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Sunday Mar 5, 2017 #
NordicTrak 10:00 [3]
Erg rowing 23:25 [3] 5.0 km (4:41 / km)
Arms and shoulders sore and stiff. But they loosened up, and my 5k time this morning was pretty peppy. Rowing at a 2:12 pace doesn't seem like such a hardship any more. Negative splits too!
2:24.6
2:24.5
2:20.9
2:19.0
2:13.7.......overall: 2:20.5
2:24.6
2:24.5
2:20.9
2:19.0
2:13.7.......overall: 2:20.5
Saturday Mar 4, 2017 #
Erg rowing 24:30 [3] 5.0 km (4:54 / km)
Chicago Indoor Rowing Championships Very apprehensive. Not sure I've really put much work into training for this event, the sole rowing event of the season, despite Charlie's helpful coaching.
Our start was one of the first of the day, and was delayed 45 minutes because of software problems with the linked machines. Very sophisticated....if it works! We should be able to see a replay of our heat on-line in a day or two. Not too exciting since all the other guys in my heat were a lot younger....and a lot faster. Two uniformed paramedics were following me around with one of those ambulance gurneys, and sat nearby like two vultures, watching me carefully as I rowed, waiting to grab the gurney and spring into action I guess.
As expected, I was DFL on the big Jumbotron overhead, still rowing a minute or so after everyone else was in. But that's ok; my time still should be good enough to take over the #1 spot for rowing records for the 75-79 age group in NE Illinois.
Started out very conservatively, trying keep pace in the 2:12 - 2:14 range. Didn't want to run out of gas, as I have before. But I waited too long to kick on the afterburners and get my pace down around 2:00. Finished with a burst at 1:56, but not completely spent at the end. I was satisfied with my 8:44.4 time...but not thrilled since it was still 1.6 seconds slower than my 2k time in December which is my seasonal PR. And my PR the season before was 8:42.0. So with a bit less conservatism, I coulda woulda set a new 3-yr PR this morning with an 8:41 time.
Our start was one of the first of the day, and was delayed 45 minutes because of software problems with the linked machines. Very sophisticated....if it works! We should be able to see a replay of our heat on-line in a day or two. Not too exciting since all the other guys in my heat were a lot younger....and a lot faster. Two uniformed paramedics were following me around with one of those ambulance gurneys, and sat nearby like two vultures, watching me carefully as I rowed, waiting to grab the gurney and spring into action I guess.
As expected, I was DFL on the big Jumbotron overhead, still rowing a minute or so after everyone else was in. But that's ok; my time still should be good enough to take over the #1 spot for rowing records for the 75-79 age group in NE Illinois.
Started out very conservatively, trying keep pace in the 2:12 - 2:14 range. Didn't want to run out of gas, as I have before. But I waited too long to kick on the afterburners and get my pace down around 2:00. Finished with a burst at 1:56, but not completely spent at the end. I was satisfied with my 8:44.4 time...but not thrilled since it was still 1.6 seconds slower than my 2k time in December which is my seasonal PR. And my PR the season before was 8:42.0. So with a bit less conservatism, I coulda woulda set a new 3-yr PR this morning with an 8:41 time.
Thursday Mar 2, 2017 #
NordicTrak 10:00 [3]
Erg rowing 24:01 [4] 5.0 km (4:48 / km)
Included in this piece was a 2k effort at 8:49.9...first time under 8:50 since last spring. Looks like Saturday will be just trying to hold it together: keep a lid on it for the first 1500m, then gradually accelerate.
Wednesday Mar 1, 2017 #
NordicTrak 10:00 [3]
Erg rowing 24:20 [3] 5.0 km (4:52 / km)
Felt a lot stronger this morning. Did five of Charlie's 'Pick-ups' during the piece, with 500m at the end below a 2:15 pace. Three days until the competition.
Took my Driver's License 'Road Test' yesterday...for the first time in 60 years. Had to rent a Toyota Corolla which performed well, and I passed!
As much as I disparage cars and grieve over what America's Car Culture is doing to our country, our society and our planet, they're nice when you need them. The whole challenge, is to structure your life so that you DON'T need them....much.
Interesting article in NYTimes this morning about small-town France falling apart. None of the French towns we enjoyed visiting 30-40 years ago are intact; they're all becoming ghost towns. Mainly because....no parking! Meanwhile France leads all of Europe in the creation of malls on the fringe of towns...where there is plenty of free parking! Sad.
Took my Driver's License 'Road Test' yesterday...for the first time in 60 years. Had to rent a Toyota Corolla which performed well, and I passed!
As much as I disparage cars and grieve over what America's Car Culture is doing to our country, our society and our planet, they're nice when you need them. The whole challenge, is to structure your life so that you DON'T need them....much.
Interesting article in NYTimes this morning about small-town France falling apart. None of the French towns we enjoyed visiting 30-40 years ago are intact; they're all becoming ghost towns. Mainly because....no parking! Meanwhile France leads all of Europe in the creation of malls on the fringe of towns...where there is plenty of free parking! Sad.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017 #
NordicTrak 10:00 [3]
Erg rowing 24:32 [3] 5.0 km (4:54 / km)
Monday Feb 27, 2017 #
NordicTrak 10:00 [3]
Erg rowing 23:56 [3] 5.0 km (4:47 / km)
A little stiff at the start. But ten minutes on the Nordic Trak loosened things up and I saw no reason not to go for the 5k. Felt pretty good, and I sped up at the end to finish under 2:24 for the first time in more than two weeks!