Ranger's training thread

[ranger]

I just said it will give you feedback.

It won't give you feedback?

On how to _train_ for a FM?

Heck no.

But it will get me used to racing FMs again, so it will give me feedback about race strategy (negative-spliting, fly and die, steady pace, surges, etc.).

ranger

[Steve G]

Where is the promised video from the other day?

Remind me: _Why_ am I doing a video?

I seem to have lost track of the point.

I am now rowing all of my meters at 108 df.

My first race will be a FM, 1:48 @ 25 spm (11 SPI, 108 df.), HR 155 bpm (75% HRR).

I think that 3800 strokes should be enough to demonstrate that I am now rowing well at low drag, even if PaulH thinks that I am not, or that it is impossible, or whatever.

ranger

Rich
Who will you be racing and where ?

Steve

[rjw]

But it will get me used to racing FMs again, so it will give me feedback about race strategy (negative-spliting, fly and die, steady pace, surges, etc.).

ranger

Rich - what a crock!

For the longest time you have told us that it is just a matter of pulling 1:48's at UT2 with an HR stable at 155 with no need for fuel or fluids.

Now you say that you need a strategy.

Either you pull steady 1:48's and watch your HR rise until you have to slow or stop or you pull a steady HR and will need to lower your split to maintain a steady HR as you progress.

So, what do you mean by "strategy" because you are a marathon machine.

[snowleopard]

My first race will be a FM, 1:48 @ 25 spm (11 SPI, 108 df.), HR 155 bpm (75% HRR).

Well you had better get a move on. You previously stated that you will row a < 6:30 2K by the end of April.

BTW, you might want to try a 5K @ 1:48/25 spm before you start predicting what your HR is going to do during an FM at the same pace. You will find that reality looks a little different when not viewed through the bottom of a glass.

[ranger]

Now what I'm wondering is why you get upset when people say you won't do this

Discouraging someone, purposefully, and with no justification, is not very nice?

ranger

[ranger]

For the longest time you have told us that it is just a matter of pulling 1:48's at UT2 with an HR stable at 155 with no need for fuel or fluids.

Now you say that you need a strategy.

For rowing 42K?

Sure.

I have been rowing 20K in my sessions.

ranger

[ranger]

Rich - what a crock!

For the longest time you have told us that it is just a matter of pulling 1:48's at UT2 with an HR stable at 155 with no need for fuel or fluids.

1:48 is the 50s hwt WR.

ranger

[rjw]

Rich - what a crock!

For the longest time you have told us that it is just a matter of pulling 1:48's at UT2 with an HR stable at 155 with no need for fuel or fluids.

1:48 is the 50s hwt WR.

ranger

Your point being?

[lancs]

Discouraging someone, purposefully, and with no justification, is not very nice?

So you'd disagree that several years of your constant lying and failure to deliver a single promised piece of data (not even one!) demonstrating your ability to 'row well' is not justification for our sceptisism?

[Steve G]

Rich - what a crock!

For the longest time you have told us that it is just a matter of pulling 1:48's at UT2 with an HR stable at 155 with no need for fuel or fluids.

1:48 is the 50s hwt WR.

ranger

But ....... that is without breaks Rich
Have you achieved 10K at that pace yet?

[atklein90]

honestly, I could care less.

I understand entirely.

But you'll never do anything well if you don't care about it.

ranger

Depends on your definition of 'well'.

If 7:02 2k is your definition, which is what you are capable of based on your most recent performance, is rowing well, then no, I don't want to do it.

[ben990]

ranger,

We are not going to get the video you said you were going to provide, are we? Yet again another lie.

I don't think you row well any more.

You do lie well, though.

[atklein90]

You do lie well, though.

Strongly agree!!!!!

[whp4]

You do lie well, though.

Strongly agree!!!!!

It's the only thing related to rowing he can do without stopping

[ausrwr]

Now what I'm wondering is why you get upset when people say you won't do this

Discouraging someone, purposefully, and with no justification, is not very nice?

ranger

We're not saying that you shouldn't try it, just that you won't and you can't.