I gave my meters to Taff Attack during the January Virtual Team Challenge. I was originally impressed by D. Adams, and wrote to request being a part of your team for the challenge. You accepted my request.

I continue to row, and no one benefits from my mounting meters.

I am not of Welsh decent, nor have I graced that land. I know something of its history, and give a bit of trivia. March 1 is fast approaching,and is St. David's Day, your patron. I do know that it is custom to wear a daffodil on that day in his honor.

As I do not have the qualifications to join you, I thought you might take my meters as a guest participating appendage!

Thanks,
Bruce Jacobson

I'm only a Taff because I read (and loved) some great Welsh historical fiction books, and the Founding Fathers deemed that good enough! So I don't see why your meters can't be Taff meters, too. As far as I'm concerned, you're in.

While you're at it, how are you at "The Rugby Test?" Give it a go and post your time at the CTC site and help us fill more boats with TAffs!

No kidding Bruce. Carla's right. Come on and join. Heck you know where Whales is right? I do believe that's good enough. Chris...Chippy? What ya say lads?

Speedy

Carla, don't let me discourage you (or the person you're encouraging), but I think the Rugby Test is the CTC for March, so you might want to wait until then (unless of course you're just getting ready; but I hear that is some cases, having done it once, people don't want to do it again...ouch!).

For a few more days, 300M is the CTC.

Best wishes.

Alissa

Without question I'm for you Bruce
Get Taff Attack in your profile and get rowing



Brendin

And you don't even have to know how to spell it!


Of course, you're right, somehow I've got ahead of myself. I'm afraid I may end up being one of the do-it-only-once gang!

Great to see you back Mike and welcome to our boat.

I am going to have another go at the weekend. I managed 4K at an average of 2.00/500 last Sunday and no pain or swelling so happy with progress.
Starting to put some weight on the leg but still 4 weeks before I fully dispense with the crutches.
The Rugby test scares me, theres no way I am ready for it but I may find it impossible to resist

Phil

Do you have whales in Wales?

Cheers,

Kirk

Dear Taffs.


I've just updated the Sub-7 Web Site with the March CTC challenge put forward by Sub-7..explained on it's own pages. (link in the laft hand panel)

Thanks to Jane for all the hard work she put into writing it.

Link in my sig of course..

Holy crap!!! Can you believe I did that????? SOOO sorry folks. A big DUH on me!!

Think you need a lay down Me Admas

Sir Pirate

I must have just bumped my head really hard or something. I'm really sorry. Honest!!

But are you whaley sorry

Paul

Oh Dear!

If you weren't so quick and weren't such a prolific metre monster you could be ejected from Taff Attack for a heinous crime like that. Take the easier Gaelic option spell it as: Cymru.

I'm Never going to live this one down am I?

Taff training day



Sir P

You bastard covered bastard with bastard filling!!

sir p

Really funny
See you next month ,going to do the bleep test and trying to defend our bronze medal in the relay.

Speedy
All the lessons you have had from Chris and myself on Wales and talking tidy do not seem to have
worked,you will have to try harder init

Bruce
Welcome to WALES

Chippy

Aw, Dwayne, don't worry about it....we'll all stop spouting off about it sometime...

off to try to improve my feeble 300m

did it
55.5 53 spm from an absolutely dead flywheel
on slides though

we are tied for 2nd

nicely done, Carla

Carla:

You must have a sweet stroke because there is no way I could do an all out 300M on slides ... just no way ... without banging.

-- Mark

I'm sure it's an absolutely absurd stroke at 53 spm. I tried first without slides and it was no good. It was easier on slides. Don't ask why. I usually have a bit of trouble using them for intervals but in the last month or so that's improved. I had the drag on my usual setting (117). It was a dreadful fly & die. Started out with quite a few 1:29s but really croaked at the end and was pulling 1:33. I think the only reason I was able to do better than last time was that I didn't really do any other rowing first, just about 1K warm up. The other times it was after 8--10K at various paces. I may try again in 2 days.

Great row - well done

Brendin

Hi, chippy, is there a race somewhere soon, just bleep test or other events too? Still only done 1 indoor race (welsh indoors) and was injured and ill then, i'd be well up for another!

The UK Race Calendar is available on the C2 UK Site.

It's also worth looking on the Competitions Forum too as that highlights competitions planned (but not yet confirmed) e.g. Southampton (1st April) and the Cornish (12th March) events.

Good one, Gareth! How much improvement was that over your last 300?

I knew you had it in you!!! Way to go Carla!!

Now that we're all knotted up at second, I may just give this another try this weekend. Try and get us into second without any company (as it were).

Dwayne

Cheers Niall



Awesome row Carla, i too will have another crack before the end, probably gonna be Sunday!

Owen

I believe Krysta is now a LW, or at least is planning on rowing as one on Saturday for the "Virtual CRASH-B Challenge". Krysta, are formal congratulations in order?

Chippy
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Hi, chippy, is there a race somewhere soon, just bleep test or other events too? Still only done 1 indoor race (welsh indoors) and was injured and ill then, i'd be well up for another!
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Owen
Get your self down to the Sutton Arena March 18,its always a good day out. They are running three events this year,1k,the bleep test and the relays Going to have a go at the bleep test which i think starts @ 2.30 pace for 1 min,rest 1 min then 2.25 pace for 1 min etc, At 2.00 pace the reduction is 2 seconds.
if you do not finish in the given time you are eliminated.Last year the big guns got down to 1.26 pace.

Chippy

Where did you hear this info Mark? I know Krysta was looking to get down to Lwt and it would be fantastic if she's made it.

C'mon Krysta, let us know how you're getting on

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Chippy
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Hi, chippy, is there a race somewhere soon, just bleep test or other events too? Still only done 1 indoor race (welsh indoors) and was injured and ill then, i'd be well up for another!
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Owen
Get your self down to the Sutton Arena March 18,its always a good day out. They are running three events this year,1k,the bleep test and the relays Going to have a go at the bleep test which i think starts @ 2.30 pace for 1 min,rest 1 min then 2.25 pace for 1 min etc, At 2.00 pace the reduction is 2 seconds.
if you do not finish in the given time you are eliminated.Last year the big guns got down to 1.26 pace.

Chippy
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Where is Sutton and can i get a train there from Swansea? BNleep test sounds like a fair lactic bath

Owen

Hah, just realised ive just reached 200km, i think about 170km of it has been in the last month or so i.e. since i joined TA.

Just managed to get my 10k below 40M.....Came home from work and thought let's give it a bash and low and behold I did it.

Managed to stay sub 2.00/500 pretty much the whole way.

Sweet!

Nice row Mike! I'm a ways away from that, but hope to be there as soon as possible.

Congratulations!

AWESOME!!! So what was your finish time and spm? Did you do much of a warmup? I'm still trying to just plain old HIT 40 min.

A slip of the keyboard is all Niall ... she'll be a LW for the AIRC ... and may be for this weekend ...

I set my C2 pace boat to 1.59.9/500M and built up about a 15 second lead on it and then held on. Initial SPM was about 26 but by about 3k to go I had lost a bit of power and was up to 28SPM to retain the speed. Finished in about 1.54/500 - I didn't really want to empty the tank as I'd feel it too much today which is going to be busy from a work standpoint. Ironically the first 3k was mentally the hardest as you have not invested that much into the row at that time and its easy to give up. Once you pass 5k then its gets pretty straight forward as you have mentally decided to finish it come what may and feel like you can maintain the pace.

Scott

Awesome 300m


Adam

I'll second that!!

I'll third that ... taking the entire challenge on his own shoulders ... marvelous Scott!

My word! That is absolutely incredible!

Marie
Sitting back in boat VI, with binoculars, applauding loudly

Great row Scott

Adam,
All the best for you tomorrow in Boston. Give it to 'em mate!!

Dwayne

P.S. Any other Taffs going to be there??

.............Any Whales going

Sir Pirate

Aren't we done with that yet?! I guess not.

Have not even started yet Lord Speedy

Sir Piarte

Time to stop, since you've lost the ability to spell your own nickname.