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Where's Chad when you really need him (for "Granny bashing") (meant very respectfully- I could never do those kind of distances every day!!!)

af

I have found that rowing with tight straps puts a lot of strain on my knees. I keep them fairly loose and let my toes do what they will. No knee pain that way.

andrew

208K as of this morning. I may do more this weekend, as it's too warm to skate, and too cold to paddle or ride outside. I guess I could ride inside.

Happy holidays, everyone!

Andrew

"I did a quick google for body glide and the only places i could find that sold it over here in the UK were sex shops! "


So, go buy it there. You're an adult, right? Who gives a rat's ass whether the people in the sex shop think you're using it for other things?

af

It's a hard effort, but not undoable. I had never done below 7:10, when I just decided to do sub 7, and I did it (6:58). I was 38 then, 185, 5'11" (40 now, same weight/height). I found it helpful to think of it in terms of 500m pieces- I did the first in about 1:40, kept a little cushion through 100...

14,361 in 60 today, thus completing my watching of the entire 11+ hours of the extended LOTR DVD's (unbelieveably good, BTW). At 103,966. I think 300K is doable. Most of these meters have been done at a rather mellow pace, which I have been enjoying, actually. I had been training hard through Octobe...

John: I thought you did thousands and thousands of meters! Didn't you do a million in the HC a couple of times, or did I get this all wrong? I'm doing it. I've done 4 10K's and 17K this morning. I'd like to shoot for 300K, but I'm not sure I will make that. 200K should be very doable. My best year w...

Pseudoephedrine is banned principally as a stimulant- as with amphetamines, it allows people to keep pushing through fatigue, etc. Things like that have always been quite popular in long distance sports, like cycling. It's been said by some famous cycling coaches that "no one accidentally tests posi...

You probably shouldn't log non-rowing meters in your C2 log book, at least if you are using it for challenges, etc. Defeats the point of the exercise. However, cross training is great for you, and there is nothing in the world to stop you from making up your own Excel spreadsheet, with a place for a...

thanks again. c2 thought i should just replace the chain, along with the shockcord. while i was at it, i picked up a d handle. pretty inexpensive way to upgrade my model c a bit. i like the d handle when i use it at the gym

af

Thanks- do you know if I can just pop out another link of chain and reinstall it like on a bicycle, or is there something special?

Andrew

hi. figured no one read "product", so i thought i'd ask here. i somehow broke my chain this morning, right at the link where it attaches to the u-hook. i know i can buy another one from concept 2- is there any way to just fix this? i have mobs of bike tools, including chain tools. how the heck does ...

hi. figured no one read "product", so i thought i'd ask here. i somehow broke my chain this morning, right at the link where it attaches to the u-hook. i know i can buy another one from concept 2- is there any way to just fix this? i have mobs of bike tools, including chain tools. how the heck does ...

That's the fancy name for this general phenomenon. In a minority of people, swallowing (deglutition) or belching results in a drop in heart rate (bradycardia), generally thought to be due to stimulation of the vagal nerve (which runs right next to the esophagus). There are reports of people who actu...

thanks, guys. all very helpful.

andrew