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[[old] chippy]

<!--QuoteBegin-wilko51+Jul 22 2005, 02:08 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(wilko51 @ Jul 22 2005, 02:08 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->First million meters...... <br /><br />Time for that T-shirt<br /><br />Mike <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Wilko51<br />Nice effort fella We are thinking of having a garage reggatta soon if you want to come along. No tea and cake just a lot of pain and suffering amongst friends.<br /><br />Been thinking of having a Taff Attack closed event if anyone is interested, just a couple of machines and blast away. Might let the Pirate in as is name is Morris<br />and he can say Cwmfelinfach backoods. Any takers ........Porky<br /><br />Chippy

[[old] porky]

[/quot Any takers ........Porky<br /><br /><br /><br />Count me in chippy, just make sure i am not working so let me know in advance. I know that you will say if i didnt turn up i was scared, with the right notice i can be there.<br /><br /> The daddy of the stye,<br /><br /> Porky.

[[old] Niall]

Pencil me in as well guys. If we can do it before the 12 August I'd appreciate it as I'm on holiday.

[[old] wilko51]

<!--QuoteBegin-Niall+Jul 23 2005, 10:16 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Niall @ Jul 23 2005, 10:16 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Pencil me in as well guys. If we can do it before the 12 August I'd appreciate it as I'm on holiday. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Yep I'll be up for that. Next week is a possibility but the week after is not possible as we'll be on hols.<br /><br />I was wondering whether we could link to some of the US/Oz folk with Rowpro? I don't have the s/w but do have broadband in my garage so could easily hook a few machines up?<br /><br />Mike<br />

[[old] Niall]

Anybody know how Speedy did yesterday at Edmonton?? No results available yesterday or today on the www.2005worldmasters.com website

[[old] seat5]

Hi everyone,<br /><br />Sorry I have been AWOL for so long! Tonight I've got to finish catching up to all the news I missed. The Evesham gifs were great! I hope to see the actual videos tonight as well. Speedy, I'm sure all your training has paid off--hope to see what the results of your competition were soon!<br /><br />Yesterday I completed my first ever Century bike ride and I feel great about it. I'm dragging a bit today, but will start rowing probably Wednesday night. I don't even want to see where I am on the team standings list right now--probably the very last! <br /><br />Skip this if you don't care about biking.<br /><br />A quick run down on the event as it went for me: We checked in at 6 AM (about 300 cyclists) and set out at 7 AM with a staggered start. Mine of course was the only bike there that had a kick stand, which means it must have weighed a good 15--20 lbs more than any other bike there! This meant getting up at 5:00, which is still the middle of the night to me! Right off the bat I discovered my bike bag was not mounted on the rack properly and had to fix it. This left me playing catch up for a few miles, and further aggravated by dropping my water bottle and having to catch up again. We had a rest stop at around 20 miles at Hampton Beach, regrouped and set off again after about 10 minutes rest. The next rest stop was at 36 miles--a very brief strech and refill water bottles stop-- and then off again. About 3 miles into this leg I ended up alone in front of the group I had been with until at mile 48 on a steep hill my rear shifter cable snapped, leaving me with 2 gears--12th and 6th. I called for aid on my cell phone but since I was only 4 miles from the lunch stop, continued on to the 52 mile mark, where my bike was repaired by a volunteer mechanic. My bike is so old he had to alter the cable he had available to fit. We set off from there about 15 minutes later. 5 miles into this leg I was again ahead of my group and alone until mile 72, where my husband met me to give me moral support! I had my first every Gatorade ever, and found it sort of disgusting but refreshing. Off we set again with the next rest stop to be at the 90 mile mark. Within 3 miles or so I found myself again alone out front. This leg was pretty challenging but I looked forward to meeting my husband and our good friends the Schuetzes, who were going to stop by there to say hi. There were some cruel up hills on this section, or perhaps they just seemed so. I had thought we might have an icecream together--it was at Benson's in North Andover--but it didn't seem like a good idea at the time. As usual just as I arrived at the rest stop, the earlier groups were already leaving, but I managed to hook up with a small group of 3 for most of the last 10 miles. There were an inordinated number of nasty hills on this last section, and my legs were getting very sore, but the closer to the end I got the more I wanted to stop, and I could only stop at the finish, so poured on the last bit of energy and ended up leaving my group and catching up to another cyclist that was further ahead and finished the ride at about 3:15. There were volunteer masseurs there and that was great, though the cold shower beforehand was less than agreeable! My average over the whole ride was 15.3 mph and now I really feel I deserve to buy a bike newer than this one, which was purchased in 1974 and felt more and more like it was made of cast iron as the day went on.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

[[old] Byron Drachman]

<!--QuoteBegin-wilko51+Jul 22 2005, 02:08 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(wilko51 @ Jul 22 2005, 02:08 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->First million meters...... <br /><br />Time for that T-shirt<br /><br />Mike <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Congratulations!!!<br /><br />Byron

[[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-->I really feel I deserve to buy a bike newer than this one, which was purchased in 1974 and felt more and more like it was made of cast iron as the day went on. </td></tr></table> <br /><br />Yes, you earned it. Go ahead and get a nice lightweight bike with good wheels and good tires. <br /><br />Byron

[[old] Bore Da!]

Havent done many meters of late, but some cycling, and garden digging hopefully contributing to better times all the same. Proved today by setting a new 5K PB of 18:05.3 (1:48.5). Hopefully given Martin something to aim at (worry about more like) when it comes round to setting his time.<br /><br />bed. Knackered but smiling.

[[old] AussieTaff]

Tidily done Chris !<br /><br />Top row indeed and shows how much you're improving with all the training with Chippy these past few months. Scary. DF must have been set on your lucky 117 ?<br /><br />To celebrate the end of my hols and return to cold old Melbourne I did a 10Ker - result below. Had heaps of optimism after the 60 miniter but blew up half way and limped home. DF 106. Confirmed the old adage that a good row a month ago has little bearing on today's row !! Next stop the 30 mins so your 5Ker is safe for a while <br /><br />Martin

[[old] AussieTaff]

Carla, only one word -<span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:blue'> WOW </span></span>!<br /><br />Great story, just like an alpine leg of the Tour de France. Fantastic achievement.<br /><br />Martin

[[old] Byron Drachman]

I've been taking a rowing course. I went to my first regatta in Ann Arbor on Saturday. I've been rowing on water for about six weeks now. They failed to warn me that the Huron River is full of crabs, and I caught plenty of them. Also, a guy in a launch waving a white flag kept telling me to turn one way, then another during the race. He couldn't make up his mind which way I was supposed to go. Total confusion, but I didn't flip and I finished ahead of the people in the next heat, so I'll call it a successful first race. What a hoot! <br /><br />Here is Mr Wimp docking after the race:<br /><br /><a href='http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/byron_docking.jpg' target='_blank'>http://www.math.msu.edu/~drachman/row/b ... jpg</a><br /><br />Byron

[[old] seat5]

<!--QuoteBegin-wilko51+Jul 22 2005, 07:08 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(wilko51 @ Jul 22 2005, 07:08 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->First million meters...... <br /><br />Time for that T-shirt<br /><br />Mike <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />Congrats, Mike! And don't forget, they send you a cool pin for your lapel, too!<br /><br />How is Mike Jr. doing?

[[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-->Great story, just like an alpine leg of the Tour de France </td></tr></table><br /><br />Yup, just like it, only shorter, slower, and less hilly...well, I guess, not much like it at all!<br /><br />Great job on your new 10K, Martin. <br /><br />Niall, I really loved watching the races on video, especially the great job you got capturing the graceful dismount!<br /><br />Byron, you look like you are having a ball on the water. Speedy better watch out now that you are a rower, too!<br /><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-->new 5K PB of 18:05.3 (1:48.5). </td></tr></table> Good going, Chris!<br /><br />You all make me proud to be a Taff! <br />Time to get my a** back in the saddle!<br /><br /><br /><br />

[[old] Daren C]

<!--QuoteBegin-Niall+Jul 25 2005, 09:24 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Niall @ Jul 25 2005, 09:24 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Anybody know how Speedy did yesterday at Edmonton?? No results available yesterday or today on the www.2005worldmasters.com website  <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I'm not sure if "M 2X D" and "Adams" is Speedy's boat (maybe it's under his partner's name or something), but if my interpretation of the results is correct, it looks like his boat came in 5th in his heat (4:05.43, 17.6s behind the winning boat) and they made it to the Semi Final. Then in the Semi Final they finished 7th with a time of 4:17.31 (+24.15 behind the winning time of 3:53.16) and didn't make the final.<br /><br />That may not be correct, but if you'd like to try and work out the results yourself they're in <a href='http://www.2005worldmasters.com/bcm/wmg ... JULY22.PDF' target='_blank'>this file</a> around page 51 - 65 (I think).<br /><br />