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[[old] Niall]

<!--QuoteBegin-Bore Da!+Mar 21 2005, 01:28 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Bore Da! @ Mar 21 2005, 01:28 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Thanks Mike, Gareth, Michael, Kevin, Rhys, Shane, Martyn, Tom, Gavin, Stephen, Adam, <b>Dwayne</b>, Gethin, Mefin, Brent, Robert, Ryan, Robin, John, Mark, Gareth, Ceri, Jonathan, Hal, Dafydd, Ian, Robin, Clive, Andrew, Scott, and Alan. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Didn't know Speedy played rugby too. <br /><br />What an all-round sportsman he is

[[old] AussieTaff]

Chris,<br /><br />Marvellous recap of the epic journey. Down here in this far-flung corner we<br />haven't had much coverage at all - your post has filled in all the missing pieces. Many thanks for a heart-stirring post !<br /><br />A 'born again' Taff

[[old] chippy]

[quote=Bore Da!,Mar 21 2005, 01:28 PM]<br />I .<br /><br /><br />Quote: Will Carling (Ex England international) "Wales do not have the mental toughness to win a grandslam"<br /><br /><br /><br />Chris<br />I have always wanted to play against BUM FACE Carling to show him the respect<br />he deserves. <br />Great post man.<br /><br />Chippy

[[old] AussieTaff]

<!--QuoteBegin-Niall+Mar 21 2005, 01:01 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Niall @ Mar 21 2005, 01:01 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--c1--><table width='95%' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='3' border='0' align='center'><tr><td><b><div class='genmed'>CODE</div></b></td></tr><tr><td class='code'><div><!--ec1--><br /> Debra Berry            1,627,500<br />Chris Adams            1,566,555<br />Niall Williams         1,566,283<br />Godfried van Diepen    1,549,489<br /><!--c2--></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Will anyone catch Debra?<br />Should Chris/Niall/Godfried send sweets to Debra's kids to get them into a hyper mood so Mum's erg time gets restricted?<br /><br />All these questions and more will be answered in the ciming week so stay tuned... <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings Niall but it looks like its 'all over Red Rover' for the guys Debra's brilliant ruse at the start had put her in an almost invincible position, leaving the opposition floudering in her wake ! Fortunatley for the bookies her odds had been shortened just in the nick of time else we would have taken a bath. No amount of sweets will save the guys now, might as well eat them yourselves as a consolation prize <br /><br />Welcome aboard Hayley, I see you are from the Rickster 'stable' - the home of numerous good ergers. Looking forward to reading about your exploits.<br /><br />Congrats in advance on the 2 Million Mike, is there enough time left to catch Jasmine ??<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />Martin

[[old] Niall]

<!--QuoteBegin-AussieTaff+Mar 21 2005, 05:04 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(AussieTaff @ Mar 21 2005, 05:04 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Niall+Mar 21 2005, 01:01 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Niall @ Mar 21 2005, 01:01 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--c1--><table width='95%' cellspacing='1' cellpadding='3' border='0' align='center'><tr><td><b><div class='genmed'>CODE</div></b></td></tr><tr><td class='code'><div><!--ec1--><br /> Debra Berry            1,627,500<br />Chris Adams            1,566,555<br />Niall Williams         1,566,283<br />Godfried van Diepen    1,549,489<br /><!--c2--></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings Niall but it looks like its 'all over Red Rover' for the guys<br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Bit premature there Martin. 5 weeks to go until the end of the challenge. Us guys are made of stern stuff so don't expect us just to roll over and take it! There's plenty of time yet...<br />

[[old] Bore Da!]

Whilst the bandwagon still rolls I have a few more quotes I wanted to include in the previous post but forgot.<br /><br />Wales on Sunday: "We have e-mailed Will Carling all week to get him to eat his words, and last night his wife Lisa got in touch with us to say "Will would not be able to help you on this one", Sorry does seem to be the hardest word"<br /><br />Max Boyce: "I spoke to some Irish players after the game, who admitted to me they had been listening to the Welsh National Anthem to get used to it, but they said that nothing could have prepared them for the intensity for which it was sung at the stadium"<br /><br />John Inverdale (Rugby Commentator): "Somewhat pompouslly I would like to thank Wales on behalf of the rugby world for playing the game like it should be played"

[[old] seat5]

I love these slides!<br /><br />I used them today to do Xeno's workout. First of all, doing the arms/arms& back/1/4 slide/`1/2 slide/3/4 slide drills really made sense to me for the first time. I can feel when I'm doing the forward body lean correctly; the rower moves under you when you do arms & back if you are doing it right and doesn't if you aren't. My stroke is now smooth, when I am concentrating on it. I was going to say, "the jerk is gone", but that is a matter of opinion! <br /><br />Xeno does his workout DVD on the slides. On previous occasions, I have really struggled to try to keep up with him on the 15 seconds on/15 seconds off, when he is doing about 40 strokes per minute. I just couldn't get that rate. Now on slides myself, I was with him stroke per stroke and got the last few licks in at 1:36, a number I was sure my monitor would never get to display. I'm sure Xeno was probably doing like 1:14 at the same stroke rate, but at least I was with the program. <br /><br />It's going to take a lot of concentration for a while to get the power out that I know I've got in there and I'm much less afraid of injury on the slides. It is an amazing difference. Niall, I would recomend them for you if you are at all concerned about blowing out your back again. <br /><br />I"m going to do all my training on the slides, but I guess I'll have to take them off to do ranked pieces. I am hoping that working on the slides to correct my stroke will carry over to the stationary erg and I won't kill myself going for PBs without the slides. <br /><br />Carla

[[old] dadams]

<!--QuoteBegin-Niall+Mar 21 2005, 03:36 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Niall @ Mar 21 2005, 03:36 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Bore Da!+Mar 21 2005, 01:28 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Bore Da! @ Mar 21 2005, 01:28 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Thanks Mike, Gareth, Michael, Kevin, Rhys, Shane, Martyn, Tom, Gavin, Stephen, Adam, <b>Dwayne</b>, Gethin, Mefin, Brent, Robert, Ryan, Robin, John, Mark, Gareth, Ceri, Jonathan, Hal, Dafydd, Ian, Robin, Clive, Andrew, Scott, and Alan. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Didn't know Speedy played rugby too. <br /><br />What an all-round sportsman he is <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Didn't know I played rugby either. They say that the memory is the first to go.<br /><br />Welcome aboard Hollie and Hayley.

[[old] Debra]

Aussie Taff wrote:<!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Sorry to be the bearer of sad tidings Niall but it looks like its 'all over Red Rover' for the guys  Debra's brilliant ruse at the start had put her in an almost invincible position, leaving the opposition floudering in her wake ! Fortunatley for the bookies her odds had been shortened just in the nick of time else we would have taken a bath. No amount of sweets will save the guys now, might as well eat them yourselves as a consolation prize  <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Ha, ha, ha...thanks for the vote of confidence Martin, but it's close enough to light a fire under these guys' butts so they row more! I will not be surprised if the gap closes quickly. Of course I will do my best to be the rabbit, but when you get these guys with a mission, there may be no stopping them!<br /><br />Niall, as far as sweets for the kids go - this is Easter weekend coming up and I'm sure their grandparents will ensure they get more than enough sweets! Of course the thought has crossed my mind to use some tasty chocolate eggs as rewards for good behaviour if they let mommy row for a while. Ye gads! What would the child experts say about that!?!<br /><br />Carla, those slides sound awesome for you! I'm sure you will find a big difference in your scores off the slides with the change in technique. With your amazing strength already, we'll be seeing even more big, red PB notices from you!<br /><br />Happy rowing everyone. I'm taking another day off. Somehow that nasty cold virus Niall had a few weeks ago has made its way across the pond...<br /><br />Debra

[[old] Debra]

Niall wrote:<br /><!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Us guys are made of stern stuff so don't expect us just to roll over and take it! There's plenty of time yet... </td></tr></table><br /><br />And what the heck are us girls made of?

[[old] DavidA]

<!--QuoteBegin-dadams+Mar 22 2005, 08:24 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Mar 22 2005, 08:24 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />Didn't know I played rugby either. They say that the memory is the first to go.<br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I thought they said that it was the second thing to go, I don't remember what the first thing is <br /><br />David

[[old] AussieTaff]

<!--QuoteBegin-Debra+Mar 22 2005, 02:17 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Debra @ Mar 22 2005, 02:17 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Niall wrote:<br /><!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Us guys are made of stern stuff so don't expect us just to roll over and take it! There's plenty of time yet... </td></tr></table><br /><br />And what the heck are us girls made of? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Hi Debra,<br /><br />I think Niall meant "sterner stuff than playdough" <br /><br />Given that Jasmine is cruising along in 2nd place, Carla is just toying with me (letting me catch up then gliding away on those magic slides) and you have the guys struggling in your wake, the gals are obviously made of tempered steel at the very least !<br /><br />

[[old] Byron Drachman]

Since Debra likes slides and Carla says she loves them, I am convinced. My slides should arrive at the end of the week. Will they make me row exactly like Xeno? <br />Byron <br /><br />

[[old] seat5]

<!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ince Debra likes slides and Carla says she loves them, I am convinced. My slides should arrive at the end of the week. Will they make me row exactly like Xeno? wink.gif </td></tr></table> <br /><br /><br />Geez, Byron, I was sure you'd just build a set for yourself out of coat hangers and broomsticks! <br /><br />I don't know if the slides will give me better scores (I will feel like it is cheating if they do) but I certainly feel that I am rowing in better form than on the stationary erg, and if I can avoid injury by using them, it's worth it.<br /><br />It's like "old times" again with all the Taffs vying for a higher spot on the board! This is great!<br /><br />Carla

[[old] Byron Drachman]

<!--QuoteBegin--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Geez, Byron, I was sure you'd just build a set for yourself out of coat hangers and broomsticks! </td></tr></table> <br />Hi Carla,<br />How did you ever guess? Well, not exactly coat hangers but two boards and some rope. I was curious what "dynamic erging" would feel like, so I had the C2 suspended from some rafters in the garage to give me a low-budget, low-friction dynamic erg. <br /><br />I wouldn't recommend this as a permanent solution, although I could see maybe using some steel cable, available at any hardware store, and some swiveled hookeyes like swings have. Especially if the C2 is in a basement with exposed heavy rafters. I also thought about getting some long hardwood boards and making my own slides but with a different design. Anything I would make would cost at least as much, if not more, than what they sell at C2. The more I look at the pictures of the slides from C2, the more I like them. <br /><br />Byron<br />