What Training Have You Done Today?

[Dangerscouse]

If all goes well, I will leave the hospital tomorrow and get back to my daughter, as my wife is on vacation in Greece
Good timing for such stuff, but my brother in law was giving support here

There's never a good time to get ill, but that is particularly bad

[Dangerscouse]

1:01:07.6 15,000 2:02.2 192 959 20 127
7:40.0 1,875 2:02.6 190 952 20 119
7:38.6 3,750 2:02.2 191 958 20 120
7:38.5 5,625 2:02.2 191 959 20 125
7:38.6 7,500 2:02.2 191 958 20 129
7:38.3 9,375 2:02.2 192 959 20 132
7:38.0 11,250 2:02.1 192 961 20 133
7:38.1 13,125 2:02.1 192 960 20 132
7:37.6 15,000 2:02.0 193 962 20 133

I know that sweating more is supposed to be a sign of better fitness, but I could really do without it. Far too much for a relatively steady effort

[Sakly]

If all goes well, I will leave the hospital tomorrow and get back to my daughter, as my wife is on vacation in Greece
Good timing for such stuff, but my brother in law was giving support here

There's never a good time to get ill, but that is particularly bad

Indeed
My wife wasn't amused, but in the end it turned out ok.
Back home right now, had a walk from the hospital to get moving.
Feeling ok, let's see how it goes next days

[alex9026]

Short interval work today two sets of 400/300/200/100 on 2:00 recovery. I upped the drag factor to 150, I typically erg at 125-130. It might be beneficial for a one off TT at 500m and under, but I wouldn't repeat it again for a session like this. The repetitive nature of it had my stroke feeling quite lazy (can't think of a better way of describing it) by the second round.

[nick rockliff]

Just a 10kr20 to start the week

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
40:59.2 10,000 2:02.9 188 947 20 130
4:05.9 1,000 2:02.9 188 948 20 118
4:06.0 2,000 2:03.0 188 947 20 121
4:05.9 3,000 2:02.9 188 948 20 124
4:05.8 4,000 2:02.9 189 948 20 127
4:06.1 5,000 2:03.0 188 946 20 130
4:05.9 6,000 2:02.9 188 948 20 134
4:05.8 7,000 2:02.9 189 948 20 135
4:05.9 8,000 2:02.9 188 948 20 137
4:05.9 9,000 2:02.9 188 948 20 139
4:05.9 10,000 2:02.9 188 948 20 139

[Sakly]

Went home from the hospital today. Feeling fine so far, pain is gone. Little bit of rumble from digestive system, as I started eating again yesterday evening after a full 3 day fast with no food except filtered broth, coffee and water.
I expected it to be much harder to eat nothing, but it was really NO PROBLEM at all.

As I haven't moved all these days and already had a rest day on Thursday before that stuff happened, I thought I would try some 10min pieces on the skierg.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
40:00.0	9,746	2:03.1	188	945	46	155
10:00.0	2,423	2:03.8	184	934	44	155
10:00.0	2,427	2:03.6	185	937	47	154
10:00.0	2,434	2:03.2	187	943	48	154
10:00.0	2,463	2:01.8	194	966	47	160
r126

Felt good, let's see how the body reacts.

[nick rockliff]

Went home from the hospital today. Feeling fine so far, pain is gone. Little bit of rumble from digestive system, as I started eating again yesterday evening after a full 3 day fast with no food except filtered broth, coffee and water.
I expected it to be much harder to eat nothing, but it was really NO PROBLEM at all.

As I haven't moved all these days and already had a rest day on Thursday before that stuff happened, I thought I would try some 10min pieces on the skierg.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
40:00.0	9,746	2:03.1	188	945	46	155
10:00.0	2,423	2:03.8	184	934	44	155
10:00.0	2,427	2:03.6	185	937	47	154
10:00.0	2,434	2:03.2	187	943	48	154
10:00.0	2,463	2:01.8	194	966	47	160
r126

Felt good, let's see how the body reacts.

Great to see you out of hospital and doing a bit on the skierg. Take it easy though.

[Dangerscouse]

Went home from the hospital today. Feeling fine so far, pain is gone. Little bit of rumble from digestive system, as I started eating again yesterday evening after a full 3 day fast with no food except filtered broth, coffee and water.
I expected it to be much harder to eat nothing, but it was really NO PROBLEM at all.

As I haven't moved all these days and already had a rest day on Thursday before that stuff happened, I thought I would try some 10min pieces on the skierg.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
40:00.0	9,746	2:03.1	188	945	46	155
10:00.0	2,423	2:03.8	184	934	44	155
10:00.0	2,427	2:03.6	185	937	47	154
10:00.0	2,434	2:03.2	187	943	48	154
10:00.0	2,463	2:01.8	194	966	47	160
r126

Felt good, let's see how the body reacts.

Great news, and as Rocky says, take it easy

[Sakly]

Great to see you out of hospital and doing a bit on the skierg. Take it easy though.

Great news, and as Rocky says, take it easy

Thx mates
Sure, will listen to my body.
First I thought of doing the CTC on the skierg, obviously not full effort, but then I soon realized it wouldn't make sense today
Little bit hungry now, but will eat later, when I need to take my antibiotics. Otherwise fine so far with a little fatigue, which was expected.

[KeithT]

Finally did some rowing over the weekend - nothing too much but was good to get back on the ERG. My medical issues aren't quite resolved but at least it doesn't appear to be major concerns. So will build back some over next couple weeks and see how it goes.

[KeithT]

21:28.2 6,000 1:47.3 283 1273 28 155
3:35.9 1,000 1:47.9 278 1257 28 144
3:34.7 2,000 1:47.3 283 1273 29 149
3:34.5 3,000 1:47.2 284 1276 29 155
3:34.4 4,000 1:47.2 284 1277 29 158
3:34.1 5,000 1:47.0 285 1281 28 162
3:34.6 6,000 1:47.3 283 1275 28 165

After a notably brutal hot pilates class yesterday morning, I shouldn't have done this, but I always like to challenge myself. My thoughts are a bit scrambled at the moment, so it was as much of a mental battle (and win) as anything else.

I had a major wobble at 4.8k and then with circa 500m to go, but I managed to get a grip from then on. It was averaging 1:48 at 300m remaining for the last interval.
Great Result and so consistent!

[reuben]

Yesterday, lightning struck the clothesline in our backyard, knocking the internet out.

With all due respect, and assuming that you posted this in jest, this is so Mississippi. Even more so if it's northern Mississippi.

[Ruin Christmas]

Yesterday, lightning struck the clothesline in our backyard, knocking the internet out.

With all due respect, and assuming that you posted this in jest, this is so Mississippi. Even more so if it's northern Mississippi.

No, it is true. I was not home bc I was buying lumber for the chicken coop. Procrastinated again bc of rowing addiction and so got caught in the storm while driving home (with 16 foot 2x4s protruding alarmingly from my 6 foot pickup bed bc I was too lazy to bring trailer; ironically this is even more "Mississippi"). IDK if it actually hit the clothesline directly - my son was the only witness - but it blew the circuit breakers on that side of the house and the dogs were terrified. But no, our Internet is not directly connected to the clothesline if that is what you were implying how dare you sir.

[Jbrown1215]

No specific near-term erg goals, with my main focus the next few months being to become a competent on-water rower again and hopefully make my masters club's 40+ 8+ for the Head of the Charles in October. They've won the event 4 out of the last 5 years and their standard to even be in consideration for the boat the last few years has been a 17:10 5k at 195lbs, weight-adjusted (or faster). Despite having the fastest 5k in the club last fall by a healthy margin, my rowing form was too rough at that time and I didn't make the cut -- a very real example of the old "ergs don't float" adage. There's much technical improvement needed for me to have a shot this year, but I've started back out on the water a few months earlier than I did last year so hopefully have the time for things to click.

In the meantime, as banal as sessions like the below are, they have been the foundation for everything else...

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
1:18:44.6	20,000	1:58.1	212	1030	21
15:40.4	4,000	1:57.5	215	1041	21
15:47.1	8,000	1:58.3	211	1025	21
15:49.4	12,000	1:58.6	209	1020	21
15:45.8	16,000	1:58.2	212	1028	21
15:41.9	20,000	1:57.7	214	1038	21 

[reuben]

No, it is true. I was not home bc I was buying lumber for the chicken coop. Procrastinated again bc of rowing addiction and so got caught in the storm while driving home (with 16 foot 2x4s protruding alarmingly from my 6 foot pickup bed bc I was too lazy to bring trailer; ironically this is even more "Mississippi"). IDK if it actually hit the clothesline directly - my son was the only witness - but it blew the circuit breakers on that side of the house and the dogs were terrified. But no, our Internet is not directly connected to the clothesline if that is what you were implying how dare you sir.

Ha ha, I thought maybe you tried to use your clothesline as a satellite antenna (although it'd be the wrong kind of antenna).

I downsized my last "full sized" truck to something with a 6-6.5 foot bed, and have pondered hauling 12-16 foot lumber in it. I really miss the 4 foot wide and 8 foot long bed of the larger truck, but the truth is that I almost never need it anymore now that I have almost no future construction projects to consider, and it's most likely less expensive for me to have material delivered than pay extra maintenance and insurance for the larger truck. Plus, the smaller truck is so much easier to maneuver and park.

Tunica, Greenwood, Greenville, Holly Springs, Clarksdale, Batesville... Further down south there's Bentonia, not far from Jackson.

Then down to LA - Opelousas, Breaux Bridge, New Iberia, Plaquemine... The Atchafalaya...

Then there's Arkansas...