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[[old] dadams]

Great job Paul. Add that score to the CTC site yet????

[[old] Paul B]

Speedy - Yes just added it. Gave us another few metres over MAD <br /><br />Would be nice to stay ahead of them this month and take 3rd. Will be a tough job though, they've got some quality rowers.<br /><br />We'll all have to just knuckle down and squeeze out a few more metres each

[[old] mpukita]

<!--QuoteBegin-Paul B+Jan 12 2006, 04:21 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Paul B @ Jan 12 2006, 04:21 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Speedy - Yes just added it.  Gave us another few metres over MAD <br /><br />Would be nice to stay ahead of them this month and take 3rd.  Will be a tough job though, they've got some quality rowers.<br /><br />We'll all have to just knuckle down and squeeze out a few more metres each <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Tuck into those Welsh Cakes!

[[old] mpukita]

<!--QuoteBegin-Paul B+Jan 12 2006, 04:07 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Paul B @ Jan 12 2006, 04:07 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Just improved my 30' @ 20spm score to 8332m (1.48.0) from 8266m (1.48.9) <br /><br />I took on board some of the comments about reducing drag and dropped mine from 130 to 120 and I have to say it certainly made the stroke feel lighter.  Took me 10' of my 20' warm up to get used to it though - it did seem harder to hit splits to begin with, but overall the ploy worked well throughout and I would add my recommendation to giving it a go.<br /><br />Paced the piece much flatter than last time, went quicker earlier in the piece and reduced the sprint at the end - which really worked well for me.  I'll post my splits in my diary on the UK site if anyone is interested.<br /><br />This didn't feel like a max effort, so I'd hope to go sub 1.48 before the end of the month.<br /><br />Just my opinion but I think this session is as much to do with mental strength as physical and if you can get your pacing right, I think you can amaze yourself with what you can do - for example at the outset of the challenge I thought I'd struggle to go sub 1.49 but now reckon I can go sub 1.48.<br /><br />Spectre - Over to you now a sub 1.50 would be good  <br /><br />Owen - You've now had all the welcomes - let's see what the youth section of Taff Attack can do  <br /> </td></tr></table><br />Nice row Paul ...

[[old] Spectre]

<!--QuoteBegin-Paul B+Jan 12 2006, 03:07 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Paul B @ Jan 12 2006, 03:07 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><br />Spectre - Over to you now a sub 1.50 would be good  <br /><br />Owen - You've now had all the welcomes - let's see what the youth section of Taff Attack can do  <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Great Work Paul: Nice result, I hear you mate. I will take yet anouther stab at this with a lower DF and negative splits next week some time . <br /><br />Owen: you goal should be to knock me out of the boat and into Taff 2!<br /><br />How do you sprint at 20spm

[[old] Citroen]

<!--QuoteBegin-Paul B+Jan 12 2006, 08:07 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Paul B @ Jan 12 2006, 08:07 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Just improved my 30' @ 20spm score to 8332m (1.48.0) from 8266m (1.48.9) <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Well done Paul. Stonkingly good row.

[[old] seat5]

Great job, Paul! I have to pop over to the CTC site now and see how close we are to 2nd. I'm sure I can do a bit better if I give it a rest till next week.<br /><br />Last shot was at my usual drag, 117 I think. Maybe I'll mess around with that and see if it's easier with it even lighter.

[[old] chippy]

<br />Well done all in the team challenge, i will have another go next friday. <br />Off to London town in the morning to race in the Croydon row down with the<br />Pirate Chris is racing but i am not sure about any other Taffs.<br /><br />Owen<br />Get signed up boyo we have not got many in the team from down west.<br />Are you a Scarlet or a Jack.<br /><br /><br />Chippy

[[old] seat5]

<!--QuoteBegin-dadams+Jan 12 2006, 01:22 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Jan 12 2006, 01:22 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-seat5+Jan 11 2006, 08:55 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Jan 11 2006, 08:55 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I did it!  Well, almost.  And we are still in 3rd.  I am not even sure it made our team average go up--I can't remember what it was on before but the number looks the same to me.  <br /><br /><span style='color:blue'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>7475 meters av. 2:00.4</span></span><br /><br />This is a PB by 120 meters and got me 994 Nonathlon points!<br />Yeah, that and about $4.50 will get me a cup of coffee, right?<br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Outstanding stuff Carla. Just when you think you can't do it...well then you go and put in a pb. <br /><br />Speaking of Nonathlon points. When ya gonna do your lower distances???? If my calculations are correct, just doing any old time for the 500, 1k and 2k would vault you into the top 100. Get to it girl!!! The shorter distances are the easy ones (yeah right!!!).<br /><br />Dwayne <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I did a 5K tonight--missed my goal, but it was still a PB by about 15 secs--so I used the 500, 1K and 2K splits from it for Nonathlon. They are poopy times--low 800s but puts me at #28. I still have a marathon to do and that ought to be close to 1000 so it will dump the worst sprint and give me another 100. I'll be right behind you until all the top folks that haven't done their marathon do one.<br /><br />Right around Crash B time I'll get up the courage to really do the short ones. The best time I ever did at a 2K was on Crash B day and I got so exicited watching everyone's races I ran up and did one without a warmup. It was still nothing to write home about but better than I've done in a few years!

[[old] CAROLE MAC]

Carla you are a wuss get a 2k done ... from your 30mins at 20spm you should be at least 7.25....

[[old] dadams]

<!--QuoteBegin-seat5+Jan 13 2006, 09:09 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Jan 13 2006, 09:09 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->...but puts me at #28.  <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />What are ya talkin' about??? You're at #24. Give yourself the extra four spots girlfriend!!!<br /><br />Now like Carol said, go out and get that 2k done.<br /><br />FYI - A 7:25 would put at #6 in the world in your age group. Maybe C.R.A.S.H.-B's should be in the plans eh??

[[old] seat5]

<!--QuoteBegin-CAROLE MAC+Jan 14 2006, 05:21 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(CAROLE MAC @ Jan 14 2006, 05:21 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Carla you are a wuss get a 2k done ... from your 30mins at 20spm you should be at least 7.25.... <br /> </td></tr></table><br />But I <i>like</i> 30 min at 20 spm. I <i>hate and fear</i> 2K. yup I am a real boo boo baby...maybe I'll be tough like you when I grow up. eeeek<br /><br />say, where are you staying for the B's? I live about an hour from Boston.<br />

[[old] seat5]

<!--QuoteBegin-dadams+Jan 14 2006, 05:33 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dadams @ Jan 14 2006, 05:33 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-seat5+Jan 13 2006, 09:09 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Jan 13 2006, 09:09 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->...but puts me at #28.  <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br />What are ya talkin' about??? You're at #24. Give yourself the extra four spots girlfriend!!!<br /><br />Now like Carol said, go out and get that 2k done.<br /><br />FYI - A 7:25 would put at #6 in the world in your age group. Maybe C.R.A.S.H.-B's should be in the plans eh?? <br /> </td></tr></table><br />I don't have any confidence to really try this. I'm afraid I'll blow my back out. Also applicable: excuses number 49, 78 and 147.

[[old] Krysta Coleman]

<!--QuoteBegin-seat5+Jan 14 2006, 12:11 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(seat5 @ Jan 14 2006, 12:11 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I don't have any confidence to really try this.  I'm afraid I'll blow my back out.  Also applicable: excuses  number 49, 78 and 147.<br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />If you were going to blow your back out, I'd say that 20 SPM stuff would be the more likely culprit.

[[old] mpukita]

<!--QuoteBegin-CAROLE MAC+Jan 14 2006, 01:21 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(CAROLE MAC @ Jan 14 2006, 01:21 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Carla you are a wuss get a 2k done ... from your 30mins at 20spm you should be at least 7.25.... <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Ibid ...