Old & New

Old Challenge Over - New challenge started:

I want to reach 1,000,000M by next December.

101,642M to start

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/30	6,383	614/697	30:00.0	728	149	108, 025M

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/20	4,000		18:49.8		146	101,642M		CHALLENGE MET! YAY!

Day 19a

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/19	5,000	807/835	24:00.1	603	153	97,642M	-92,358	+2,642

Day 18

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/18	11,000		57:32.4	1130	131	92,642M	-87,358	+7,358

Day 15

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/15	5,000					81,642M	waybehind	ahead

Day 14

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/14	5,000	797/818	24:44.5	553	145	76,642M	-63,357	+6,642

Day 13

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/13	4678		20:00		high	71,642M	-58,358	+6,642

Sprint

Day 11b

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/11	500M		49:41.7	69	153	66,964M	-43,036	+11,964

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/11	10000M		49:41.7	1281	149	66,464M	-43,536	+11,464

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/11	1,000M		4:42.8			56,464M	-53,536	+1,464

day11a

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/8	3,000		14:04.7	339	149	55,464M	-54,536	+464

Day 8b

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/8	2,000	718/787	8:35.5	NA	160	52,464M	-27,536	+12,464

Just a little sprint

Day 8a

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/8	10,000	589/607	49:41.7	1264	153	50,464M	-29,536	+10,464

Ooops, I fell behind. With the choral concerts, parents visiting, full schedule, and lack of sleep I missed the last three days. I'll make it up. I've added a new column, just to perk up my energy. I may have missed 3 days, but that means I am still ahead on the 100K challenge.

I'm 1/2 way there on the 100K challenge
I'm 1/4 of the way there on the 200K challenge

Big old Kermit - YEEEAAAAAHHH!!!!

Day 4

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/4	500	NA	2:42	100	157	40,464M	+464	+20,464

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist	T200K	T100K
12/4	10,000	576/586	51:44.6	1346	155	39,964M	-36M	+19,964

Day 3b

Date	Distance	Rank	Time	KCalories	AveHR	TotalDist	OnTarget
12/3/04	6000M	247/251	30:06.2	727	150	29,964M	-36M

I've added a new column - Rank - this is the rank I am in this distance or time category. Bear in mind that I am not trying to race here. I am doing the rowing with a heart rate monitor and the idea is to keep me within the aerobic zone. For me currently that is HR 121-158. What used to burn me out on the erg was doing sprints and rowing the way I used to row in college. 25-30Strokes per minute, averaging 2:00-2:10/500m. Well that kind of workout becomes almost all anaerobic and you can't do more than 20 minutes without killing yourself. So this rank thing is just a curiousity factor for me. For example my earlier 6k was harder for me and I came in 249/251 So I've actually bumped up to rankings. - Think I can me in the upper 100s by end of this challenge?

-AND-
I've made a discovery. Unless I can find an erg (rowing machine) while I am in Wisconsin I have to finish this challenge on the 20th. This means that I have 20 days to make 200K Yikes! So my new target per day is 10-12k 50-70minutes a day. So therefore OnTarget is ((10k/day * #ofDays) - TotalMeters)

Joe - Here you go. You wanted me to do more cardio!

Day 3a

Date	Distance	Time	KCalories	AveHR	TotalDist	OnTarget
12/3/04	6000M	31:36.5	805	152	23964M	-1035M

Day 2b

Date	Distance	Time	KCalories	AveHR	TotalDist	OnTarget
12/1/04	4000M	21:01.2	522	156	17,964M	+1297M

Day 2

Date	Distance	Time	KCalories	AveHR	TotalDist	OnTarget
12/2/04	10,000M	52:22.8	1404	154	13,964M	-2703M

Day 1

Off We Go - O'er the Fleecy Snow

Date	Distance	Time	KCalories	AveHR	TotalDist	Target
12/1/04	3964M	20:00.0	532	155	3964M	-4369M

The Holiday Rowing Challenge

I've decided to take on the Concept II Holiday Rowing Challenge. The Challenge has two parts 100,000meters (100km) or 200,000meters (200km). I am shooting for the 200km. All records must be made between Thanksgiving and Christmas 2004. Thats 30 days and I am starting 6 days late Dec 1st. This will be an interesting challenge for me as I haven't rowed this much since college and that means I must average 8333meters a day between now and midnite ET Dec 24th

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