Now he's going to say he did it intentionally ... just watch ...

Alright...absolutely...the...last...time...I...want...to...do...this...challenge. Ugh!!!!

Come on Graham (when you get back and recover from Boston.), show us what 42 looks like.

Speedy

You guys are TERMINATORS!!!!!!!!

... an accusation?

Great Row today to one and all taking part.

Sir p

Did you and speedy both go to the same school,


Cphipy

Actually I think that Dwayne prefers pods to schools

Marie (sorry, couldn't resist)

YYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! Scotland won, scotland won scotland won, wohooooooooooooo!!!!!!! (0)(0)(0)(0) I'm so chuffed, and im not even Scottish. Off to buy mself a kilt

Owen

Owen
Ill have a kilt please mate

Mc chippy

TA should race next race in England in a kilt AIO (with a kilt instead of the shorts!) show a little pride in our Celtic roots (0) Is there any scottish IR Team?

Owen

Just got back from Boston where I just barely caught Carole Mac's race, met a few forum and C2 folks, and had to head home to get ready for evening company. The atmosphere is electric, (at least for spectators.) Next year I'm racing. There now I've said it and I'm stuck.

Adam Balogh Unaffiliated 6:52.8

Why he didn't register as a Taff is beyond thinking, no?

Nice job Adam ... a LW breaking 7:00 after just getting back in the boat a few months ago ... quick work!

Congratulations!

The kilt isn't exclusively Scottish. There's a Northumberland tartan kilt (it's very drab, totally boring) that I'd be eligible to wear (being a fully fledged Geordie).

I've suggested to Debs that she should get me a kilt. She refuses as she knows I'd wear it in public.



I'd suspect that Adam had his CRASH-B entry in before he'd taken the plunge to join the Taffs.

Methinks that perhaps she's afraid you'd wear it in private Dougie!

Dwayne - thank you for thinking of me. i did it!

Mark - thank you for you kind words. i executed the plan!

WIRC was LOTS of fun! it was really neat to meet Mike Caviston, Rob Meenk, Jim Pisano, and Greg King. Unfortunately, I didn;t get to meet Paul Siebach.

i also got to see Graham Benton and Nick Flemming in action...inspiring. actually, seeing all the rowers show what they got was awesome. i'd highly recommend the experience.

i also picked up a model D erg, so after a day of rest tomorrow, it's time to give 300m CTC a final go!

Would Taffs want me even though:
- i am not welsh
- i have never been there
- i am not sure where it
- i may not know how to spell it.

i do like to erg many metres, and i hope to get faster.

thanks
Adam

Mark

How did the virtual racing go today?

did everyone do a 2k ?

please let me know
Adam

Well done Adam

I got my times wrong for the webcast, so I only got to see the final 1000m of the final race - Nice to see Graham Benton win though.

It was on from 1am to 8am here in Brisbane

And as far as joining TA - if spelling Wales was a pre requisite - Dwayne would be looong gone

And thats my first and last poke at Dwayne

Go Taff Attack
Brendin

Adam:

I believe it went well ... I was away from 9:00 AM this morning until about 4:00 PM this afternoon with a live race here and a long, late lunch with my family afterwards. I've received a number of times from people, and hope to get the spreadsheet updated and published tomorrow -- some time.

We'll have to publicize it earlier next year for those that are not going to the 2007 CRASH-Bs.

Once again, nice row!

Regards ... Mark

Great row, Adam!! And next year, not only register as a Taff, but wear a Taff AIO!!


Niall, are you the Niall who rowed at Crash B today??? I looked all over for the Taff colors but didn't find you.

It was cool meeting Paul Smith and also Mike from Ps sports. Erg monitor is definitely on my wish list for whatever excuse I can think of for buying myself a present next. I ran into c2Jon and Paul Flack (missed their races though). I saw Andreas race, and Toddler (from the UK site) and saw Anna Bailey from across the hall...CB Bohrer raced right next to Carol Mac...Got to see Nick Fleming's race. It was really fun to see so many of the great rowers there! It was really inspiring to see the adaptive rowers and to hear the whole crowd cheering them on to their finishes. What a great group of people we are all part of!

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The kilt isn't exclusively Scottish. There's a Northumberland tartan kilt (it's very drab, totally boring) that I'd be eligible to wear (being a fully fledged Geordie).

I've suggested to Debs that she should get me a kilt. She refuses as she knows I'd wear it in public.

Citroen
There is also a Welsh kilt, never worn one but they do exist! If i could find/afford one i would definatley wear it in public as well, perhaps i'll rent one for the next indoor meet!

Owen

P.S. HT at Lsdown Road, we were very dominant early on but SJ went off injured and we seem to have allowed the Gwyddelod back into the game a bit, need to pull things together second half but it should not be a problem!

Oops, spoke too soon 31-5

Oops, spoke too soon 31-5

Mark

How did the live race go? tell me details please.

thanks
Adam

Adam:

It went good ... target was 1:50, 1:49, 1:49, 1:48 (and lower last 200M if possible). Shot for 7:16.0.

Used some new technique (more reach) and kept shoulders down (thanks to Paul S. for video review). This new stroke caused me to go out a bit too fast ... got to 1:43 and 1:44 and did not get back up to 1:50 fast enough. Then had some problems hitting 1:49 second 500M (even saw some 1:52s!), as well as hitting 1:48 from 1500 to 1800 (saw many 1:50s). Did manage to pick it up last 200M thanks to great coxing from Katie. Pulled some pulls better than 1:48, which was a first for me at that point in a 2K, but just not enough to do better than 7:19.0.

Still hit one goal - break 7:20.

Second goal has only next week to be hit - 7:15.0 or better. A stretch I think. But we'll see.

Arena was dry ... very dry ... very painful sore throat and lungs last night, and still today.

Give us a recap of your race Adam.

Thanks -- Mark

Hey Mark,
Sounds like a challanging race but congrats on breaking 7:20!!! That's awesome. The dry air seems to be a challenge at a lot of venues, I remember Niall or Martin complaining of the same thing at a race recently. The air quality at the Crash B seemed good--not at all too dry. I didn't hear anyone complain of it. Hope your throat feels better soon and well before your next race! Keep us posted on the results!

dry throat and mouth thing also happened to me at Welsh Indoors in Cardiff, though that may have been because i was not very well?

Owen

Mark

Great to hear you knocked time off your previous race from a few weeks ago!!!! sounds like the baby-steps have lengthened in their stride! i am very happy for you! it is also really great that you are sharing this part of your life with Katie. that is a really important part of your life, as a dad. i know you know that, but i want others to know that you are #1. stick with your plan and i have NO DOUBT you will accomplish what you have set your mind to.

do you have any pictures or video from the race? i would be very interested in seeing it/them.

one aspect of the race that i really enjoyed was meeting Mike Caviston and Rob Meenk. they are really friendly and nice. they didn't know me from...well, Adam...but stopped to say hi, chat a minute, and wish me good racing. i really admire and respect people like that: they are winners on and off the erg. Dwayne, you are in that category also, mate. to remember me and wish me good racing was inspiring. i can't tell you enough how inspiring it was to read your words on friday night. thanks!

i must also say, that the last event was SPECTACULAR. to see Graham Benton face off against the 2 US and 2 Italian racers was phenomenal! by the end of the race, the entire crowd had bunched down into the bottom few rows and were on their feet cheering. it was truly inspiring.

i am really pleased with my performance. i had a strategy very similar to the one you describe. i had practiced and rehearsed it. then, on race day, i had this calm come over me...i thought "just enjoy the moment." and i did. i might not communicate this correctly, but it was as if the race didn't exist, just my positive energy for a great performance. and for me, it was a great performance.

here't the link to the race analysis, i hope they post the replays shortly:

http://www.concept2.co.uk/wirc/results_detail_2006.php?race=9&w=l

my analysis was PRECISELY what i wanted. maybe i coulda gone a tad faster if i had raced all-out from the start, but negative splitting a PB is a really great feeling. i am VERY motivated to keep training even harder. that's an important thing for me. that might be the greatest thing i take away from the race: an unbridled determination to keep going and get better. except for this upcoming Rugby test

the first split was easy: i had a lower spm than i would have thought (i remember a lot of 26-28 spm). then, i picked up the spm and hit the next split dead-on. to tell you the truth, i don't remember the last 600m of the race. it was as if i was focusing so much on the splits, that nothing else existed...not even me. i don't remember what the splits were. i remember nothing. i just somehow knew i was doing it.

my daughter, Charlotte, was in the second row, directly over the PM3. a really dear person, Holly, and her son Stephen, took time out of their day to be with Charlotte so that i could concentrate on the weigh-in, warm up, chatting with friends, etc. i can't thank them enough for that. a woman's touch, i guess.

i also chatted a lot with Mike Caviston after the race. he really is a wonderful guy for everything he has done for others. i know you know that too!

i suspect i am gushing more about the emotional aspects and perhaps not about the technical aspects. however, to me that is what it's all about. if i didn't answer your question, you have my email...email me. also, if you would like, i would be happy to watch your video of this new technique you have. is it emailable? i have vhs at home too!

i can't wait to set up the Model D and do a recovery row tonight. just have to figure out where to put it...as the model c will remain connected to my computer in the study. maybe in the living room?

Charlotte is getting a bit ansy to go to the library...so that she can get another book to read. sometimes i wonder if she really is from my gene pool.

i'll post/email more later.

Again, Mark, thanks for your interest in me. i GREATLY appreciate it.

you too, Carla.

it's really great to have you as mates. Now, if i only looked as good as Krysta in the Taff kit...

Adam






Brendo - you too, mate !

Hey I am excited!
I just improved my 500m for the first time in 3 years!!!!!

Just in case Chad or John Rupp are reading this IT WAS ON SLIDES but then so were all my other attempts on it since last May or so.

Previous best in 2004 was 148, and I just got a 145.6!!!! The Nonathlon score finally got into the 900s. I think maybe actually I will be able to get better at sprinting after all.

Yesterday at the Crash B's I tried ergmonitor, and PaulS mentioned that he could see why I was getting that little small bump at the beginning of each stroke on the curve--I was starting to open my back just a tad too soon. Now I have been trying not to do that forever, but he told me to pretend I was never going to open the back. I did that for about 5K today, also concentrating on all the things Tom Bohrer told me, and lo and behold, the little bump on the force curve is gone now on about 3/4 of my strokes. It feels ever so much stronger! and then I tried the 500 and it felt like nothing at all. (not that I did any more rowing after, though).

Happy me!!!!

Thanks PaulS & Tom!

Way to go Carla. Just the marathon left and you'll vault yourself into the top ten in the nonathlon.

Way to go Carla ... nice improvement!

Congratulations!

Taking places away from other rowers who row without slides. Not very sporting is it? Have you stopped to think about these people who row without slides? You give yourself an un-fair advantage, and you are happy about it!!

No surprise to me Dwayne supports your actions. and I see mpukita is head cheerleader for Seat5 as well as Dwayne. Shame he does not put the same amount of effort into his rowing as he does his brown nosing.

Yawn!

AS you already know, last year's 500m SB was rowed without slides. It was rowed after another attempt on an earlier day ON SLIDES. I ranked that one last year because it was FASTER WITHOUT THE SLIDES. I do almost all my rowing on slides so now almost all my ranking pieces are ranked ON SLIDES. Anyone can see this by checking when they look at the ranked pieces.

Have a nice day!

Chad, and I say this with all human kindness, you're a MORON. Now, go back in your hole. PRODUCE your evidence, or get out of here. You're smelling up the joint with your bulls%#t.

What a prick!

Mumbles and mpukita, you like name calling don't you? You don't like it when you can't answer questions that are put to you. Lets start name calling as we don’t have anything constructive to say.

Fact!!
You can go quicker on slides!! Seat5 rows on slides and 99.9% of other CTC members do not, that gives her an unfair advantage over all other competitors.

I think one of you is due a feed and the other a nap, that’s what babies do after all.

Mpukita I bet you have a squint, as you find the light so bright when you take your head out of Dwaynes a**

Did anyone, at any time, say that slides couldn't be used for the CTC? I don't believe I heard that at all. Everyone who started this event (the Brits I believe) hasn't stepped in and said 'hey, you can't use slides'. Or anyone from any of the other teams for that matter. This is a friendly competition. Nothing earth shattering. Nothing life changing.

Get a grip Chad. And please get off the TA thread. This is not the place for w**kers and a**holes.

although I am more on your side, this post is totally offway. seat5 was unaware of the slide issue and didn,t hide anything.
And mark is just following you around. Stick to the facts and don,t start namecalling. You will gain nothing bye doing so.

Cool, I am not picking on Seat5, just stating what I see. She has at no time hidden the fact that she rows on slides.

It is upto the CTC to set the rules, it says nothing in the rules about the use of slides.

Good 300m Seat5

Hmmmmmmmmm????

Why?

Who cares what you see?

This is a forum designed for people to get positve interaction for their HOBBY.

Life is too short for utterly pointless negativity.

And I'll continue until he knocks off the baloney.

After what I'll call Chad's "Campaign Against Dwayne 1" (CAD1), Chad went away (back into his underground burrow I believe), and when he did stick his head out of his hole, it was, by and large, for positive comment or questions. I was impressed that perhaps he had decided to be a contributing member of the community ... it seemed a tiger could change his stripes, so to speak.

Well, I should have known ... it was just a delay while he dreamed up some more crap to throw at the wall and see if it would stick. He spent the time in fantasy land dreaming about convicting Dwayne ... whether Dwayne was guilty or not.

Now, we have "CAD2" ... and it's the same crap but different day. No more data, no more fact ... just crap.

You'll notice the abbreviation that I used. It was purely coincidence. But, it seems like the longer the "CADs" go on, the bigger the "CAD" Chad gets to be. First CAD1, now CAD2. Twice the cad, in one old Chad.

C'mon Sad, Cad, Chad: PRODUCE THE GOODS!!!

Mark, In your signature is say 47 years old, I think that should read 7 years old!!

I would expect nothing less Chad ...

Good, you are not disappointed then!

Phil T

See you have overtaken me in the c2ctc on one leg, Nice going fella.

I think that Chad is really the pirate,when we go to London in a few weeks ill try and beat it out of him.


Chippy

Come and have a go if you think you hard enough, you taff!!



See you in a few weeks boy-o, you bringing that lazy spud picker with you (borda, or what ever his name is)

Sir Pirate

You knew I couldn't be down for long. I don't think the consultant would have been too impressed with what I did but all felt well in warm up so thought I would go for it. My back was a bit sore afterwards, I think I was slightly twisted to ensure not too much pressure applied through the right foot. To mark my return I decided to do this in my AIO, its inaugral row. I can tell it will be quick.


Not convinced I can/should do the Rugby test but everything is meant to be back to normal by 20th March. I then just need to build my CV up again. Don't think I will be ready for London but Evesham could be good.

Phil

Hey Phil, be careful coming back too quick after your injury!!!! Don't load on the KMs too fast.


BTW I have pointedly asked on the CTC site if slides are cool or not, and am popping over there in a sec to see if anyone has come up with a "ruling". If they aren't I won't use them for the challenges but it will probably limit how often I try them since it's safer for me to row with them. Plus just putting my erg on and off the slides is not so comfy since I can't really bend and lift, so it's kind of awkward. I do intend to do all my 2Ks without slides, though, because I will need to feel good about how a 2K goes on a regular erg at Crash B next year. It will be scary enough being in a real race without having that other adjustment to make.

Everybody chill out....let's just all row like mad and get rid of the excess energy that way...it will be better for all of us than spending hours reading reams of endless mean idiotic baloney.

Friends:

OK, I've booked my frequent flyer award ticket for being there for Evesham. Arrive July 6th late, depart July 11th late.

Mama has blessed the trip, although she fears she won't have enough holidays to join me, but may get it worked out last minute.

Now, I need a Taff AIO, or I would feel out of place. How do I procure one, and can anyone near my size (Niall?) tell me what size to order?

This will be great motivation to keep training as the weather gets nice here.

Thanks -- Mark

Mark, your coming to Evesham? That's great news, will do my absolute best to be there!

Owen