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Yesterday I did the 500m baseline test and it nearly killed me! :lol: The last 100m seemed endless. I'm happy with my overall time of 1:52.6 though. Today I did 30 mins weight training this morning and Week 1 Session 1 of John's 500m training plan this afternoon. I didn't go with the Maffetone heart...

Did this months CTC today. Somebody described it as being a bit spicy. I'd say it is hot hot hot! When I first looked at it I thought, no way am I attempting that, but then decided to accept the challenge. I was certainly flagging on the last interval of 1500m, but I'm in boat 1, at least for today ...

Chest press and flyes this morning then 5k time trial this afternoon. I know many would do it the other way round, i.e. cardio before weight training, but it seems to work better for me this way. Anyway, I'm pleased with my time of 21:31.5, a season best. Not the fastest 75 year old, but not the slo...

@John Steventon I'm doing the 5k training plan and using the Ergzone app to set up my monitor. Everything was working well until Week 3 Session 5, which should be 20 mins at 24spm. The Ergzone app says 24 mins at 24spm. I just thought I'd bring it to your attention so you can possibly correct it if ...

Hi, I'm probably not going to be posting much on here, more of a listener than a talker, so my main reason for joining is to learn. I've been rowing for many years, but on a casual basis, and I tend to spend my leisure time in the outdoors during the spring, summer and autumn months, so my rowing ta...