Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

From the CRASH-B's to an online challenge, discuss the competitive side of erging here.
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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by joe80 » August 4th, 2024, 7:35 am

Congratulations to SPU for maintaining their winning streak this season. The Diamonds matched their 81 boats of June in producing by far the largest flotilla.

Future Challengers:
September - Free Spirits
October - Fitness Matters
November - SkiErg

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by JonT » August 29th, 2024, 3:37 am

18 Years Young

The Free Spirits Team celebrate their 18th year together this year. To mark this we have an ‘18’ themed event for September.

Row 3 x 6’ / 2’r

Three six minute intervals with 2 minute rests. Standing start for the first interval with rolling starts permitted for the following two intervals. There are no rate restrictions. Enter the distance completed within the three active intervals.

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by Rod » August 29th, 2024, 11:04 am

JonT wrote:
August 29th, 2024, 3:37 am
18 Years Young

The Free Spirits Team celebrate their 18th year together this year. To mark this we have an ‘18’ themed event for September.

Row 3 x 6’ / 2’r

Three six minute intervals with 2 minute rests. Standing start for the first interval with rolling starts permitted for the following two intervals. There are no rate restrictions. Enter the distance completed within the three active intervals.

Cheers Jon, I like the sound of this and having announced it on my team page (The Diamonds Over Sixties Erging Group) it's getting a very favourable response so thank you, a very good CTC and quite a relief after the nighmares caused by the July one which was not popular with my mob at all! :wink:
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Best rows as an over 60. One Hour.....16011 metres. 30 mins.....8215 metres. 100k 7hrs 14 mins.

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by JonT » August 29th, 2024, 11:19 am

Rod wrote:
August 29th, 2024, 11:04 am
Cheers Jon, I like the sound of this and having announced it on my team page (The Diamonds Over Sixties Erging Group) it's getting a very favourable response so thank you, a very good CTC and quite a relief after the nighmares caused by the July one which was not popular with my mob at all! :wink:
We deliberately picked something to contrast with the RowAlong Tabata event. I have to say, to my surprise, I actually really enjoyed that one.

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by stevegaspars » August 31st, 2024, 8:04 am

Rod wrote:
August 29th, 2024, 11:04 am
the nighmares caused by the July one which was not popular with my mob at all! :wink:
Hang on, what? Your team hated their own challenge?

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by joe80 » September 2nd, 2024, 7:20 am

Many thanks to RowAlong for their imaginative challenge. It attracted 133 crews to our August event. SPU finished at the head of the leaderboard again. That's all four challenges so far this season. Congratulations!

The Diamonds totalled more than half the fleet with 73 boats afloat. That's great participation.

Future Challengers:
October - Fitness Matters
November - SkiErg
December - Sub7

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by Cricketbat » October 1st, 2024, 3:54 pm

Hi, are the challenge, details, and updates going to be posted here in the future or has it all moved to Facebook? Thanks
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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by AnnaRaeGreen » October 1st, 2024, 10:13 pm

Cricketbat wrote:
October 1st, 2024, 3:54 pm
Hi, are the challenge, details, and updates going to be posted here in the future or has it all moved to Facebook? Thanks
Same question from me
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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by Citroen » October 2nd, 2024, 4:55 am

Cricketbat wrote:
October 1st, 2024, 3:54 pm
Hi, are the challenge, details, and updates going to be posted here in the future or has it all moved to Facebook? Thanks
If the team making the challenge puts the details on here that would be a good idea, I'm not on Faceborg.

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by harrythehamster » October 2nd, 2024, 9:59 am

Well, i am not in the FB either and could not read all the comments there, but did not notice any guidance if rolling starts are allowed like usual (except for the 1st interval of course), but challenge is

Oct 2024 - The Fitness Matters October Challenge
2000m (rest 2mins)
500m (rest 4 mins)
1500m (rest 90s)
250 (rest 3 mins)
1000m

If you have PM5 and ErgData installed then just open the link below with the web browser on same phone/tablet that you have your ErgData installed in and you are ready to go ( NOTE: Chrome/android tablet worked for me, Vivaldi browser does not fully work, opening the link with Vivaldi only shows my CTC Oct result, not automatically transferring the challenge to the PM5) ) . Haven't tested any other web browsers than Chrome and Vivaldi.

https://workout.ergdata.com/shared/gc6wqatq

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by Cricketbat » October 2nd, 2024, 12:42 pm

Same, I’m not on Facebook so it’d be great to have them continue here :)
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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by Two Pudding Kid » October 2nd, 2024, 2:13 pm

Cannot see any stipulation about not doing rolling starts_ after the 2k it is up to you.

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Re: Cross Team Challenge - Discussion Thread

Post by joe80 » October 3rd, 2024, 7:08 am

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SPU maintained their perfect start to the season by finishing first on the leaderboard for the fifth challenge. Congratulations!

The Diamonds also maintained their perfect record by launching 79 boats. Great stuff!

A big welcome back to the MAD team. We've missed you guys.

Red Line Rowers have the January challenge.

Future Challengers:
November - SkiErg
December - Sub7
January - Red Line Rowers

Apologies for not checking that the October Challenge had been posted here. I'll make sure that happens from here on.

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