was I went off at 1:58 and it felt comfortable so I decided to change my tactics to 15-minute paces of 1:58, 1:59, 2:00 and 2:01 which would still get me through the 15,000m mark. Splits (3-minutes) ended up as follows: 1:58.2 (26spm) 1:58.1 (25) 1:57.9 (25) 1:57.8 (26) 1:58.4 (26) 1:58.9 (26) 1:58.8 (26) 1:58.7 (27) 1:59.1 (27) 1:59.5 (27) 1:59.6 (27) 1:59.9 (27) 1:59.8 (27) 1:59.6 (27) 1:59.8 (27) 1:59.9 (27) 2:00.0 (27) 1:59.9 (27) 1:59.7 (27) 1:53.6 (30) - thought I'd pick up the pace in the last 3 minutes! Final distance of 15,146m that's an improvement of 475m. So i'm really pleased to have got through that 15,000m threshold and to have smashed through it! As well as the end result what I'm really pleased with was the controlled nature of the row. As you can see the stroke rate was consistent and I felt in control throughout. Did I mention I was pleased!

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » November 28th, 2004, 2:56 pm

Great going Niall Great to get past the 15K mark. Well done Sir Pirate

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » November 28th, 2004, 2:56 pm

Just updated Nonathlon and the new 60-minute PB has ended up as my highest score (846 to 874) and given me an extra 18 points to my total. Question for Daren, when you did your 60-minute PB, what was your 2K best at that time? Reason I ask is that it might give me an indication of what I might be capable of right now as my 60-minute time is similar to yours (although it's probably time you updated your 60-mins PB by now!).

[old] ramboyo · Post by **[old] ramboyo** » November 28th, 2004, 3:34 pm

What a bummer,England lost to the Aussies,I'm sure my fellow Taffians,like me are GUTTED Another successful visit to the ski-slopes,snowplough no problem,turning,BIG problem!!! Mikez, i bet your lad would make 10,000 much much easier wearing a big Cymru dragon on his back.welcome Mike junior and Byron. Now, some advice would be greatly appreciated, been erging for 3 mths,I,m 56 and 15st, can hold 2.10, 26 spm hr 147 i would love to get down 2.00. At the moment i practise mainly 5K, 6K and 30, 20, 15 min sessions,have erg in flat so access no problem. My traing prog. also includes squash 3x wk,mountain run/walk Sun morn. Training with Rickster to-morrow,Sue and I had a great evening on Friday with him and his girlfriend Holly in the stadium Cymru 98 Japan 0 I look foward to suggestions from the Taff Attack front line troops, Nos da, Sue and Graham.

[old] Daren C · Post by **[old] Daren C** » November 28th, 2004, 4:34 pm

Top banana Niall! Well done, mate. According to the online stats, my hour record was set on October 28th. On October 21st, I did a 2k in 7:04.6, and on November 3rd I did a 2k in 7:02.8.

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