Thanks

[[old] Neb154]

I'd just like to give a thank you to Jim Barry. Thanks to his advice on my summer training, I was able to drop 24 seconds off my time 2k time, increase my endurance to a half marathon, and lose almost 20 lbs, all over the summer. Now I'm no longer at the bottom of my team, I'm nearing 1 million meters for the season,I'm still keeping the weight off, and I am hoping to break 7' or come as close as possible, at under 165, this weekend. This is just a recognition for your work Jim, and also hopefully a message to other high school rowers on the board; if you ask for help on the board, most times, you will recieve more beneficial insight than you could have imagined.

[[old] Jim Barry]

Neb154,<br /><br />Great news! <br /><br />And thanks for the note. You made my day!<br /><br />Keep us up to date and good luck with sub 7.

[[old] mpukita]

<!--quoteo(post=57735:date=Feb 28 2006, 07:24 PM:name=Jim Barry)--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Jim Barry @ Feb 28 2006, 07:24 PM) </b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Neb154,<br /><br />Great news! <br /><br />And thanks for the note. You made my day!<br /><br />Keep us up to date and good luck with sub 7.<br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Jim:<br /><br />This is something to be very proud of! Bravo!<br /><br />Regards ... Mark

[[old] Jim Barry]

Thanks Mark, I am. <br /><br />This past weekend I watched Nik Fleming medal for the 10th consecutive time at either the BIRC or WIRC in the very competitive 30-39 open racing. Like Neb154, Nik asked the forum years ago for some advice when his training was snagged putting in a lot of effort and going nowhere. What I said to Nik, how they each appreciated the fantastic feeling of being on the right course, and the pride I felt are very similar actually.