Duck pond

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » July 20th, 2006, 7:38 pm

I'm famous!

Just an article about the charity ride I'm doing Sunday, and I did my best to plug indoor rowing as great cross training for biking

http://www.ecnnews.com/cgi-bin/05/hgsto ... er0720.tva

It's too bad the big headline from p.2 on the paper copy isn't on the online one, which says STEIN ROWS TO STAY FIT. I hope some people see it and check out rowing!

Carole · Post by **Carole** » July 21st, 2006, 4:38 am

can I have your autograph......

seriously go girl go........

waves at other ladies....\o/.................

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » July 21st, 2006, 8:02 am

Carole wrote:can I have your autograph......

seriously go girl go........

waves at other ladies....\o/.................

Hey, take a number....they are lining up down the block just to get a glimpse of me

I have to say my rowing has gone downhill this last month (like it usually does in the summer)

loonylady · Post by **loonylady** » July 22nd, 2006, 8:07 am

Good luck in the race, Carla! I can't even imagine riding 100 miles, especially at that pace. Let us know how it goes.

Carol

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » July 22nd, 2006, 8:38 am

Oh, it's not a race...but of course I'm trying to do better than last time. Thanks for the encouragement! It is actually easier to me than rowing a marathon. The hardest part is the 10 miles between 80 and 90 miles for some reason. Last year I really felt like quitting then. My legs were cramping, I was out of water and wasn't sure where the next rest stop was, and had been alone for 40 miles. It was such a relief to get to the last rest stop and see my husband, get some water and a snack, and know thatit was only 10 miles more. Also I was finally with a few other people again so it was easier and then it became a bit of a race for fun. The last 5 you are so happy to be finishing, suddenly you have a 2nd wind (or more like a 59th wind) and it really becomes fun again.

I think it's going to rain and rain hard tomorrw, and it's a rain or shine event...

Alissa · Post by **Alissa** » July 22nd, 2006, 11:14 am

Wonderful article! Sounds like a wonderful cause and should be a great event! Enjoy.

Alissa

Carole · Post by **Carole** » August 11th, 2006, 11:28 am

pops in for a paddle ..... gosh it is very quiet in here these days ......

waves at all mates.... \o/ .... right off for a training session before go to work on nights xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Carole · Post by **Carole** » August 14th, 2006, 2:12 am

watches tumbleweed roll down the street.............

Alissa · Post by **Alissa** » August 14th, 2006, 10:06 am

Carole, it is so nice to see you...and yes, it has been a bit "dusty" hereabouts. I suspect it is the end-of-summer vacations/getting ready for school that has had everyone doing things IRL instead of on line. But presumably things will pick up a bit as we move toward Sept.

I see you've been out w/ your dogs...you're looking good! (Quite the inspiration...now I just need to follow along!)

Have a good Monday!

Alissa

fish · Post by **fish** » August 14th, 2006, 11:32 pm

I am back from vacation and now know consider myself a rower that bikes instead of a biker that rows.

The Seattle to Portland went well. Two hundred miles is a long way to ride in one day. Our goal was to arrived in Portland before the beer garden closed.

I began my training today for the upcoming season. I have decided to try the Wolverine Plan and did a level 4 workout today. I hope to compete again in January at Ergomania in Seattle.

Hopefully as the season changes, the Women's Forum will get more traffic.

Happy erging everyone.

Arlene

Hapa · Post by **Hapa** » August 15th, 2006, 2:56 pm

fish wrote:I am back from vacation and now know consider myself a rower that bikes instead of a biker that rows.

The Seattle to Portland went well. Two hundred miles is a long way to ride in one day. Our goal was to arrived in Portland before the beer garden closed.

I began my training today for the upcoming season. I have decided to try the Wolverine Plan and did a level 4 workout today. I hope to compete again in January at Ergomania in Seattle.

Hopefully as the season changes, the Women's Forum will get more traffic.

Happy erging everyone.

Arlene

Arlene, Way to go on the StP. Did you actually meet your goal of the beer garden?

Finishing that up definitely deserves a tall one!

Aiko

Carole · Post by **Carole** » August 19th, 2006, 2:02 pm

Alissa wrote:Carole, it is so nice to see you...and yes, it has been a bit "dusty" hereabouts. I suspect it is the end-of-summer vacations/getting ready for school that has had everyone doing things IRL instead of on line. But presumably things will pick up a bit as we move toward Sept.

I see you've been out w/ your dogs...you're looking good! (Quite the inspiration...now I just need to follow along!)

Have a good Monday!

Alissa

Hiya Alissa... been a bad girl though this week ate whatever I wanted tut tut ..... and had a few glasses of vino ....but I have trained nearly every day.... so not put any weight back on yet ...

here's the piccy for the rest of the girls ... me n my pups and my new Team Oarsome fleece top ..... if you click on the piccy it will go bigger!!!!

seat5 · Post by **seat5** » August 22nd, 2006, 7:51 pm

Hi Carole,
Great photo! It is very quiet on the forum these days. I know the nice weather makes we want to be outside, not in, and figure by the time it gets to being lousy weather I'll be excited about rowing again. Sounds like you have been doing well on your training!

Arlene, that is sooo cool, I can't even imagine 200 miles in one day. oof. I would need more than beer!

Bufflehead · Post by **Bufflehead** » August 23rd, 2006, 10:25 am

Ker-Splash!
The Buffle has been a very bad duck for some time now. Can't seem to get back into the swing of things. Unfortunately I'm back to the HW division.

I suppose I could blame the move - but I think it's just a bad case of laziness! It's good to see some familiar faces still out there. I hope I can get motivated to get back into rowing again. I know that I sure felt better last year when I was rowing on a regular basis. Right now, I'm way out of control and afraid that if I don't watch out I'll end up back where I was!!!

I hope everyone is having a good summer!
Ye Olde Buffle

Carole · Post by **Carole** » August 27th, 2006, 4:01 am

paddle ...paddle.... help I am drowning ....... waits to see how long it is till I am rescued ..pmsl.......

training is going well at the moment but I am stuck on the old weight loss thing ..... am down 32lbs since last dec ... but aint lost anything for a month and I go away to Crete in two weeks .. and there's no erg ... may have to actually do some jogging ahggggggggg gggg