11 inactive sedentary years

[JaapvanE]

Stunning Jaap, I'm pushed doing yoga and rowing, but judo seriously impressed.

In our group we are all middle-aged men and women, so we all are a bit less wild than the 18 year olds. The 18 year olds have a killer instinct and try to throw you into the basement and take you apart by your limbs (I have two of those in my own house). In our group we all known that the next day we have to be at work again and look somewhat presentable. But it is a great stress-relief after a long stressful day at the office to strangle someone just to keep your sanity, but we all try to prevent visible scratches and marks to a minimum (this might sound weird when taken out of context...).

[Holly62]

Stunning Jaap, I'm pushed doing yoga and rowing, but judo seriously impressed.

But it is a great stress-relief after a long stressful day at the office to strangle someone just to keep your sanity, but we all try to prevent visible scratches and marks to a minimum (this might sound weird when taken out of context...).

Yes I can really see that, brilliant stress relief not weird at all, if only everyone took stress relief so seriously

[Tugger*#]

Well done Jerry amazing work, good to see your rehab is going well to plan.
I've done three 10k rows in the last three days, each getting progressivly quicker, as the front of my heart realises it has something to contribute to the party.
It's like putting braided oil hoses on an old kawasaki rex, it's not immediately apparent anything has happened until you start pushing the engine, and I'm breathing cleaner and feeling invigorated.
I'm on surgery leave until the sixteenth, and at the time I wondered if it was going to be enough, well, I'm just going to get my rowing head on and enjoy my leave.

C'mon Holly62,
Cut yourself and me some slack, just look at your times girl they are plenty good enough. I managed a PB 10k 55mins today on just a bit of a paddle row tbh after 30mins on the cross trainer and leg resistance machines. My June programme now consists of 3 x 10k's mon / wed & fri I am coming for you and Jerrytheplater lol you are my inspiration and motivation in a good way - I am so not competitive seriously.
I cheated with the stopping smoking - used hypnotherapy back in 2011 best £90 I ever spent.

[Holly62]

Tugg, add me as a training partner, there is nothing like a bit of healthy competition to spur you on, I'm second of four at the moment, the lead Rower is over 100k in front of me, but it's early season yet and I'm just getting into my routine....
Famous last words

Fourteen days until the summer solstice half marathon
(Gulp)

[Tugger*#]

Tugg, add me as a training partner, there is nothing like a bit of healthy competition to spur you on, I'm second of four at the moment, the lead Rower is over 100k in front of me, but it's early season yet and I'm just getting into my routine....
Famous last words

Fourteen days until the summer solstice half marathon
(Gulp)

I am going for the summer solstice 21k and the Juneteenth charity one, I have only done 1 HM previously on my 60th birthday back in May but I have done some 17k & 19k rows in the last few weeks. I also took part in the April Fools challenge but was not ready for the March Mud madness gig.
I am unsure about turning the summer solstice gig into a HM, i know it is only another 97mts but don't know if it will register as the soltice challenge or a HM. I do not think it will register as both and I do like collecting my stiffcates lol. For a HM i am happy with anything less than 120mins tbh.
I did my row today meant to be a 10k as part of my new June routine, now do 3 x 10k's a week but it turned into an 8k + a 2k one after the other with 2 min break and I nailed the 2k at 10:10:5. The 8k was quite slow more of a paddle tbh but I will take the 2k time thank you very much.
It is nice to talk to other erg rower's having had similar health hiccups lol.

[JaapvanE]

I am unsure about turning the summer solstice gig into a HM, i know it is only another 97mts but don't know if it will register as the soltice challenge or a HM. I do not think it will register as both and I do like collecting my stiffcates lol.

When I read https://log.concept2.com/challenges/solstice, they seem to suggest you can do both as they explicitly name it as an option.

[DarrellA]

The way I read it as a minimum of 21.000 ,meters for the Solstice Challenge. By adding the extra 97 you qualify for the HM. You could row 30K and it would still cover the challenge. The HM has an exact requirement of 21,097. If you are going to do the HM I believe that is done in one rowing session. The 21K can be broken up into 2 or 3 sessions for that day. I believe the Concept sent out a blog on doing an 11K followed by a 10K later that day or a 10k followed by a 6K and then a 5K. All kinds of options. I will probably row for an hour in the early morning and get in the 13K range, then later do an 8 or a 10K depending on how I feel.

[Dangerscouse]

I'm sure that I did a HM last year and I got the certificate, but I didn't download it so I can't be absolutely certain

[jerrytheplater]

Forgot to report in after my canoe trip. Obviously I survived since I'm posting! It was not stressful at all. We did a one day trip in three days. We did have one hard part where the wind was blowing fairly briskly into our faces kicking up 6-8" waves. They were pretty high considering we only had about 10" of freeboard in our canoes. This section was about a 3/4 mile paddle right across the middle of the lake.

One near capsize in that stretch due to some horseplay! The stern paddler actually got his shoulders and head soaked as they almost rolled. Water did get in the canoe over the gunwale. I have no idea why they didn't flip. His brother must have thrown himself to the other side to right the canoe. So close. I only saw the part where they were rolling back up.

I am going on another trip tomorrow in the white water section of the upper Delaware River in NY/PA. The water level is low so our trip has been shortened by half since it is so low boats can't make it through. We'll be doing about 8 miles. No portaging will be required. We may need to drag the canoes in some rocky low areas.

[DarrellA]

Hi Jerry, Sounds like you are having a great time. I have done several trips into the Quetico Provincial Park (the beautiful Canadian side of Boundary Waters) and it was always fun. I am convinced that portage translated to English means to carry heavy stuff and sweat profusely. Our goal was a single portage so we carried heavy loads. Not portaging is probably in your best interest as you recover. Keep having fun and living life.

[Joebasscat]

Hi Jerry, Sounds like you are having a great time. I have done several trips into the Quetico Provincial Park (the beautiful Canadian side of Boundary Waters) and it was always fun. I am convinced that portage translated to English means to carry heavy stuff and sweat profusely. Our goal was a single portage so we carried heavy loads. Not portaging is probably in your best interest as you recover. Keep having fun and living life.

Portage can certainly be a nasty word. Especially if you have a weeks worth of dry bags to haul with you. It’s been many years but the memories remain fresh. I believe the translation is accurate.

[jerrytheplater]

Add in bear canisters inside the dry bags. Although we didn't see any sign even of four footed wildlife. We camped on islands small enough not to be able to support a bear.

[Erik A]

Add in bear canisters inside the dry bags. Although we didn't see any sign even of four footed wildlife. We camped on islands small enough not to be able to support a bear.

didnt anyone tell you bears can swim i really should get out and try canoeing. but im a kayaker so probably wont. and most of mine is at sea so the waves a little bit bigger than you encountered interestingly a few years ago i was out trying out a new fishing kayak in pretty rough stuff (3-3.5m (10-12ft) swell with 20km winds) and it handled it great but when i got back to shore and was riding the small waves in i did a sideways and fell off in about a foot of water. was so embarrassing. the guy with all the demo kayaks said he had never seen anyone fall off on such a small wave lol

[Joebasscat]

Add in bear canisters inside the dry bags. Although we didn't see any sign even of four footed wildlife. We camped on islands small enough not to be able to support a bear.

Seen them twice, once was a full on camp invasion. Recommend a wide berth.

[jerrytheplater]

Add in bear canisters inside the dry bags. Although we didn't see any sign even of four footed wildlife. We camped on islands small enough not to be able to support a bear.

didnt anyone tell you bears can swim i really should get out and try canoeing. but im a kayaker so probably wont. and most of mine is at sea so the waves a little bit bigger than you encountered interestingly a few years ago i was out trying out a new fishing kayak in pretty rough stuff (3-3.5m (10-12ft) swell with 20km winds) and it handled it great but when i got back to shore and was riding the small waves in i did a sideways and fell off in about a foot of water. was so embarrassing. the guy with all the demo kayaks said he had never seen anyone fall off on such a small wave lol

Yeah Eric, I know they can swim, but we were pretty far from mainland. Further than I want to swim, but I'm not a hungry bear. But we still kept them away from camp at night. Recommendation is to not hang them up, but leave on ground 150 feet from camp. Ropes attached from hanging provide a grip for the bear to carry it away.

Are you in kayak's with a closed hull so you can roll them? Never did that, but saw a group practicing on the Delaware River in Narrowsburg, NY in the 170 foot depth of water. They had helmets and some interesting gear I didn't recognize. Saw a similar group years later in the rapids just resting in the eddy behind big rocks. We passed in an open canoe.