Matthew's Rowing Challenge

200km ACHIEVED - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

2005-12-21T08:05:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/21	10,000	737/758 97%	49:58	1250@45%	138	520,450M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 ACHIEVED!!! 2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 200,759/200,000 day28

x15UH1 8wu 10wd (2:30 rest)HR 138 1250kcal@45%
Higher Ranking on 10km as well! knocked 5 min off last score.

Happy Birthday to me!!!!

500,000m total 1/2 way to 1 million

2005-12-20T21:50:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/20	12,223	286/309 93%	60:00			508,577M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 188,886/200,000 Day 27- 3days remain

1/2 way to 1 million meters YAYYYYYYY!!

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/20	1,873	n/a	10:00	1713@45%	132	510,450M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 190,759/200,000 Day 27- 3days remain

Only 9,241 meters to reach goal!

Day 26 HC & Wk3D4x2 IWC

2005-12-19T19:40:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/19	14,799	na	88:00	1864@50%	128	496,354M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 176,663/200,000 Day 26 - 4remain

Day 23 HC & Wk3D3 IWC

2005-12-16T14:04:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/16	9,436	na	48:00	1191@50%	133	481,555M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 161,864/200,000 Day 23-7 remain

IWC W3D3 2x16 UH1 133hr 1191@50% 8wu 8wd

Midnight Madness breaks 150,00meters

2005-12-15T21:45:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/15	5,768		30:00.0	727	142	472,119M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 152,428/200,000 Day 22.5- 7.5 remain

Day 22 HC & Wk3D2 IWC

2005-12-15T12:06:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/15	9,088		46:00	1062@45	135	466,351M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 146,660/200,000 Day 22-8 remain

Day 21 HC +2000m

2005-12-14T07:54:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/14	2000	664/871 76%	7:58.3			456025M
12/14	1238	na	7	493		457,263M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 137,572/200,000 Day 21- 9 remain

Day 20 HC & Wk3D1 IWC

2005-12-13T07:51:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/13	6,666	na	33:00.0	770	140	454,025M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 134,334/200,000 Day 20 - 10remain

Day 19 HC & Wk2D5 IWC

2005-12-12T07:45:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/12	11,447	n/a	58:00	1363@45%	134	447,359M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 127,668/200,000 Day 19-11 remain

wk2d5 4x12 AHR 134 1363Kcal@45 5wu 5wd 139/147/136/140/129

Day 17 HC & Wk2D4 IWC

2005-12-10T06:58:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/10	11,032	na	58:00	1452@45%	134	435,912M
Holiday Challenge Goal#2 116,221/200,000m Day 17-13 remain 100km Goal Achieved 12/9

1450Kcal@45% 2x23 UH1 6wu 6wd HR134
83,779m to go

100,000m Challenge Goal Reached! Day 16 HC & Wk2D3 IWC -

2005-12-09T17:39:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/09	13,435	n/a	70:00.0	1780@50%	128	424,880M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 100,000m Achieved Day 16-14 days remain 2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 105,189/200,000 Day 16- 14 days remain

1780Kcal@50% 100min total 3x18 UH1 HR 128 4-5min rest 8wu 8wd

Day 14 HC & Wk2D2 IWC

2005-12-07T09:59:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/7	11,257	n/a	58min	1463	134	411,445M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 91,754/100,000 Day 14- 16days remain 2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 91,754/200,000 Day 14- 16days remain

UH1 4x12' HR134 146 136 140 143 130 1463Kcal@45%

Day 12 HC wk2d1 IWL

2005-12-05T08:40:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/5	12,069	260/279\| 93%	60:00	1414@45%		400, 118M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 80,497/100,000 Day 12- 18days remain 2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#2 80,497/200,000 Day 12- 18days remain

UH1 2x25 5wu 5wd 5sun 1414@45%

Day 11 of the Holiday Challenge

2005-12-04T08:50:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/4	11,525	na	60:00.0	1285@45%	138	388,119M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 68,428/100,000 Day 11- 19days remain 60min workout

Day 8 of the Holiday Challenge

2005-12-01T08:44:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/1	9217	na	49	1381@45%	137	376,594M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 56,903/100,000 Day 8- 22days remain

10Sun UH1 22m 3m 22m 5wd

Wk1/18 Day2/5 of IWL | Day 6 of Holiday Challenge

2005-11-29T08:01:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
11/29	10240	na	49min	1194	136	367,377M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 47,686/100,000 Day 6- 24days remain HR136 1194@45% wu5 2x20 UH1 wd8

Wk1/18 Day1/5 of IWL

2005-11-28T10:43:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
11/28	9,336	n/a	49:00.0	1144@45%	136	357,137M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal#1 37,446/100,000 Day 5- 25days remain

Start of C2 IWL Program 2x18' with 3x2min rests

Sunday 11/27

2005-11-27T19:00:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
11/27	7,000	n/a	40:00.0			347,801M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal 28,110/100,000 28,110/200,000

Saturday Kundalini Yoga and rest from rower.

11/25

2005-11-25T16:52:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
11/25	10,000	631/635	55:00.0	1163@45	138	340,801M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal 21,110/100,000 21,110/200,000

2005 C2 Holiday Challenge

2005-11-24T12:11:00.000-08:00

Well its that time of year again. Didn't do so well on the MillionK year. I think it was because I would rather be outside in the spring and summer and fall than on an erg. So for the Winter lets see how much I can do. I am going after the 200K challenge this year. 200k between Thanksgiving 11/24 and Xmas Eve 12/24 30 days 200k.

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
11/24	11,110	254/257	60:00.0	1440@45%	132	330,801M
2005 Holiday Challenge Goal 11,110/100,000 11,110/200,000

10 warmup sun salutations and 5 min meditation

O2 workout with trainer

2005-08-31T07:50:00.000-07:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
8/31	7,123		36:04			259,686M

Restarting with O2 Program with Trainer

2005-08-24T07:50:00.000-07:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
8/24	5000		30:00.0			252,563M

short 3/27

2005-03-27T09:15:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/23	6000			886 w15ss		147, 563M

3/23

2005-03-23T10:46:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/23	1000	cooldown			<140	241,563M
Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/23	6,397	783/885 88%	30:00.0		150-168	240,563M
Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/23		Daily Totals	37:00.0	1273	141	7397M

1minAbs1minOff, 10+5sun 24SPM 60min ahr141 1273kcal@40%

Sprints & Abs

2005-03-19T06:00:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/19	500	462/499 93%	1:54.4			232,666M
Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/19	1000	380/435 87%	4:07.7			233,166M
Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/19	5875	na	30:00	1225	144	234,166M

total wkout 55min 10sun, 500m 1000m 30min, 3sun
30min alternated 1min abdominal focus 1min normal
90minKundalini Yoga after

Sunday 3/13

2005-03-13T15:36:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/13	10,000	776/831 93%	47:17.8	1594	148	226,791M

10SunSalutation warmup & 5SS warmdown 108min total

Back to rowing after Guatemala and Cipro

2005-03-10T06:10:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
3/10	6,088	na	30:00.0	820	131	216,791M

10SunSalutation warmup & 5SS warmdown 45min total target hr <144

I'm back from Guatemala (10 days of being unplugged!) Picked up a bacterial bug of some sort that I've been taking Cipro for the past few days since I've been back. Now that the Cipro is out of my system I can think clearly and I don't get woozy with fast movement.

2/20

2005-02-20T10:19:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/20	11,550	377/387 98%	60:00.0	1572	151	210,703M

first 60, at30min took 3min H2O break

2/17

2005-02-17T20:37:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/17	10,000	739/787 94%	47:30.4	1338@40%	136	199,153M

2/16

2005-02-16T20:34:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/16	2213	na	10:00.0			189,153M

2/15

2005-02-15T15:53:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/15	3376		15:00.0			186,940M

Valentines Day

2005-02-14T10:24:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/14	4198	na	20:00.0	609@40%	148	183,564M

365-31-14=320days to do 816,436km

day2 Valentines 14k challenge Success

2005-02-11T08:00:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/11	10,000	728/771 94%	48:10.3	1370	145	179,366M

Concept II issued a simple "erg lovers challenge" Feb9-Feb14th to row 14,000
Well its only the 11th and I am already 6k over the challenge.

So I've won some cheezy Valentines Day Cards celebrating.

an example
Because I think thou art so fine
I rowed 14k with nary a whine
In doing so,
I've earned this valentine.

Anyway . . . Happy Valentines Day

2/10

2005-02-10T07:26:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/10	10,000	726/765 95%	48:42.2	1454	138	169,366M

ahr138|1454kcal@40%|22/24/27+yoga15min

2/7

2005-02-07T11:36:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/07	4310		20:00.0	498@50%	143	159,366M

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
2/07	5578		30:00.0	601@50%	135	155,056M

1/27

2005-01-27T17:08:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
1/27	6,000	302/217 95%	30:00.0	778	157	149, 478M

01/19

2005-01-19T11:05:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
01/19	1948	na	20:00.0	513	154	143,478M
01/17	2148	na	20:00.0
01/15	1096	na	10:00.0

01/14

2005-01-14T08:48:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
01/14	10,000	na	52:23	1247	147	136,286M

30min 22/24/26 balance hr<=142 avehr 147 1247kcal 40%

1/12

2005-01-12T11:13:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
12/30	6,194	na	30:00.0	730	149	126,286M

1/10

2005-01-10T05:22:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
01/10	4,193	na	20:00.0	494	151	120,092M

January 2005

2005-01-02T16:10:00.000-08:00

Date	Dist	Rank	Time	KCal	AvHR	TotalDist
1/02	7,874	n/a	40:00.0	916	145	115,899M

Old & New

2004-12-30T08:37:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-22T18:52:00.000-08:00

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

Day 19a

2004-12-19T14:34:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-19T13:23:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-15T13:21:00.000-08:00

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

Day 14

2004-12-14T13:04:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-13T07:57:00.000-08:00

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

Sprint

Day 11b

2004-12-11T15:29:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-11T07:05:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-08T10:52:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-08T10:03:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-04T14:08:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-03T23:00:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-03T15:31:00.000-08:00

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

Day 2b

2004-12-02T15:27:00.000-08:00

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

Day 2

2004-12-02T10:15:00.000-08:00

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

Day 1

2004-12-01T23:05:00.000-08:00

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

2004-12-01T08:27:00.000-08:00

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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