Indoor Rowing
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Jan 2019
10:33pm, 11 Jan 2019
119 posts
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Jef
1 minute and 34 seconds .. by the time your central nervous system is aware as to what the hell you are doing it'll be too late ! Hmmm. OK, I think my money is on you giving it a bloody good run for its money. I think I might make a 1:39 if the windows in the right direction. |
Jan 2019
9:17am, 12 Jan 2019
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Muttley
I can say for sure that I've never seen 1:3x on my PM! One thing though - the shorter and harder the workout, the longer the warmup. And for some reason when doing shorter reps I find the second one goes easier than the first. I'd want to be warmed up to the point of well dripping with sweat before this one.
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Jan 2019
4:30pm, 12 Jan 2019
33,682 posts
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Nellers
Sidebar updated and well done CW. Interesting to see the stars of the Indoor Rowing world have rubbed shoulders with some of you lot. I did a 1:41.8 500m test in September. Haven't tried again since becuase it really hurt! I sometimes see 1:3* when I'm doing 250m reps and I did a 100m a while back which was all under 1:40 but not for long enough to be meaningful. That's quite a good target to aim for Lammo. |
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Jan 2019
9:04pm, 12 Jan 2019
120 posts
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Jef
Not sure when I last tried a 500. Not a great lover of sprinting. Not big enough. Hurts my back ! ... maybe we should all give one a go ! 😀 |
Jan 2019
9:22pm, 12 Jan 2019
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Oranj
It wasn't exactly rubbing shoulders, but I queued up for registration at BIRC 1998 behind Steve Redgrave. He was built like a building on legs, I came up to his shoulder. That year BIRC was held at a the Rivermead Leisure centre in Reading, which is tiny( better.org.uk ) ; a far cry from more recent prestigious venues. (I have done a few flat out 500s for joke events at the end of a regional competition, but I remember a few monstrous gym types took these more seriously than the official 2k or 2.5k races, and had helpers to stand on the erg feet to keep it grounded!) |
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Jan 2019
10:42pm, 12 Jan 2019
288 posts
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Muttley
Redgrave was doing the London Marathon one year when I was in it. He is, as Oranj says, huge ... proverbial brick outbuilding doesn't do him justice 
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Jan 2019
10:48pm, 12 Jan 2019
33,683 posts
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Nellers
My first half marathon at Royal Parks back in 2009 I got totally starstruck when I (literally) bumped into James Cracknell milling around before the start. He's a unit too. I guess they all are.
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Jan 2019
9:43am, 13 Jan 2019
289 posts
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Muttley
It does help to have a certain physique. The guy who came round to service my C2 a couple of years ago was about 6 ft 5, upside-down triangle torso, legs to his armpits and wingspan of a Boeing. I, on the other hand, have inherited the family build of pudgy pear-shaped torso prone to paunch, and short arms and legs. Mother of Muttley cheerfully accepts the blame.
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Jan 2019
10:16am, 13 Jan 2019
33,684 posts
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Nellers
The C2 log seems to be playing up again. I hope Mousey can fix it soon.😉
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Jan 2019
10:22am, 13 Jan 2019
2,826 posts
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Mouseytongue
🐻 with!
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