I'm thinkin' another million meter weekend.
The US
has a pretty major holiday this weekend (Thanksgiving). So this weekend is
probably a scatch on this side of the pond. How 'bout next weekend??? That would
probably put us past MIT for sure, and get us a bit closer to our (my) new
nemisis U of NM. All those in favor say 'Aye'.
Dwayne
Next weekend sees the Cardiff Grand Prix event on Sunday
5th. I'll be travelling on Friday 3rd, and also Saturday 4th as it's my office
Christmas party on Friday and that's 300 miles away. So, aye, but I won't be
able to do much, and I expect a few UK Taffs will be racing in Cardiff, too, so
they won't want a big weekend.
I've signed up for the Cardiff Grand Prix too so I'm not
going to be much use. Sorry not to be much of a team player just recently. I'm
more than happy to put in the metres during the week but weekend stuff is going
to be out for a couple of weeks 
.
Sorry guys!
Love the idea about the awards by the way. I'm certainly with Daren on the monetary reward aspect, just having my name on a roll of homour (like that's gonna happen!) would be reward enough for me.
.Sorry guys!
Love the idea about the awards by the way. I'm certainly with Daren on the monetary reward aspect, just having my name on a roll of homour (like that's gonna happen!) would be reward enough for me.
Doesn't matter to me what weekend. Let's discuss and
figure out what works for everyone.
Dwayne
Dwayne
Happy birthday to you ,
Daren!
Mrs. Speedy - 12k the last day(s) - 
- I am
impressed. 
Row on , row on.
- I am
impressed. Row on , row on.
Thanks Godfried! 36 today, w00t. \o/ Getting old now! 
| QUOTE (Daren C @ Nov 24 2004, 02:46 AM) |
| Getting old now! |
Easy there Champ!!
Happy Birthday Daren. May you have many many more.
Speedy
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAREN!
And for the occasion, what better way than seeing some action shots of Daren at BIRC:
And for the occasion, what better way than seeing some action shots of Daren at BIRC:
This is even better, Niall!
Daren,
You're a flash g!t! (Pun intended)
You certainly weren't going to blend into the background with that top of yours!
You're a flash g!t! (Pun intended)
You certainly weren't going to blend into the background with that top of yours!
OK! Here's an idea:
There could be 3 prizes, one for meters rowed during the Holiday Challenge time (this would mean that just because someone has rowed 8 million meters this season, they don't have an advantage, really, since we all start at 0 meters on 11/25--well, except the incredible fitness advantage and we won't think about that right now) another for the person who increased their daily average meters the most, and another for the person who improved their power per stroke--maybe the 4 min test.
What would we use for a baseline for the most improved daily meters--I don't think we should use the average per season, because that would give a decided advantage to people who didn't start rowing regularly at the beginning of the season (like me). It should maybe be the average of the month of October or Nov 1--25? Baseline for the power test would be doing a 4 min piece, starting of course with a stopped flywheel, at the beginning of the month. The total meters would just be total meters, of course.
The prize could be being allowed to use a special Taff attack avatar that has the dragon wearing a shirt saying which category was won, I don't know, say, "High Meters Taff", "Improved Power Taff" and "Improved Distance Taff"
No, those aren't cool enough, someone else will think of what to put on the shirts. Or below the dragon's erg.... The avatar should have a fancy frame around it that makes it stand out as an award thing and maybe have a blue ribbon on the corner.
You could use that avatar until the next time we do a team challenge. It would be really fun, I think, to try to earn them. I'm sure we'd come up with other ones to earn as the year went on.
Then if someone felt like it they could challenge the current holder on a personal basis, and if the challenge was accepted, we could be cheering our teammates on and see who prevailed.
What do you think?
Carla
There could be 3 prizes, one for meters rowed during the Holiday Challenge time (this would mean that just because someone has rowed 8 million meters this season, they don't have an advantage, really, since we all start at 0 meters on 11/25--well, except the incredible fitness advantage and we won't think about that right now) another for the person who increased their daily average meters the most, and another for the person who improved their power per stroke--maybe the 4 min test.
What would we use for a baseline for the most improved daily meters--I don't think we should use the average per season, because that would give a decided advantage to people who didn't start rowing regularly at the beginning of the season (like me). It should maybe be the average of the month of October or Nov 1--25? Baseline for the power test would be doing a 4 min piece, starting of course with a stopped flywheel, at the beginning of the month. The total meters would just be total meters, of course.
The prize could be being allowed to use a special Taff attack avatar that has the dragon wearing a shirt saying which category was won, I don't know, say, "High Meters Taff", "Improved Power Taff" and "Improved Distance Taff"
No, those aren't cool enough, someone else will think of what to put on the shirts. Or below the dragon's erg.... The avatar should have a fancy frame around it that makes it stand out as an award thing and maybe have a blue ribbon on the corner.
You could use that avatar until the next time we do a team challenge. It would be really fun, I think, to try to earn them. I'm sure we'd come up with other ones to earn as the year went on.
Then if someone felt like it they could challenge the current holder on a personal basis, and if the challenge was accepted, we could be cheering our teammates on and see who prevailed.
What do you think?
Carla
I can go with what Carla said. But as I said yesterday,
I'm open to anything. So count my vote for anything.
Speedy
Speedy
Great ideas Carla. I loved the idea of a special avatar,
it's like an online merit badge scheme. I agree that the avatar should have a
fancy border (gold?) and the achievement should be clearly stated.
Is it worth considering using the Nonathlon points system to determine improvements/ability as this system is a great equaliser. In terms of awards names how about:
PB Smasher - for most improved PB time (as a percentage of old time)
SB Smasher - for most improved Season's Best time (as a percentage of old time)
Erg Monkey - for largest increase in baseline weekly total
Can't think of any other award names right now so I'll do a 10K row this afternoon and see what I come up with.
Is it worth considering using the Nonathlon points system to determine improvements/ability as this system is a great equaliser. In terms of awards names how about:
PB Smasher - for most improved PB time (as a percentage of old time)
SB Smasher - for most improved Season's Best time (as a percentage of old time)
Erg Monkey - for largest increase in baseline weekly total
Can't think of any other award names right now so I'll do a 10K row this afternoon and see what I come up with.
#### - ####
No erging for a little over 250 hours. It looks like I needed to do something other than rowing to fill that time. Guess what. So I gained 3 kg ( 7 lbs ).
####
And today's 7k ( 6 times 5 mins ) felt like the 42k last month.
####
So I know I am really not ready for EIRC. Will try to be good the next weeks ,
see what I
can do to get back in shape. 
No erging for a little over 250 hours. It looks like I needed to do something other than rowing to fill that time. Guess what. So I gained 3 kg ( 7 lbs ).
####
And today's 7k ( 6 times 5 mins ) felt like the 42k last month.
####
So I know I am really not ready for EIRC. Will try to be good the next weeks ,
see what I
can do to get back in shape.
Cardiff GP a week sunday so as a Welsh man and Valley boy
got to do my best to be there.Still Knackerd after sunday at the BIRC ,but
managed 10,000 yesterday and was hoping for a easy session with Rickster
tonight,ended up doing 500m sprints and pumping iron after....No mates in the
gym 
Chippy.
Chippy.
Yeah, And you got a 10k internet race against me tomorrow
night. shall we say 7pm? So your lucks not going to change anytime soon.
| QUOTE (Bore Da! @ Nov 24 2004, 06:13 PM) |
| Yeah, And you got a 10k internet race against me tomorrow night. shall we say 7pm? So your lucks not going to change anytime soon. |
is that on RowPro or e-row ?
I can't ever remember this thread ever being listed
anywhere other than the top three subjects in the General forum. I hope the lack
of contributions are because we're all rowing
.
Now that BIRC is a thing of the past I'm steadily getting back into longer distance sessions. I've done 64,000m this week so far and that should be over 80K by the end of tomorrow and over 100K by next the end of the weekend (which is good for me
).
.Now that BIRC is a thing of the past I'm steadily getting back into longer distance sessions. I've done 64,000m this week so far and that should be over 80K by the end of tomorrow and over 100K by next the end of the weekend (which is good for me
). | QUOTE (SteveV @ Nov 24 2004, 06:42 PM) | ||
is that on RowPro or e-row ? |
Rowpro, but he had to work late.
I took part in a 15k quickrace instead - Minter fiftyeight:fortypointsomething - 60 min PB
Exccellent PB for 15K mate, well done!
I'm going to try and beat my 60mins PB on Sunday so hopefully I'll be posting some large red numbers!
I'm going to try and beat my 60mins PB on Sunday so hopefully I'll be posting some large red numbers!
Hello Taffians,recorded my second squash victory last
night against Bedwellty,erging and Ricksters coaching paying dividends!!! Sue
and I off to Stadium tomorrow night, Cymru v Japan.My skiing exploits were hillarious, came down the run backwards a number of times,fell of the ski-lift and spent most of the time on my a--e! Never mind,in true Welsh spirit back up on Sunday to practise a Snowplough,God forbid!!!
Team spirt sounds good, we'll do our bit , Nos da, Sue and Graham
Happy Thanksgiving to all those who stuffed themselves
prior to burning off the calories
Holiday Challenge has started lets pile on those meters. hey whats up with MIT everytime we get close they add 1/2 million, are they adding people???
Well Fellow Taffs, we have a new secret weapon, MickeyZ (my son age 9) Has just started erging
Check your team standings to #846 Future Taff Attack
He wants to be a Taff Attack, however he has to get to 100,000 meters to be a real Taff Attack member, If you all agree.
His form was not that bad, so far. He wants his Holiday pin and to join the team. Graham Your flag is in his room
Mike
Holiday Challenge has started lets pile on those meters. hey whats up with MIT everytime we get close they add 1/2 million, are they adding people???
Well Fellow Taffs, we have a new secret weapon, MickeyZ (my son age 9) Has just started erging
Check your team standings to #846 Future Taff Attack
He wants to be a Taff Attack, however he has to get to 100,000 meters to be a real Taff Attack member, If you all agree.
His form was not that bad, so far. He wants his Holiday pin and to join the team. Graham Your flag is in his room
Mike
Great stuff Mike! You can't start early enough I say.
You'r really storming towards Debra's total right now so the Holiday Challenge should be no problem. I've managed 42K towards the challenge so far.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
You'r really storming towards Debra's total right now so the Holiday Challenge should be no problem. I've managed 42K towards the challenge so far.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Mike,
You're Mike Jr's coach, but I say sign 'im up now. Nine doesn't make you to young to be a Taff.
Speedy
You're Mike Jr's coach, but I say sign 'im up now. Nine doesn't make you to young to be a Taff.
Speedy
Mike wrote:
"Well Fellow Taffs, we have a new secret weapon, MickeyZ (my son age 9) Has just started erging. "
Mike, my grandchildren spend some time erging whenever they come to visit since I got my C2. Isn't it interesting how easy it seems for children to do things naturally? When you go to a gym you see adults doing all kinds of weird things on rowing ergometers. In contrast, with very little instruction it seems children can do it rather well.
Byron
"Well Fellow Taffs, we have a new secret weapon, MickeyZ (my son age 9) Has just started erging. "
Mike, my grandchildren spend some time erging whenever they come to visit since I got my C2. Isn't it interesting how easy it seems for children to do things naturally? When you go to a gym you see adults doing all kinds of weird things on rowing ergometers. In contrast, with very little instruction it seems children can do it rather well.
Byron
Welcome in advance to Michael Z Jr. Up to 817 already. =)
Sign him up!
Well done on the squash win, ramboyo. =) I use to play squash, but with my dodgy knees (dislocated one twice, fractured the other) it's a bad call.
Good stuff with the 15k, Bore Da!. I looked for you two again after the race, but it was quite a while later 'cause I had to catch up with a friend who surprised me by turning up at BIRC. Seeing teams in their colours made me jealous. I reckon our
new logo will look good on an all-in-one or something. Please don't make me race
in white though! Maybe we should look for a team sponsor who will pay for
the race kits in return for having their logo on the strip too, like MAD Team.
=)
I just did a 6k PB. Old was 22:38.8 (1:53.2), new, five little ducks,
22:22.2 (1:51.9) @ 32 SPM
It's five and a half weeks since my previous best. Today's row was done at a higher rate (+1 SPM), and a lower DPS (8.3m compared to 8.5m), but my power and SPI increased (avg power 250.5W from 241.3W, SPI 7.81 from 7:74).
Well done on the squash win, ramboyo. =) I use to play squash, but with my dodgy knees (dislocated one twice, fractured the other) it's a bad call.
Good stuff with the 15k, Bore Da!. I looked for you two again after the race, but it was quite a while later 'cause I had to catch up with a friend who surprised me by turning up at BIRC. Seeing teams in their colours made me jealous.
I reckon our
new logo will look good on an all-in-one or something. Please don't make me race
in white though! Maybe we should look for a team sponsor who will pay for
the race kits in return for having their logo on the strip too, like MAD Team.
=)I just did a 6k PB. Old was 22:38.8 (1:53.2), new, five little ducks,
22:22.2 (1:51.9) @ 32 SPM
It's five and a half weeks since my previous best. Today's row was done at a higher rate (+1 SPM), and a lower DPS (8.3m compared to 8.5m), but my power and SPI increased (avg power 250.5W from 241.3W, SPI 7.81 from 7:74).
| QUOTE (Mikez @ Nov 26 2004, 10:59 PM) |
| He wants to be a Taff Attack, however he has to get to 100,000 meters to be a real Taff Attack member, If you all agree. |
That is being mean to the boy - we DID accept his father even while he is sub 1,000,000.
Just let him enlist.
| QUOTE (Godfried @ Nov 27 2004, 06:13 PM) |
| [That is being mean to the boy - we DID accept his father even while he is
sub 1,000,000. |
Hey I aleady had to calm him down when he started, He wanted to do a1,000,000 to surprise the MIT team, I told him a 100,000 was a great surprise.
He has moved Furture Taff Attack to spot 782 already passing a 100 teams. He is going for 10,000 on two differant rows Sunday.
I have to kick him off the erg or I will never catch Chris, robert andy and Godfried.
Welcome aboard Byron, good to have another Yank on the good ship Taff Attack.
Carla where are you????
I almost split my side laughing trying to picture Graham on ski's
Snow
plough indeedCarolMac where are you????
Mike
| QUOTE (Daren C @ Nov 27 2004, 07:36 AM) |
| 22:22.2 (1:51.9) @ 32
SPM |
Awesome new PB Daren, you must feel good about that one. Your progress so far has been nothing short of miraculous, those PBs just keep on coming and your times now compared to when you started, well , you must be glowing with pride.
Well done mate!
Well done on the 6k Daren
New 60min PB yesterday: 15438m. Was my first one though, so not suprising. Felt fairly comfortable although my poor hands are a bit of a mess now! Think I'll need to toughen them up a bit if I'm going to do a half-marathon
New 60min PB yesterday: 15438m. Was my first one though, so not suprising. Felt fairly comfortable although my poor hands are a bit of a mess now! Think I'll need to toughen them up a bit if I'm going to do a half-marathon
| QUOTE (JSamuel @ Nov 28 2004, 06:50 AM) |
| 15438m |
Great PB time James!
I'm going to try and improve my 60-mins PB today. I'll be going out to get to 15,000m if I can. There! I've said it! It's on the record so I'd better do it now!
A big HELLO to Byron, Welcome to Taff Attack!
Mikez, there's no letting up is there. I see you've passed Debra and will be getting through that magic 1 Million mark very soon. Well done, your input to the team's metres have been fantastic of late and you've certainly left me and Bernard for dead!
Mike .. I am still about ..just been on horrible shifts..
death by 1100-2100hrs ...leave home at 10 get back at 2145hrs does nothing for
your home life although I have managed some k's in my break. I am hoping to be
racing at Cardiff next week then two weeks after that it is Eirc .. Amsterdam
here we come . Godfried you entered yet ?? (nag nag nag) ...
Family are coming over for Sunday Dinner today so rushing around and preparing everything so I can get 15k done whilst stuff cooking . Pate and crusty bread for starters then Roast beef n Yorkshire pudd with roasted veggies followed by pears poached in red wine .. (well I had to have some alcohol somewhere didn't I ..weg ) ....
Well onwards and upwards (and outwards after dinner lol)..pmsl ... xxxx
Family are coming over for Sunday Dinner today so rushing around and preparing everything so I can get 15k done whilst stuff cooking . Pate and crusty bread for starters then Roast beef n Yorkshire pudd with roasted veggies followed by pears poached in red wine .. (well I had to have some alcohol somewhere didn't I ..weg ) ....
Well onwards and upwards (and outwards after dinner lol)..pmsl ... xxxx
| QUOTE (CAROLE MAC @ Nov 28 2004, 01:02 PM) |
| with roasted veggies followed by
pears poached in red wine |
I just knew alcohol would be in there somewhere!! your blood must be 85% proof
Daren, great 6K, how did you keep a rate of 32 for 20+ minutes?
that shows
good CV fitness levels, if you worked on your pps you would take even bigger
chuncks of your times. Keep up the great work.Lots of great times/distances from you Taffs, shame you have to carry "dead wood" like that Adams bloke, he needs to pull his weight a bit I feel
Well done to all you Taffs, I shall see some of you on your home turf of Cardiff next week
Sir Pirate
| QUOTE (Sir Pirate @ Nov 28 2004, 01:20 PM) |
| Daren, great 6K, how did you keep a rate of
32 for 20+ minutes? that shows good CV fitness levels, if you worked on
your pps you would take even bigger chuncks of your times. Keep up the
great work. |
Thanks. 31/32 SPM just seems to be my natural rate. Its the rate I feel most comfortable at. Slower rates seem awkward, but that might just be because I have to work harder to keep the same pace. At 31/32 I pretty much just bounce off my heels in the catch. No, it's not a great technique. =)
You're right, I should work on the power in my strokes. I need to give my 5k a seeing to as well, according to these figures:
| CODE |
| Distance Time Position
Pace --------------------------------------- 500M 1:33.0 123/319 39% 1:33.0 1000M 3:19.1 80/292 27% 1:39.6 2000M 6:56.3 160/739 22% 1:44.1 5000M 18:40.5 186/757 25% 1:52.1 * 6000M 22:22.2 62/246 25% 1:51.9 7954M 30:00.0 98/589 17% 1:53.2 10000M 38:34.5 147/539 27% 1:55.7 15109M 60:00.0 82/247 33% 1:59.1 21097M 1:27:32.5 72/149 48% 2:04.5 |
The 5k pace is slower than the new 6k PB, which isn't big, and isn't clever. =)
Well, I'm ecstatic! I managed to cream both my previous
60-minute PB and the 15,000m barrier.
Tactics for the 60 minutes ('cause I know Martin loves this stuff!) was to do the first have at 1:59 pace and the second half at 2:00 pace. As it was I went off at 1:58 and it felt comfortable so I decided to change my tactics to 15-minute paces of 1:58, 1:59, 2:00 and 2:01 which would still get me through the 15,000m mark.
Splits (3-minutes) ended up as follows:
1:58.2 (26spm)
1:58.1 (25)
1:57.9 (25)
1:57.8 (26)
1:58.4 (26)
1:58.9 (26)
1:58.8 (26)
1:58.7 (27)
1:59.1 (27)
1:59.5 (27)
1:59.6 (27)
1:59.9 (27)
1:59.8 (27)
1:59.6 (27)
1:59.8 (27)
1:59.9 (27)
2:00.0 (27)
1:59.9 (27)
1:59.7 (27)
1:53.6 (30) - thought I'd pick up the pace in the last 3 minutes!
Final distance of 15,146m that's an improvement of 475m. So i'm really pleased to have got through that 15,000m threshold and to have smashed through it!
As well as the end result what I'm really pleased with was the controlled nature of the row. As you can see the stroke rate was consistent and I felt in control throughout.
Did I mention I was pleased!
Tactics for the 60 minutes ('cause I know Martin loves this stuff!) was to do the first have at 1:59 pace and the second half at 2:00 pace. As it was I went off at 1:58 and it felt comfortable so I decided to change my tactics to 15-minute paces of 1:58, 1:59, 2:00 and 2:01 which would still get me through the 15,000m mark.
Splits (3-minutes) ended up as follows:
1:58.2 (26spm)
1:58.1 (25)
1:57.9 (25)
1:57.8 (26)
1:58.4 (26)
1:58.9 (26)
1:58.8 (26)
1:58.7 (27)
1:59.1 (27)
1:59.5 (27)
1:59.6 (27)
1:59.9 (27)
1:59.8 (27)
1:59.6 (27)
1:59.8 (27)
1:59.9 (27)
2:00.0 (27)
1:59.9 (27)
1:59.7 (27)
1:53.6 (30) - thought I'd pick up the pace in the last 3 minutes!
Final distance of 15,146m that's an improvement of 475m. So i'm really pleased to have got through that 15,000m threshold and to have smashed through it!
As well as the end result what I'm really pleased with was the controlled nature of the row. As you can see the stroke rate was consistent and I felt in control throughout.
Did I mention I was pleased!
Great going Niall Great to get
past the 15K mark.
Well done
Sir Pirate
Great to get
past the 15K mark.Well done
Sir Pirate
Just updated Nonathlon and the new 60-minute PB has ended
up as my highest score (846 to 874) and given me an extra 18 points to my
total.
Question for Daren, when you did your 60-minute PB, what was your 2K best at that time? Reason I ask is that it might give me an indication of what I might be capable of right now as my 60-minute time is similar to yours (although it's probably time you updated your 60-mins PB by now!).
Question for Daren, when you did your 60-minute PB, what was your 2K best at that time? Reason I ask is that it might give me an indication of what I might be capable of right now as my 60-minute time is similar to yours (although it's probably time you updated your 60-mins PB by now!).
What a bummer,England lost to the Aussies,I'm sure my
fellow Taffians,like me are GUTTED Another successful visit to the ski-slopes,snowplough no problem,turning,BIG problem!!! Mikez, i bet your lad would make 10,000 much much easier wearing a big Cymru dragon on his back.welcome Mike junior and Byron.
Now, some advice would be greatly appreciated, been erging for 3 mths,I,m 56 and 15st, can hold 2.10, 26 spm hr 147 i would love to get down 2.00. At the moment i practise mainly 5K, 6K and 30, 20, 15 min sessions,have erg in flat so access no problem. My traing prog. also includes squash 3x wk,mountain run/walk Sun morn.
Training with Rickster to-morrow,Sue and I had a great evening on Friday with him and his girlfriend Holly in the stadium Cymru 98 Japan 0
I look foward to suggestions from the Taff Attack front line troops,
Nos da, Sue and Graham.
Top banana Niall! Well done, mate.
According to the online stats, my hour record was set on October 28th. On October 21st, I did a 2k in 7:04.6, and on November 3rd I did a 2k in 7:02.8.
According to the online stats, my hour record was set on October 28th. On October 21st, I did a 2k in 7:04.6, and on November 3rd I did a 2k in 7:02.8.
| QUOTE (Daren C @ Nov 28 2004, 03:34 PM) |
| According to the online stats, my hour record was set on October 28th. On October 21st, I did a 2k in 7:04.6, and on November 3rd I did a 2k in 7:02.8. |
Interesting
Think I could be on for a 2K PB at next week's WIRC (that's Welsh Indoor Rowing Championships not World by the way!) at Cardiff.
Next week I'm doing some specific 2K training:
Monday: 3x1000m (4mins rest), 28-34spm, 1:53/1:47 negative splits
Wednesday: 2x750m (5mins rest), 30-34spm, 1:46 pace for both.
(Tuesday and Thurday I'll be doing 30mins UT1, 20-22spm, 2:09 pace).
Friday/Saturday: Rest Days!
| QUOTE (ramboyo @ Nov 28 2004, 02:34 PM) |
| What
a bummer,England lost to the Aussies,I'm sure my fellow Taffians,like me
are GUTTED |
Graho, cant tell you how much - and I had to sit through it all in a pub in england - it upset me to watch the guys 'hurting' so bad!!!
Ah, shut up! We're still World Champions for another
three years, whatever happens. Didn't Welsh rugby die some time in the 1970s?
*giggle*
Didn't Welsh rugby die some time in the 1970s?
*giggle*
Mike
Croeso to the million meters club,I was at Grahams and Sues crib this week and saw pictuures of your town and car,have to get me out there.You had better get a move on with jr on the team,i got the same problem with Grumpy he is always trying to talk me into slowing down so he can catch me up.
Pirate
See you in Cardiff,Chris is going to bring the sign up forms for Taff Attack and you will sign or we will show your Princess the wonderful comments you made about her mum.No mates in the gym
After sunday no more racing for a while,so will be able to get some serious meters in and put Bore da to the sword
Taffians
Should get the pattern sent of this week for the new Taff Attack racing kit,When i get the info back ill let you all know . Darren Only
a little bit of white on the kit with your badge on the chest..Tidy Some good
battles going on in the team ,thats what its all about I think
the whole team should say a big thanks to Jasmine,she does not say much just
gets on with the job.
Chippy
Croeso to the million meters club,I was at Grahams and Sues crib this week and saw pictuures of your town and car,have to get me out there.You had better get a move on with jr on the team,i got the same problem with Grumpy he is always trying to talk me into slowing down so he can catch me up.
Pirate
See you in Cardiff,Chris is going to bring the sign up forms for Taff Attack and you will sign or we will show your Princess the wonderful comments you made about her mum.No mates in the gym
After sunday no more racing for a while,so will be able to get some serious meters in and put Bore da to the sword
Taffians
Should get the pattern sent of this week for the new Taff Attack racing kit,When i get the info back ill let you all know .
Darren Only
a little bit of white on the kit with your badge on the chest..Tidy Some good
battles going on in the team ,thats what its all about I think
the whole team should say a big thanks to Jasmine,she does not say much just
gets on with the job.
Chippy
Hey Taffs!
I see some great stuff happened on our team since while I was away-- great job on the hour PB, Niall, and Daren on your 6K!
I'm back from Thanksgiving Holiday and feel great, so ready to hit the Holiday Challenge. Figuring on taking the days before each holiday concert and Christmas Eve off from rowing, I've got 24 days at 8334 meters each. That will be more consistant rowing than I've usually done. I'm not even sure if it's more total meters in a month than I've done before, though. But I really want to aim for that consistancy and no excuses, these are the days I'm rowing, no matter what, sort of thing. Maybe I'll even end up with some PBs along the way.
It's great to be back!
Carla
I see some great stuff happened on our team since while I was away-- great job on the hour PB, Niall, and Daren on your 6K!
I'm back from Thanksgiving Holiday and feel great, so ready to hit the Holiday Challenge. Figuring on taking the days before each holiday concert and Christmas Eve off from rowing, I've got 24 days at 8334 meters each. That will be more consistant rowing than I've usually done. I'm not even sure if it's more total meters in a month than I've done before, though. But I really want to aim for that consistancy and no excuses, these are the days I'm rowing, no matter what, sort of thing. Maybe I'll even end up with some PBs along the way.
It's great to be back!
Carla
Hello everyone!
I AM still alive - really!
Not many meters from me the past 3 weeks but hopefully by next weekend I will be playing a bit of 'catch up' to try to get that 200k Holiday Challenge done.
It's great to check in every so often to see that all of you are doing so great! Fantastic motivation. I can hardly wait to get back into the rowing routine. And my weary body will be happy as well!
I am a mere 8km away from hitting the 1 million for this season and about 46km away from 5 million.
Hope to be posting here a lot more very soon!
Debra
I AM still alive - really!
Not many meters from me the past 3 weeks but hopefully by next weekend I will be playing a bit of 'catch up' to try to get that 200k Holiday Challenge done.
It's great to check in every so often to see that all of you are doing so great! Fantastic motivation. I can hardly wait to get back into the rowing routine. And my weary body will be happy as well!
I am a mere 8km away from hitting the 1 million for this season and about 46km away from 5 million.
Hope to be posting here a lot more very soon!
Debra
Hi Debra!
Great news on your million for the season! So, only about a week away from making your first 5 million as well. Good to see you on the forum and to have your meters helping us catch MIT.
Carla
Great news on your million for the season! So, only about a week away from making your first 5 million as well. Good to see you on the forum and to have your meters helping us catch MIT.
Carla
Hey there Taffs,
PC at home is acting up, so I haven't been able to post over the weekend.
First - Congrats to Daren, Niall and James for the new PB's. The times just keep comin' off eh?
Second - Welcome aboard Byron. Yet another State side Taff.
Third - Tore Foss's marathon record has fallen. I did a 2:27:48.4 yesterday. Sorry Tore. That would make it about two and a half minutes faster than the Swiss Man's (Xeno) time (and he did it on slides).
Hope all the Yank Taffs had a good Thanksgiving. I could get used to having four day weekends all the time.
Speedy
PC at home is acting up, so I haven't been able to post over the weekend.
First - Congrats to Daren, Niall and James for the new PB's. The times just keep comin' off eh?
Second - Welcome aboard Byron. Yet another State side Taff.
Third - Tore Foss's marathon record has fallen. I did a 2:27:48.4 yesterday. Sorry Tore. That would make it about two and a half minutes faster than the Swiss Man's (Xeno) time (and he did it on slides).
Hope all the Yank Taffs had a good Thanksgiving. I could get used to having four day weekends all the time.
Speedy
Dwayne, incredible maraton! That's 1:45.1 if I'm correct
- my 2km pace!
| QUOTE (dadams @ Nov 29 2004, 08:27 AM) |
| Tore Foss's marathon record has fallen. I did a 2:27:48.4 yesterday. |
Fantastic time Speedy, well done.
One question though. To validate the time, did you have in attendance:
- Two independent time marshalls
- One representative from the Indoor Rowing Governing Body
- An atomic clock source
- A degree in astro-nuclear time-keeping
I just want to make sure after the fiasco of formalising your fantastic 2K WR, that we didn't have a repeat this time round!
It's amazing that even with the times you're posting, you're still able to post PBs. It must be a great feeling that every time you have a PB it's also a World Record!