Oh no you don't

So, let's get this straight. A novice does more work than me on the ergs in one week and a former female rower at King's has a better 2k score than me. This will not stand. Starting today I am going to get so fit, Lance Armstrong at his peak will look fat and slow. I am going to get so ripped, Matt Main will be running away from me. Bring it on!

5/12 - Weights, 10' on running machine breaking shoes in, tried to do erg with Beth and Emma, failed about 15 minutes in.
7/12 - Weights and 10' on running machine including 6' mile.
8/12 - Weights and 10' on running machine, played around with inclines.
9/12 - Christmas Head race.

Let's do it. Sub 18 minutes for a 5k is the target.

Ergs

Hi,

my training start for the christmas time:

DATE 05.12.2006		Distance 7163	Time 00:30:00,0	S/m 19
06.12.2006		7281	00:30:00,0	19
07.12.2006		10000	00:41:32,1	19
08.12.2006		10000	00:40:54,4	20
10.12.2006		14100	01:00:00,0	22

Ergs, what else?

This week I have been mostly enjoying the fact that the erg room is a more pleasant place to be:

3/12/06 - 17k, 1.59.4 @ rate 19
4/12/06 - 17k, 1.59.5 @ rate 18
5/12/06 - 17k, 1.59.0 @ rate 19
6/12/06 - 17k, 1.59.7 @ rate 19, 167hr
7/12/06 - 15k, 1.59.2 @ rate 19
9/12/06 - Race with M1.5. Safe to say I think it was the best race of term by a long way for the M2 guys, and the worst for the M1 people. Never mind, there were free mince pies.
- 17k, 1.59.4 @rate 19, 161hr

Training since Fairbairns

Bike rides:
* 02/12/06 - 39.85 miles, 2:05:54, 18.1mph average, group ride.
* 03/12/06 - 28.74 miles, 1:35:09, 18.1mph average, 4 riders, really windy!
* 06/12/06 - 42.87 miles, 2:18:35, 18.5mpg average, nice tailwind on return leg (38mph max!).
* 08/12/06 - 43.85 miles, 2:27:57, 17.8mph average, 2 riders.

Ergos:
* 05/12/06 - 10000m, 41:17.6, 165 avHR
* 07/12/06 - 2*20', 4877 and 4844, 166 avHR.

Mark

Never again

I am never going to be in the situation where seven people have to carry me in a race like I was for Fairbairns. I might not have been able to give 100%, but that is no excuse for bad rowing. So, I will get rid of the bug I have. And then I will get fit and fast.

20/11 - M1, over lock, 2k piece on the way back.
21/11 - Double lock run.
22/11 - 15k @20, 1h00:57.3. This felt really easy, no real effort put in at all, which is good.
23/11 - M1 outing.
25/11 - Varsity run. Was 1k shorter than cuppers and I was only 1 minute quicker. Conditions really tough and I kept sliding all over the place.
26/11 - Double lock run with M1.
27/11 - M1 outing with a 2k piece.
29/11 - M1 outing.
1/12 - Fairbairns. The less said about this from my point of view, the better. At least I did get dizzy at one point, although that could have been the light-distorting effect of Paul's hair!
3/12 - Can't erg, too ill, so did a weights session instead.

Bad news about the erg room refurb is that Braithwaite now enjoys erging. Oh dear.