Thanks Phil...I've been in London/Edinburgh all week and managed to get a few rows in but nothing really special. Went for the row till you drop this morning and blew up at about 25k The week of traveling had taken its toll.

Fancy a joint training session some time? Niall was interested as well. Also are you going to Madrid this week for BBWF?

Oops, I have to do my 2 hour session today, whether it will count for "Row till You Drop" Challenge or not...last night got messed up, I had a bike fitting and then when I got home everyone wanted dinner, and family stuff just kind of took over. So I'll do it today sometime.

Turns out my new bike, that I was so excited about, was not fit out to me very well and was causing me knee problems and other stuff. I have a new handlebar stem on order. Seat needed to go down, handlebars up an inch, and 2" closer to seat. No wonder it felt odd and I couldn't get any power. I can't wait to see how much better it is when I get it back. Fingers are crossed!!!!

Carla

Nice. Cardiff looking like there'll be a lot of Taffs in P-A-I-N ! Good Luck.

[QUOTE]Fancy a joint training session some time? Niall was interested as well. Also are you going to Madrid this week for BBWF?[QUOTE]


Seem to be struggling with these quotes.
Yes, I fancy a joint training session but I don't see tio happening for a few weeks.
I will be in Madrid from Monday to Thursday, I haven't had a chance to see if the hotel has a decent gym.

Hi all


Rowed a half marathon rather than two hours as I had other matters to attend to.

Tests tomorrow and then an hour on Monday morning.


regards
Bernard Pru

[quote=philt,Oct 1 2005, 07:40 PM]
[QUOTE]Fancy a joint training session some time? Niall was interested as well. Also are you going to Madrid this week for BBWF?[QUOTE]


Seem to be struggling with these quotes.
Yes, I fancy a joint training session but I don't see tio happening for a few weeks.
I will be in Madrid from Monday to Thursday, I haven't had a chance to see if the hotel has a decent gym.

[/quote]

Good stuff....I'll see you in Madrid. Not sure where I'm staying yet (or how I'm getting there) but we should catch up for a beer or two

I did another 28k this morning which brings the w/e to 52k which isn't too shabby. Looks like the next long haul row will have to wait till next w/e.

Also my 1 million meter T-shirt finally turned up just in time for me to apply for my 2 million goodies.

Hi all



Wilko. A nice bit of understatement there! Very impressive indeed.

Managed a total of 10k today including a quick test. I think I'm on track and nothing more. Still a long way to go. But there has been a great improvement over the past two week; so the distance work has done it's job.

An hour in the morning from now onwards should help me attain the kind of health and fitness I think I'll need.

I will probably have a race before the season ends, but I'm not sure whether it will be BIRC. I'll leave it up right up until the last minute before I decide.

regs
Bernard

Indeed an understatement. I'd be well pleased with 52k over the weekend.

According to my training plan I was meant to do a 2K test today but couldn't motivate myself for taht so tried to do 2 * 20' at UT1. Managed the first piece Ok (1.46.7) and felt fine after it but had to stop for a short breather half way through second piece.
With warm up and cool down it was a total of 15K so not too bad.

regards
Phil

Graham (Ramboyo),

Happy 57th mate. Tilt a pint for me in celebration would ya mate? Hope you have a good one!!!

Speedy

Look out lightweights....I'm almost back down to 75kg

This morning I was 75.7kg

Mike

Good for you, Mike! Have you got a Taff All-in-one suit to show off your svelte figure?

Happy Birthday Ramboyo!

Hey Phil...only 377 meters to go for your 500K this season

Wilco, you are really piling those meters up. I think you are closing the gap with Team Oarsome!

Lynsey, I think I might beat you to 500K, after all. Are you playing?

I really wimped out Saturday and never did my second shot at the long row. Excuse: went for a bike ride (it was a gorgeous day) which was only supposed to be a 20 mile little funsy ride. But I got VERY lost and it ended up being 40, and because I was supposed to be picking up my daughter at karate, was in panic going too fast mode, except when I was stopped asking directions and then forgetting them and missing turns. By the time I got back home I just didn't have it to row at all!

Alright folks, this is getting silly. We just got passed up by yet another club. Let's seriously get on the ball and get those meters a crankin'.

Come on!!! We can do it!!!

YIKES!!

We had company tonight and just ate a big desert. I was going to take tonight off, but I'll do my 10K. It's going to be a burpy 10K but it will count! I'll do another 10Ktomorrow. We are going away Friday through Monday (camping trip, so I'll be biking).

Lynsey, here's your chance to catch up and pass me to 500K! Are you gonna? Huh? Huh? Come on and beat me and rack up some more meters in the Taffy Bank!!!!

Hey there Taffs. Just got an email from a frenchmen saying that they wanted to join TA. They have 1.1 million meters logged so far.

If I remember correctly, Chris and Chippy once said that if you could find Wales on a map, then you could join in. So...that's exactly what I replied. Hopefully we'll be getting another member, and another million+ meters as well.

Speedy

I've been away on business for a few days so haven't logged my meters. I've updated my log now so added another 30,000m to the pot.

Welcome back Niall. Good to see your meters in.


A big welcome to our newest member. Welcome aboard Scott.

Speedy


FYI all - Scott's meters have put us into 6th on the team board. Right on by the Oarsome crowd!!!

Welcome Scott......start cranking that C2 and post a row until you drop figure...Bernard is the record holder with a mere (gulp) 60k meters!

Phil....now that you are back from Madrid you need to start catching up after all that beer!

http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/challenge/univDetail2006.asp?univ="Taff+Attack"

Is this OK? My meters are not doing anything else, thought you could use them.

Let me now if you don't want them, I wont be offended, (club rules etc)

Sir P

Works fine with me. Guess you're givin' up that English citizenship and movin' to Wales eh?

Hope I'm not speaking out of turn here but I'd be glad for you to be an honorary member of Taff Attack. Welcome to the team!!

Welcome on board Sir Pirate..........

Phil,

More than happy to welcome you in, you've been an active 'non-member' for so long anyway.

Chippy on holiday this week, he'll go spare - your 800m in front of him. Game On!

Guess this means we'll have to lay off trying to sink your boat.

Hi


I'm hoping to complete 500k by the end of this week(Sunday is definitely a rest day for me). Did some interval training with 2500 metre warmup and warm down, making a total of 8000 metres for the day. This is lower than usual but necessarily so.

1.5 hour row tomorrow morning to recover from the exertion of today's row.

Now we are ahead of Team Oarsome we will have to work very hard to stay ahead. I doubt they're going to take us jumping over them lightly.

regs
Bernard

I've just had a look at the standings and we are over a million metres ahead of Team Oarsome, thanks to Scott and Phil(Sir Pirate). Happy days!

Thanks for letting me join and the most warm welcome, now to figure out how to eat and shit while rowing so to increase my meters. ;-)

Great to have you aboard!

I looked at the team rankings before going to the forum and was amazed to see that overnight we had jumped up 2 ranks. So then I checked the team list and thought,
Great Scott!

We want you and your meters, too! Free meters are never offensive. But we'll give you the black spot if you try to take Speedy's title again!

Thanks all

I can't take Speedys title now, as we are Team mates .

I have a few more meters than Chippy, as I have not logged for a couple weeks

Get rowing chippy

Sir Pirate

Welcome aboard Scott and Phil. Now Daren has someone nice and close in the Metres ladder to chase (Scott). Judging from the photo line up from Scott to Chippy in the Taff team listing we should have a pretty good chance of winning the "Pirate Ship Crew of the Year" award

Looks like you are getting back to your old form of last year Bernie Pru, nice going. Should be ready for that sub 7 by Cardiff ?

Only a week to go before my IRC debut, any tips from our seasoned veterans from the field of Battle - Niall, Chippy, Chris etc ?

Martin

Not sure about the seasoned veteran tag (only done four so far) but what I would say is this:

- enjoy it
- make sure you fuel up beforehand (especially liquid); don't want you dying like I did at Enfield
- complete your warmup 10 mins before you compete
- try not to get distracted by cropped tops
- enjoy it
- try and get someone to cox you to count down your race start strokes and then keep you focused on the race plan (you'll have a race plan right?).
- Take some time the night before to visualise the race according to your race plan and then do the same on the day just to reinforce it
- Stick to the race plan (don't let the excitement of the event get to you)
- enjoy it
- and, finally, get some photos of yourself so we can put them on the website.

Alternatively:

** My first race was the day after a Wales v Ireland international, and I had drank about 10 Pints of Guiness the day before. Got home in 7:08.
** Obviously drink lots of water on the day thou. I get nervous and have to take 7 trips to the toilet (No 2's) prior to the race - I always make sure the last visit is a 'lucky one!"
** On that note alwyas wear your favourite 'lucky pants'
** When you race - go as fast as you can, and hang on for as long as you can - otherwise you aint in it. But always FINISH
** If you can find a way without anyone else noticing - cheat
** With 400 meters left say (think) 'time to wind it up now boy"
** Concentrate on the pace, not meters left, take your mind on a journey 'away from the pain'
** We cant be there (if we could we would (and maybe will one day)), but if we were we'd be screaming (and I mean screaming) C'MON YA KILLING 'EM! - so picture it and go for it.

Great tips thanks Chris and Niall, after combining all that I should be on FIRE come Race time ! One of the chaps I'm 'training' at the gym said he would be there on the day, so he can be the 'cox' and belt out a few bars of 'Men of Harlech' with 400m to go. I tried to talk him into entering too but he begged off, claiming his big boozy birthday bash the night before the race would render him ineffective - I'll try your pre-race story on him Chris to see if I can change his mind

Niall - not sure which race plan suggestion to adopt, Chris's ("go out hard and hammer it out ...") or your's ("enjoy it" i.e. go out gently and potter along, pulling up nice and fresh for the post race accolades). Think I like yours much better

Raring to go already thanks guys,

Martin

PS Wonder how much faster a brand spanking new Model D is compared with a gym-weary C ? 10 secs maybe ??

Happy Birthday CARLA
hope you have a fantastic day .....


love n stuff Carole xxxx

By all means...Happy Birthday Carla!!

Me too!!!

Happy Birthday Carla

Byron

Carla, Joyeux Anniversaire!!!!!!!!!!

Carla,

Avagoodweekend Birthday Girl

Best Wishes from Down Under,

Martin

You guys are great! Came back from the weekend camping trip, which was VERY VERY WET, leaky tarp, leaky tent, and 4 inches of rain in 2 days...a nice welcome home from the home team, thanks all!

Best birthday present of all will be a dry bed and a bathroom right down the hall!

Mr Morris
Back from the sun in Lanzarote, will start training again later today when all the chores are done.Had a terrible nightmare when i was lying by the pool last week
dreamt the Pirate had joined the team and had more meters than me ..Sun and booze dont mix.

Carla
Happy twenty first.

Scott
Hello and welcome

Martin
Good on ya mate for entering the race.Think you got to go with Chris and his
"ok boy time to wind it up" with 400m to go, it works for me. Though Nialls
cruise boat does sound more appealing......Think 6.50 is going to go on the
D model this time. Ill be shouting for you.

Chippy..

Hi all.

Just passing through.

Ordered my own rower yesterday, so I will be back the end of the month ( have to make space for it ).

Bye.

Hi Godfried!

Glad you are coming around again, and getting your own machine!

Chippy - Phil,
You two are just 748 meters apart from each other. Now do you really like each other enough to be that close to each other??? Come on ladies...get some meters in!! Break up the monotony.

Speedy

I have another 100k+ to put on yet, chippy is well behind, he is so lazy!!

Speedy, I should have that e-mail address for you today, will PM it over later.

Sir Pirate

Thanks Phil.

.................

Speedy
Just passed the Pirates boat.

Godfried
Throw out the furniture in your lounge and put your new rower in front of the television. Nice to hear from you.

Byron
Nice to see you.

Chippy

Oh dear Mr Chippy, The Pirate always has some meters tucked away for days like this

Just logged my last weeks meters............Ohhh look, I am in front of you again

Row row row your boat gently down the stream.......la la la

Sir Pirate
xx

NIALL..........Incoming bow side..... I am coming to get you fella, just did 11000m tonight which I have not logged. You are showing 1118m in front of me on the standings, but if I bank my 11000m now you will be behind.....GET YOUR FINGER OUT!!

Speedy....YOU SCARED, I am heading your way!

(This is fun)

Sir Pirate

Hi Chippy,
Thanks. Isn't it funny how the camera distorts? That picture makes me look like a skinny geezer. Actually, I look younger, more handsome, and more like Scott when you see me in person. Heh, heh.
Byron

Finger duly pulled out! Like you I had some metres in reserve that I hadn't posted since last week. You're now 20K behind me so you'd better GET YOUR FINGER OUT!!

Time to withdraw that plank Sir Pirate, this rower's not for walking just yet!

GIT!!

I'll have you by then end of the week!!

Sir P

I think I rowed more than 800k last month. Maybe you should put in some OT on the erg my dear lad.