Chippy

After the Tart's little dig about your weight earlier, I think it's only fair to let you know that the Tart has sent me an email about ordering an AIO but he says he's going to have to move up to an XL from an L this time because they are a small fit and he may have put on a pound or two

Does this make him the first member of Taff Attack to have out grown an AIO

I would say Ramboyo was close to having to be super-sized but I actually think he likes the look as it is

Nice job on the 6K Paul, now stop messing around and do a proper one

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Paul
Had a maintenance meeting with Chris in his office yesterday,(all we talked about was rowing) his desk was covered with cakes and mince pies,he said "help yourself " but i refused to his amazment. Think he had better order a xxl AIO
looking at the lard and sugar he eats. Going to have to tie a bow in the back of my own to take up the slack.

Chris
In fiffty years time i will be in the 90 + cat at the B.I.R.C not in a box, still looking for pain Going to call it a day at 100 then take up motor biking,thats a Tarts game.

Chippy

Hello again.
After Carla's email request for a female 6k attempt I have just completed one. However, I suspect it's as good as useless to you if not downright unhelpful! I haven't been on the rower since my session with Niall about 3 months ago so I managed to produce a woeful time of 33:18. Please feel free to use it or ignore it. (Had my VO2 max tested last week and that was an impressive 20 or 22 or something - they told me I was unfit).

Will have another go as it can only get better

Hey, it's great you're back in the boat, anyway! Sometimes it takes a thing like this to get you back going again after a bit of a slump.

You're right, it will get better, and we'll be cheering!

Hello all, havent done hardly any rowing for months but still read the forum, just like to wish you all a merry christmas and new year.
On christmas eve chippy always calls around for some of my wifes christmas cake with cream, so bore da he is lying if he says he doesnt eat cake.

Porky

Merry Christmas, Porky!
Say, do you guys all really make Taffy on Christmas eve? If you all do I'm going to make some here and start a new tradition here!

Hope you hop on the erg again soon. Are you planning on a January 1 come-back?

Lynsey,
Time not important, just that you made the effort.
Taff 2nd's have a lady.

19:21.6 today on the 6k. Someone want to post this one for me? Still not sure how.
Thanks.

Pretty much dead....going to collapse!!

Speedy

This is my 1000th post. What better place to put it, then in the TA thread.

Storming syuff Speedy!! I've updated your entry on the CTC website which has been developed by Daren (take a look, it's awesome!):

Cross Team Challenge

Daren should spend more time on the erg.

But I see he is not the only guy between the girls.

Thanks Niall. I checked my records, and it turns out to be a PB for me as well. Unfortunately, I have a PM2 at home, so I couldn't get a verification code. Sucks!!

Congratulations Paul This leaves me with mixed emotions, really pleased for you but know its going to be one h*** of a task to get faster again. But rest assured I am not going to let this one lie . I am away visiting the inlaws this weekend so taking a forced rest, I will just have to come back stronger.


I had a go at Jaunarys challenge yesterday, 30Mins at 20spm. 7930metres - average pace around 1.53. First time I have done a rate limted session, feeling it today. Can't wait until next month to see what others will do.

Anyway next week will be focussed on getting Taff Attack back into 2nd or 3rd position.

Superb effort Dwayne, puts you well ahead of some big rockstars, makes me proud to be part of Taff Attack.

Niall,

Have you seen http://www.concept2.com/virtual/ ?
Have you seen http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?showforum=39 ?

Dougie.

GO TAFFS!!!!
Awesome job Paul & Dwayne!!

Captain Speedy, check your email!

Carla and Bore Da - thanks very much for the kind words and encouragement.

Having looked at the league table it's obvious that any team with a very weak member is at a huge disadvantage and it's a disincentive to the other members to try to better their times by a few seconds when I can come along and slug the team average by minutes!

I'll be having another try this afternoon but I aint promising miracles!

(By the way Carla, did you get my email a few days ago?)

Well Taffs Blod and I just had a crack at the 6k challenge,results are:-
Blod 30-26 a really gutsy effort!!!
Ramboyo 24-44 a new P.B. by 36 secs.
Off now to the Cherry Tree Inn to sample a few pints of the amber nectar.
Da bo

Great Effort Blod, Pushes Lynsey into the Taff Attack 3rd team!
Suggest Ramboyo's was also a gutsy effort. Great PB mate.

Yes, I did, and I thought I answered...either in email or on the forum. You have great team spirit, keep it coming!!

Well done Blod. And someone for me to chase.

Today's effort was 31:06.7 - 2 minutes off yesterday's time and heck was it strenuous. Think I'll get back into this rowing lark a bit more sensibly now - not sure I should be doing 30 min all out efforts after 3 (well almost 6) months on the couch ...

Don't hurt yourself, but it's great for there to be more of us Taffettes so we can have more boats in the water for the CTC. Erg on!

Da iawn Lynsey, porridge is the secret, a big bowlfull and hit the erg
Nos da Blod.

Hello Everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. Sorry haven't put many meters on lately been really busy with Squash. Hopefully I can get some meters sorted in the New Year!!!

Rickster

Anyone else going for a better time on the CTC? We're less than one second out of the bronz at this point. I can give it one more shot, but I wouldn't count on anything.

So that leaves it up to Paul, Phil, Dougie and Carla. Any takers??!?!??!??!

I can smell a sub 24 Carla...do you??

Speedy

I ended up doing a 7 mile run yesterday and am consequently feeling rather sore, so may leave it for a couple of days but will have a go before year end.

Phil

Did you get my email Captain Sir?

No Ma'am. When did you send it?

Saturday. I will PM you now.

Got your PM. Post now lass! No time like the present.

Good new for the CTC

Saturday I did a new 6K with the goal in mind of holding 1:59 to cut 10 seconds off (someone had posted that we needed to take of 10 secs each). I really didn't think I could do it at all but I had the added benefit of my sister there and she agreed to holler at me at the end.

Here are the splits
1:59.9 29
1:59.7 28
1:59.4 27
1:59.8 27
1:59.4 28
1:58.8 26
1:58.7 75
1:59.4 26
1:58.9 25
1:58.6 24
1:49 32

The last 100 m were at 1:37. Felt like childbirth; I sincerely doubt I can cut even another second off this. Final time 23:40.6. I'll post it now.

Outstanding Carla. That should bring down our average for the CTC by quite a bit.

The computer spit me out before I could finish so I edited it to add the rest.
I can't post this on the CTC website because I don't know my own password. Didn't know I had one...Daren, help!

Dont worry mate, I'll stick it on there for you
Your password (as is everyones until they change it) is c2ctc

TIDY ROW - should feel proud of last 100m

Just edited this, thought you'd like to know it put TA1 back into 3rd. Phil WILL be most pleased of us all. HA HA

Very impressive, Carla, well done. \o/

Superb effort Carla.

Great to see us back to 3rd, means I can hold off my next attempt for another couple of days

Great to see Speedy still above the almighty G Benton. I bet that feels good. It must of really hurt.
Congratulations too Speedy for whizzing past the 10Mn Meter mark. With all this CTC stuff I missed that one.



Phil

But you're gonna do it again, right? Silver is SO nice and shiny.
How about you, Doug? Can you shave a second or two off? Niall, you said you were giving it another shot, too, I thought.

Speedy, won't even ask you. You're hauling our behinds along as it is!

Speedy/Carla - well done on bettering your 6k times - great stuff

I wonder whether Big G, will have a go at beating your time Speedy? Anything left in the tank if he does?

It would be nice to hold off the might of MAD Team 2 - but they've got some big guns capable of some quick times - so I have a sneaky feeling Carla could be our trump card if she can stay niceley ahead of MAD teams Zippy - how about it Carla can you shave off another few seconds?

Phil will get under 21 mins before the end of the month I'm sure (no pressure ) and I'm going to have another go on Christmas Eve - I might be able to shave a few more seconds off mine.

Come on squad - one last big effort

Just been looking at Bentons 6km efforts, Dwayne may be 7 sec ahead, but bentons was at 22spm, just part of normal training.

I think he is just toying with everyone. If he had the opportunity to do an unrestricted it would be way faster

I'm going to give it a go again this weekend, but no promises. I set a PB on the last one.

Blah blah blah.... Once done, then done. Otherwise just alot of MAD talk!!

Like it Speedy

Actions speak louder than words!!!!! Just because Big G's British Champ, World Champ and trying out for the British Rowing Team...there's no need to be intimidated.....we're right behind you skipper

Made the corrections (in bold).

Sir P

Sir P

Thanks

I'm sorry for short changing the great one

Paul

Well, if Speedy had the opportunity to do it at 22 spm, HE would have been faster. So there!

What you been smokin' Carla??!?!??!

That was seriously a pb at 1:36.8 pace? There's a little skinny lwt guy, who can't break 6:19 for 2k, who is only 2sec in pace off your 6k now. Your best 2k is something like 8sec in pace faster than his, surely you can do better over 6k? I still stick to my previous prediction that if GB does a flat out 6k it will be under 1:34 pace, so surely you should be close to that? Haven't you done a 5k at that sort of pace before? I know Nik Fleming has.

Something tells me you think I'm getting younger, not older.

I'm far from in my tip top condition. My best 2k this season has been a 6:01.

Like I said above, I'll give it another go this weekend. Maybe shoot for a 1:36.5 pace, but I really can't see me going much faster than that at the moment.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Pete. Makes me feel I can put my cane away.

Speedy

Don't be goaded by these MAD Team boys!!!! Do it when you're ready

They're only posting here because they're worried about us