19,982,455m done 17,545m to go for 20 million lifetime

Now a fully fit and raring to go Wulf could eat that up in a hour TT - but this Wulf is limping and licking his wounds in a corner so could be two more sessions. MRI next Sunday so hope to get some idea of what's wrong then. Onward to 20 million!

This morning 30r20 70% HRR

Lunchtime 10kr20 80% HRR

Tick tock

Just about ticking over...

MRI on lower back booked for a week Sunday

crawling - stupidliy stubbornly and then sensibly

So lifetime meters now at  19,956,315m managed to row yesterday and this morning and also at lunchtime non of them went to plan - lunchtime I was resigned to do intervals in order to get through but only managed 5 by 1k before I becamse sensible and stopped - pain firing all over the right leg and hip/lower back so I am a right grumpy git at the moment - just over a marathon to 20 million meters - I will I will I will get there.....

trials and tribulations - AGPB - Irish Record

So yesterday I was in the kitchen literally in tears from the pain down the right hip/lower back/leg/knee from merely doing a bit of housework – so back to the drugs and a early night. Today I managed to struggle through a 30 minute r20 piece – probably came out about 75% HRR with 8228m. So lunchtime I wanted to crack out a 10k piece – partly because I haven’t ranked on this season and partly to get my 20 million meters sorted out and so decided to target a hard one. Looking at this years 40-49 ranked 10k’s the obvious “carrot on the stick” was “Nik Fleming” with 36:00.0 (not sure if that was a r20 piece or what – but a nice pace target for me 1:48.0) as I set off I found myself knocking around the 1:45 pace at rate 24 and just went along with it – but just after halfway I really started to struggle both in terms of pain in knee (right one) as well as basic fitness – I actually put the handle down – for about 3-4 seconds – but then picked up and got back into the grove from just under 3k out I just started counting down the strokes – one stroke being over 10m meant from about 2800m I was simply counting backwards from 280 – managed to ramp it up a little at the end – and to my surprise bagged a Irish record (Just checked and I set that during the “Trying To Stay Strong” charity event - TTSS) so that was a nice surprise then :o)

oh yes - that puts me on 19,940,226m - getting there

 The mornings row

Work pressures - lifetime meters now at 19,911,891m ...

Very busy couple of days - no lunch yesterday and only managed to get away at gone 2pm today - did manage to test the power this morning - to be honest both sessions where disapointing - but at the same time I got them done

Aim this morning was 250's - but blew C-Breeze of on first attempt and on the second I didn't feel great in the leg/hip so stopped part way through the second rep

so lunch time and the HR was high

Cracked the 100km to go to 20 million!!

Managed a 30min r20 70% HRR this morning and that's put me inside the 100km to go for 20 million meters :o) new bag here I come!

OK - wasn't the best row and kind of frustrating seeing the pace drop off - but that's what happens when you get injured and unable to train ....

July CTC - taking it cautiously - the scorpion (Video)

Although still in pain and discomfort I decided to test the CTC today

Jul 2015 - The Scorpion

This challenge was chosen by Empty the Tanks

Row 500m with 1 min rest Row 400m with 1 min rest 

Row 300m with 1 min rest Row 200m with 1 min rest 

Row 100m with 2 mins rest then finish with 2000m

- the initial idea was a r20 stab but then thought that would probably put more pressure on my back than I want to lightened the load and went for r26 ish - target was sub 1:35 on the sprints and sub 1:37 on the 2k - didn't quite get the 2k - started well but lack of fitness told and had to drop to 1:39.9 for a lot of the middle section. Still I managed to pick it up on the run home and got off the erg feeling better than when I got on. Just wish the aching pain (not exercise related) would go away. Maybe I can go to the ball (500m race on 29th August) Also got the bill in for the A&E yesterday - joy!

oh yes - the belly is back and lifting my bloody heels again!