tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post5606237461934957817..comments2023-07-31T15:31:38.690+01:00Comments on A large number of small experiences...: Faster than an erging recent retiree...But Why?http://www.blogger.com/profile/18410865104797473854noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-18654916309010236252008-08-12T10:52:00.000+01:002008-08-12T10:52:00.000+01:00And to think that until I knew someone, or at leas...And to think that until I knew someone, or at least her mother, who's rowing in the Olympics I didn't know it was so excitng!<BR/>Now I get a sense of why you do it!<BR/>x<BR/>Changed my name from Bollingerbyrd BTWFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-73141562395961067262008-08-01T07:32:00.000+01:002008-08-01T07:32:00.000+01:00Wham,FYI - if you want to ensure you're beating ev...<B>Wham</B>,<BR/>FYI - if you want to ensure you're beating every 55 year old lightweight man and 60 yo heavyweight, you need to pull 6:20.9 and 6:23.7 respectively - something to aim for once you've got under 7 minutes!But Why?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18410865104797473854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-4672155742117925522008-07-31T22:23:00.000+01:002008-07-31T22:23:00.000+01:00Wham,7:03? But you're 6' 3" and Not A Waif. I reck...Wham,<BR/><BR/>7:03? But you're 6' 3" and Not A Waif. I reckon you can easily get down to 6:45 with a small bit of training and a large chunk of effort.<BR/><BR/>Let me know how you get on (not that I'm looking for my next target once I've got the chairman beaten...)But Why?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18410865104797473854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-40123559286549762712008-07-31T11:25:00.000+01:002008-07-31T11:25:00.000+01:00Nice work! I'm looking forward to my next erg down...Nice work! I'm looking forward to my next erg down the gym. I haven't been for about a month but I've been putting in some long bike rides and doing fitness training at footy. <BR/><BR/>It'd be nice to get sub 7 minutes - my best time is from Uni days at 7:03.Whammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17360969032431930956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-9334375121301741332008-07-31T05:41:00.000+01:002008-07-31T05:41:00.000+01:00About once a month. The results reputedly get take...About once a month. The results reputedly get taken into consideration when selecting crews for regattas. (I suspect that actually this isn't the case and that the coach just likes to inflict the odd bit of suffering to keep us on our toes...)But Why?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18410865104797473854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-84949343670552495792008-07-31T00:00:00.000+01:002008-07-31T00:00:00.000+01:00How often do you test erg?How often do you test erg?Kahlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500615451909999365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-49072945222507025472008-07-30T21:38:00.000+01:002008-07-30T21:38:00.000+01:00Rob,I have indeed been smiting down the erging pen...<B>Rob</B>,<BR/>I have indeed been smiting down the erging pensioners, and am now in a position to be only narrowly being beaten by women twice my age. I'm also now no longer being beaten by 12 year old girls, which I am immensely relieved by. Teenagers are another matter entirely, and I can cope quite happily being beaten by them, but kids...? And pensioners...? No mtter how rock-hard these world-beating kids and pensioners are, or how much respect I have for them, I have no wish to be beaten over 2k by octagenarians or primary school children...!But Why?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18410865104797473854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-84924555954603821492008-07-30T21:31:00.000+01:002008-07-30T21:31:00.000+01:00I'm not following this in detail, but it sounds li...I'm not following this in detail, but it sounds like you've bumped quite a lot of pensioners off in the past few months. I'm sure there was an 85 year old woman in there last time I looked. Ha ha! Go for it!Rob Clackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15461714931300617149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-63468729608808566612008-07-30T21:13:00.000+01:002008-07-30T21:13:00.000+01:00Gael,Sub 10 for the first time? Nice job!Now, onwa...<B>Gael</B>,<BR/>Sub 10 for the first time? Nice job!<BR/><BR/>Now, onwards and downwards...<BR/><BR/>...and stay away from the perilous bean. (Only kidding - first thing I did this morning to celebrate was have a huge mug of coffee. With cream. And brandy. And I've had just a few more throughout the day (though lacking the brandy and cream). I'm now regretting it slightly as I'm high as a kite on the caffeine and would dearly love someone to scrape me off the ceiling and put me back on the ground so I have chance of catching up on all the work I should have been doing when I was down the gym. Priorities...)But Why?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18410865104797473854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626678050222817485.post-76413637140499920142008-07-30T20:49:00.000+01:002008-07-30T20:49:00.000+01:00and there was me feeling smug 'cos I'd gone sub 10...and there was me feeling smug 'cos I'd gone sub 10 mins having read a post of yours weeks back which made me feel all inspired : (<BR/><BR/>back to chatting my way from station to station, or even better, sitting in the sauna for an hour and then drinking coffee for another hour in the chillax area...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com