I just added about 11K.

First shot at the CTC challenge:

7354 at exactly 20 spm, av. 2:02.3 12.25 mps. I think I have a chance at 7500.

1461 2:03.2
1466 2:02.7
1465 2:02.8
1473 2:02.1
1488 2:00.9

I'll go post it on the CTC site.

Hi Daren and fellow Taffians,

I have three friends who live nearby and ride trikes. I got two of them interested in erging and a third one who just started erging. I want them to continue erging. The Holiday Challenge kept them going. I think the January Challenge should help them keep at it. I have selfish reasons for this. They are going to take learn-to-row courses next summer and that will give me more people to row with on the water. One of the friends is a very strong cyclist so he should develop into a strong rower. He used to do tandem sprints at a Velodome. You know, those guys who can hit 70 mph on tandems on the board tracks? Once he can row on the water, I figure I'll get a fast ride in a double. The second triker is a very strong woman. The third triker is just starting out on the rowing ergometer. She is another strong cyclist. For example, she did the PAC tour last summer. They ride coast to coast in 28 days and average about 125 miles each day. She says she hated for it to end and is looking forward to doing another one.

We trike riders sometimes go on club rides where the other riders are riding recumbent biycles or road bikes (referred to as wedgies by 'bent riders.) There is a lot of kidding back and forth among the 'bent riders and the road bike riders. We trike riders usually ride by ourselves, quite often at the back of the pack, so the wedgie-riders started calling us the cockroaches. We're low to the ground and they can't get rid of us. We have derogatory names for them to, but I'll skip those details. I did a usual Google search and came across the term periplaneta americana for the American cockroach. I wasn't sure if I should pluralize it as periplanetae americanae. Here's a fact I came across: Researchers at Michigan State University in 1991 discovered that an American cockroach will produce methane gas when fed a high fiber diet. That's our tax dollars at work. We also produce methane gas when fed a high fiber diet so that's further justification for the name.

I'm still a loyal Taffian but as I said I wanted to keep these rowers at it.

added later: riding a lightweight trike is more like rowing than is riding an upright bike (called upwrongs by 'bent riders.) After enough miles to get accustomed to it, Carla would be a sight to behold on a fast trike or low-rider recumbent. As I said, a couple of cycling friends bought C2's because I move along fairly well on my trike, especially uphill, setting false modesty aside, and I keep telling them that strong rowers are strong cyclists

Byron

Well done Taffs and Taffettes. We're back into 4th place on actual metres rowed. We're in second place on metres per member.

I added just over 12K to the Taff virtual team today.

20' 5079m warm-up.

2K - New sub 7 PB 6:59.0

5K cool down.

Nice 2K PB Dougie, you're just churning out sub-7:00 times like it's a regular thing now!!

[quote=Citroen,Jan 1 2006, 02:44 PM]
The team challenge has started. And thanks to Speedy's 57K today, TAFF ATTACK are in 1st place.

http://www.concept2.com/sranking03/team/teamStandings.asp?re_index=28

But there are still some Taffs and Taffettes who haven't sent me their details. (We've also gained a few unofficial Taffs.)

• Dwayne K. Adams
• Chris Adams
• David A. Alden
• Jonathan Ashmore
• Daren Chandisingh
• Kappy Griffith
• Charles Henderson
• Dougie Lawson
• Andrew Mainprice
• Sharon Mainprice
• Mark Pukita
• Robert Redmond
• Lynsey Richards
• Carla Stein
• Mike Taylor
• Phil Tilley
• Mark Tomsho
• Niall Williams

If you're not on the list and you want to be, please send me a PM with your Name, Surname and e-mail addresss (as used on the C2 Online Ranking system).
Graham Davies/Sue Rendu
sue.rendu@uk.nestle.com hope this is o.k. Dougie,
Cheers, Ramboyo and Blod.

Wow!
Your signature has that as your 2K PB. So now you can just match your PB multiple times? That's super!

Splits and SPM?

I'm anxious to see how you do on your first shot at the CTC this month. I'm 1/4 MPS short of 7500.

Very nice Dougie ... congrats on going sub-7. Awesome accomplishment for a vertically impaired lightweight (like me).

Now, what's the new target?

I've added Sue (Blod) OK.

But for you I'll need you to PM me with your Online Ranking ID # and the password you use for the Online Ranking system.

The splits are in my rowing weblog.
http://www.concept2.co.uk/forum/weblog.php?w=138

Curiously, my signature was updated at about 10:30 this morning.

I'm hoping to get at least 7,500 first shot. Last 30'R20 I rowed was 7478 (2:00.3).
You'll find out tomorrow - plan for Tuesday morning is 2K w/u (I hate starting cold at 20SPM), 30'R20, 2K c/d.

I'm aiming for 6:50 next. But 9 secs will be another big jump. I have to be able to row another few 2Ks at sub-7 before I make the move towards that.

Awesome, and good plan. It sure seems like you're building a strong base and not just performing like Superman at race time. This should be good for continued improvement over the long haul, and across all the distances.

Dougie
Congrats on the 2k, Your hot to trot at this time

Chippy

Dougie,
Outstanding go at the 2k. How long are to scheduling yourself for the 6:50?

CTC - First attempt: 8377m. Never done a 30 minute piece at a 20 before (that I can remember anyway), so I wasn't sure about the pace. Now that I've done one, look for an improvement. I had quite a bit left over when I was done.

Since I don't have a password, will someone log my distance in for me? Thanks.

Speedy

Dougie,
How do we check on the virtual team challenge standings?

Yes you have!
I think you did it at least 3, if not 4 times, in one week last year when we were having the Taff Challenge. The goal was supposed to be to do your 1/2 hour PB at 20 spm and you actually did it (I think we said 99% was close enough or something like that).Aha! I found my old spreadsheet with the results. You did a 9207 last year at 20 spm. General consensus: UnF'n believable. That was over 15 mps.
7746 @27 (9.56mps) Godfried
7251 @20 (12.09mps) Carla
9207 @20 (15.23mps) Dwayne
7791 @20 (12.49mps) Martin
7499 @20 (12.50mps) Chippy
So you've got a ton left in the tank!! Pour it on!

I've done that for you. Your password is the default one at the moment, which I'll send you by PM.

To check the Team Challenge standings, go to your online logbook and click the Teams link at the top of the page (or you can just go directly there using the link I've just given).

Then click on the View Team Standings link (or, again, go directly there using that link).

The log_team.asp page says "You belong to the following teams as a member", so I wonder if a person can use their metres for more than one team at a time. If not, I don't really see the point of the extra interim page.

I'm looking at anything up to two months to get to 6:50. There's no rush. The ultimate deadline for it is 12th Nov 2006.

I've logged your first 8377 for you. Daren has sent the password.

I saw that. Does this mean that Bryon can be in Taff Attack as well as his own "cockroaches" team?

Does this mean we can recruit Krysta Coleman as a Canadian Taffette?

I'll find out.

Crap...see what happens when you get older? The mind just goes!!

It would be great to have her on board for the CTC challenge, too.

I was assuming that is the case. The January team is just a one-month team and doesn't affect the regular virtual team meters as I understand it.

I'm also not sure what the basic idea of the January teams is. Maybe it's just to stir the pot a little.

Byron

Dougie: great result on the 2k you must be pleased!
Well folks I will not be attempting the 30 min challange this week as I seem to have wrenched my back doing my 500x8 workout. I was killing my old split avg and then one bad stroke did me in. (all that Rugby I played in my 20s is haunting me) Now I am walking around like Frankenstien. I will be cheering everyone on. Hopefully after a day or so off I will at least be putting Ks down for the team deal. Keep up the good work Taffs!

Hi, I've been reading the forum for awhile and noticed a fellow with the initials JR who has a lot of interesting things to say.

But it was rude of him to post this, a few years before you did.

I'm putting him in my iggie bin!

Looks like there's a new John Rupp alias to also ignore.

clickety-click

Some people really do need to get a life. It's a very, very sad state of affairs when you have to create an alter ego to try and widen your audience. Have you considered applying your energies into something more positive?

Job done. Same here.

ditto

Hi Daren,

Can you tell me where the new alias is as, being a proud member of the Daft Attack, I want to be sure to ignore him too!

Thank you!

Looks like the meters board is hotting up with Byron joining the push.....We just need a few more of the top 10 to join.....to quote Delia Smith....where are you? let's be aving you?

7205 - Guess who made the first team!

Who wants to kick me out?

Way to go Chris. If nothing else, we can say we had the silver spot during this bl**dy competition.

6865 - Guess who did not make first team.

Really hate this event.

Make way - resident member of Taff team V pedalo has just arrived. Grand total of 5532 meters for the CTC challenge. May as well go straight to my boat now

I do!!! for doing that spine buster on me at BIRC

But you're doing the CTC under the MAD flag aren't you?

There you go classic 'souff londan' bitterness! Sorry can't spell in 'cockney'

Speedy,

He dont want to kick me out, he justs wants to kick me!

Sir p
Still moaning about Chris trying to break your back you wimp ,thought pirates were rough tough creatures. What happend was as you went to sit down your seat was in the up position so Chris tried to push it down,but your A~~E is so big
he did not do it quick enough,and you cried like a baby
See you in London town a week saturday me old mate.

Chippy

Stop It!!!
I'm peeing myself!!!!

You couple of Welsh potato pickers.

Sir Pirate
xx

HM PB today 1:29:13.1 23 spm
by about 30 seconds
I tried to verify it on PM3 and it verified and then I screwed up and hit submit again and it told me it was a duplicate and wouldn't do the IND_V arghghghghg

I have to go check the CTC site--do we have a full boat yet?

Well done Carla - good HM.
The Taff I boat was full and in second place, last time I looked.

We need Gofer or Niall to row a 30'R20 to get the LWT man in the next boat.

Or we'll need to wait for a couple of days for Daren to make LWT (since he's rowing 30K a day at the moment).

I'm so excited!
That HM got me over 1000 Nonathlon points! I've never had that before I don't think!

Tonight I eat chocolate!!

Very, very nice Carla, the WP training is paying off, ehh?

Doug,
Awesome job on the CTC challenge, 7633=12.72 mps. You've got me by about .5 mps. Now I really want to catch up!!!

Wow, ok so I was whining about my back this morning but gave this 30 min challange a try since I was feeling much better. I like this low rate stuff! Pulled a 7970m @ 20spm. I am not sure how to enter this score, can someone tell me what to do or log it in for me. thanks

I've put your distance in for you, Spectre. I'll PM you with more info.

Great score, Spectre! I hope your back is really OK. I am not sure but I think you are in Taff 1.

Daren (or anyone for that matter that knows the answer to this question) -

Is there any way to check on the final standings of the December CTC?

Dwayne