Rowvember - can you taste blood....

Yesterday’s meters - 30r20 75% 40r20 70%

Today rowvember had a message this morning asking me if I'd seen it and would be rowing it - I had seen it but wasn't planning in doing it - I had a free t-shirt dangled in my face and that was it - 5k race warm up and set myself a target of sub 1:25 – I’d rowed 707m (1:24.8) on the 7th May (2min controlled pop ctc) which I spotted so that seemed a reasonable target … don’t say it …. (I just discovered in May on the 29th I pulled 716m 1:23.7 c2ctc 2min glad I hadn’t seen that earlier)

Set off hard and the usual story after about 30 seconds of feeling on top of the world the “ache” in the thighs started still I told myself and actually believed it – that the pain/ache wouldn’t increase at the same level. Also reminded myself of the pain I was in pre operation and this was a tickle in comparison. So dug in and managed to stick to the plan ending with 706m – and a very strong taste of blood in my mouth with the feeling of wanting to be sick lol – hope the t-shirt is worth it! Might go again though – that was fun … not!

Tangent Training - then C2CTC 2min

So off I went on my little tangent today - warmed up - dialled in some reps - first rep the C-Breeze blew off - second and third start I got about 250m each time so I binned it - took a moment - set up the C2CTC on drag 170 (2min row as far as you can) and somehow I was able to dig in and finish that even with the legs screaming - 716m ave 1:23.7 r33

30r20 70% HRR - 2min controlled pop (CTC) - "How To" video on installing Bat Logic erg adapter - Hayfever?

So firstly I think I have hayfever - feeling crappy last few days - high powered sneezing - slight pressure/pain around sinus eye area - runny nose? I don't know - anyway decided after yesterdays' rows and kettlebell workout plus pre work weight session this morning before work that lunchtime called for a 30r20 70% HRR - pace dropped of towards the end - not sure if that's the effect of the "illness" or the "drugs" (Sinutab and Centrine) not going to worry about it - still managed to get over 8k so no disaster.

Then as I had to wait for the showers in the gym I dialled in the 2 minutes for a controlled pop - target was r36 and 1:25 pace - slight problem with breathing right at the end - only to be expected I suppose.

Then I put a little video together showing the Bat Logic erg adapter and how to attach and detach it from the erg as a few people have asked (excuse the quality - a combination of my sinuses and other gym users may muffle some of the sound)