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[old] wilko51 · Post by **[old] wilko51** » July 28th, 2005, 4:05 pm

Niall Bio stuff below. Will send a photo via email. Checked out Oarsome today and they increased by over 400k!! Looks like we need a few big weeks to rope these people back in FYI I was well on track to improve my 5k PB by at least 10 seconds when my 8 year old burst into my rowing room and insisted I sorted his playstation out:-< Will give it another go this weekend and will lock the door this time!! Mike Name Mike Wilkinson Date of Birth 2/11/66 Height 5' 11" Weight 78kg:-< Location Newport Profession Marketing Exec Email (optional) Wilko51@gmail.com Blog (optional) PB times for 500m, 1000m, 2000m - 7' 17.1, 5000m 19.21 1000m, HM, FM, 30mins, 60mins A recent photo which you'd like to include in your Bio record (to come)

[old] wilko51 · Post by **[old] wilko51** » July 30th, 2005, 6:02 am

Added new 10k time of 40m 30.1s this AM. Much better than my previous time Mike

[old] Bore Da! · Post by **[old] Bore Da!** » July 30th, 2005, 3:24 pm

Niall, The sites looking good mate. Great effort particulary the evesham work. Well Done C

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » July 30th, 2005, 11:26 pm

Nice going Mike, those massive Ks are starting to pay off now. Not too far off that magic sub 40 as well. 30 miniter out of the way Chris so on to the 6K showdown next weekend ? 8193m at 27 SPM, DF on my lucky number 106 (blabbles he). Good hunting in your attempt, any chance of sharing the nursing support ? Bad luck on the lousy rowing conditions Dwayne. Tends to favour those who have rowed for many years and know a few tricks for handling rough water. Did you meet any guys from Banks Roring Club, Melbourne (my old club when I rowed in the 70's) ? They usually are well represented at each Masters, costs permitting. Martin

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » July 31st, 2005, 1:41 am

Nice result on the 10K wilko, as Martin says, all those metres are paying off and sub-40:00 is in the pipeline. Evesham Golden Mile DVD Well, the Evesham Golden Mile DVD is now complete!! (Yeh, I know, about time too!) If anyone is interested in getting a copy, I'm making it available for £3.50 (this incl p&p). Just drop me an email to niallswilliams@yahoo.co.uk if you want a copy and we'll take it from there. Payment methods are limited to Paypal and cheque (or cash at Enfield). Training - best session yet...by far! Did my sprint pyramid session last night and have to say it's the best set of results against target that I've managed so far. For those that are interested in the detail, take a look at my Blog <a href='http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/view.php?b=69' target='_blank'>here</a>. The set was a 750-750-500-500-250-250-250-250-500-500-750-750 pyramid session and I was able to smash all the target paces and also complete the final 750m set at the target pace of the 250s so well happy .

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » August 1st, 2005, 12:57 am

Had another good session last night. Target was 2x5000m (24-26spm 2:00-2:03 HR capped). Managed to complete both sets at the top end of the pace target while maintaining SR at the lower end: 1) 5000m 19:55.5 1:59.6 peak170bpm avg159bpm 24spm 2) 5000m 19:51.9 1:59.2 peak191bpm avg169bpm 24spm Even managed a split of 1:57.6 (24spm) for the final 1000m of the last set (that's what sent the HR up to 191bpm though ). Power per stroke is coming along really well so very pleased indeed. Finished the session off with a 10mins (15spm) cooldown just to give us some extra metres. Got a easy 30mins (18-20spm 2:04-2:07) session this morning. I use these sessions to recover so will not be pushing the pace at all.

[old] AussieTaff · Post by **[old] AussieTaff** » August 1st, 2005, 1:39 am

Nice training sessions Niall. What's the next major goal and when ? A race somewhere, some PBs or the sub 7 2K ? Looks like you are ready for something big soon. Martin PS Godfried, are you out there somewhere? I miss those Taff graphs !

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » August 1st, 2005, 1:52 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Niall @ Aug 1 2005, 04:57 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Had another good session last night. Target was 2x5000m (24-26spm 2:00-2:03 HR capped). Managed to complete both sets at the top end of the pace target while maintaining SR at the lower end: 1) 5000m 19:55.5 1:59.6 peak170bpm avg159bpm 24spm 2) 5000m 19:51.9 1:59.2 peak191bpm avg169bpm 24spm Even managed a split of 1:57.6 (24spm) for the final 1000m of the last set (that's what sent the HR up to 191bpm though ). Power per stroke is coming along really well so very pleased indeed. Finished the session off with a 10mins (15spm) cooldown just to give us some extra metres. Got a easy 30mins (18-20spm 2:04-2:07) session this morning. I use these sessions to recover so will not be pushing the pace at all. </td></tr></table> Nice work Niall The 2x5K is a great session, can get tough on the closing stages of the 2nd rep though, so good effort on the last 1K. Last few sessions for you are showing some good signs for a new 2K PB! Sir Pirate

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » August 1st, 2005, 4:14 am

Spoke to coach last week about targets/goals. Like most coaches, I suspect, Eddie's targets are conservative (but achievable) so I'm currently down for sub-7:08 for the 2K at Enfield (25th Sep), sub-7:04 at Newark (29th Oct) and sub-7:00 for BIRC in November. So effectively this means PBing at each of the next three competitions. Which again I should imagine is achievable given my current development progress. Should also mention that I've finally ordered my Taff Attack AIO so will resplendent in it with my team mates at Enfield.

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » August 1st, 2005, 8:41 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Added new 10k time of 40m 30.1s this AM. Much better than my previous time biggrin.gif </td></tr></table> Great job, Mike! <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Had another good session last night. </td></tr></table> Well, I'll say. Make sure you post some photos of that new AOI when you PB at Enfield! I'm determined to start rowing again tonight after a long, long break, started by back injury and extended by laziness and the seduction of the open road! Plans are to row 3 x a week, slow gentle rows, and biking of course when the weather's good. August 25--Sept 2 I'm at Acadia National Park biking and hiking and then getting serious about rowing. I am having a really hard time getting commited to starting again, so that's why I'm posting this. Idon't expect any decent results for quite a while but being on this team really matters to me! So my goal right now is to get consistent again and contribute 30K/week to the team total until 8/25--that will go up to 50K again after Labor Day. It would help to be harrassed!

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » August 1st, 2005, 9:31 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Niall @ Jul 31 2005, 11:57 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Got a easy 30mins (18-20spm 2:04-2:07) session this morning. I use these sessions to recover so will not be pushing the pace at all. </td></tr></table> Did the 30mins session this morning and averaged 2:05.9 so delivered on my promise not to push it. This session felt like hard work after Saturday and Sunday's sessions so used it properly as a recovery. 1-hour of Body Pump tomorrow morning. Carla, you can rely on me to make sure there's plenty of photos from Enfield and I'm sure one or two of me in my AIO will sneak into the pack!!

[old] Niall · Post by **[old] Niall** » August 1st, 2005, 3:12 pm

We've got a new recruit!! Simon Crawley has taken the wise choice and joined our merry band. Simon looks like he'll be contributing a lot of metres to the team (no pressure Simon!) as he's already done a HM and 10K in the last few days! That's just the sort of output we like to see on this team. How are we all doing in putting in that extra 1K-2K cooldown after their session? Team Oarsome have pulled away slightly but we can still catch them.

[old] chippy · Post by **[old] chippy** » August 1st, 2005, 5:18 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(Niall @ Aug 1 2005, 03:14 AM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Spoke to coach last week about targets/goals. Like most coaches, I suspect, Eddie's targets are conservative (but achievable) so I'm currently down for sub-7:08 for the 2K at Enfield (25th Sep), sub-7:04 at Newark (29th Oct) and sub-7:00 for BIRC in November. So effectively this means PBing at each of the next three competitions. Which again I should imagine is achievable given my current development progress. Should also mention that I've finally ordered my Taff Attack AIO so will resplendent in it with my team mates at Enfield. </td></tr></table> Niall Looks like the training is going well,and with the new kit nothing is going to stop ya. What does RESPLENDENT mean,you wear it back to front Got your address so will see how many of the locals want a copy of the DVD and send you a letter. Carla Been doing some biking also,after spending the winter in my garage rowing its nice to get out and about so do not feel to guilty Simon Welcome aboard. Chippy

[old] Byron Drachman · Post by **[old] Byron Drachman** » August 1st, 2005, 8:26 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> and the seduction of the open road! </td></tr></table> Hi Carla, I think you should enjoy the open road and consider cycling as excellent cross training for your ergometer sessions. Training or exercising outdoors usually beats training or exercising indoors. Now get yourself a nice lightweight bike so you can really enjoy going fast on the uphills and doing long rides. And don't forget to get some good cycling shoes and cleats. We can worry about piling on the meters next winter or on days when the weather isn't nice. Simon, welcome to the club. Byron

[old] seat5 · Post by **[old] seat5** » August 2nd, 2005, 12:50 am

OK, I'm back! a silly first session back of 30 minutes, starting out very very very slow and finishing just plain slow, but it felt good to get back on. Tomorrow I will have a nice bike ride unless it is raining but will also do a slow slow 30 min. Erging inside in this sticky humidity is NOT as much fun as flying around outside, but the discipline will feel good. I am bike shopping, oh yes, indeed! Just found out my boss is giving me a paid vacation,so there's the money for the bike, since we weren't planning on that! (This was supposed to be just a part time job but it's become full time). I'm looking at a nice medium range Trek somewhere around $1500. Zoom!

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