Rehab Workout 10-30-2009

October 30, 2009

10,000M Row 

10 minutes recumbent biking

Row: 41:48.9 (2:05.5/500M split)

Bike: 2.75 mi

The first 6,000 was in 25:00, so my final 4K was better than the previous 10K row's back 4K. But still 8 seconds slower overall which isn't a big deal, especially considering that I tend to perform better in the afternoons. Today was a morning session (10:00am). Have to mix up pieces more within the 10K. Today I experimented with go slow for 250M then 1 minute 250M piece; but that was resulting in being too winded on the slower 250M. I have to read up on how good rowers attack 10Ks.  

Rehab Workout 10-25-2009

October 25, 2009

Row 10,000M (41:41.9, a 2:05.1/500M split, 6000M in 24:40)


10 Minutes of recumbent bicycle (2.69 mi)

I writing this about 5 hours after the actual session. I'm exhausted and falling asleep on the couch. Shedding 5 seconds per 500M for 20 pieces is a little daunting to get to 10K in 40:00 flat. I think if I didn't have a herniated disc and could push off my left calf I could probably do it pretty easily, actually. 

Per the extremely humbling rankings at Concept2, for a Heavyweight in the 30 - 39 age range, a time of 40:01.6 would put me at the 50th Percentile. F**K me. The best time in 2010 was 35 flat which is a 1:45 split. I just blacked out. On an endurance piece the weakness in the calf probably wouldn't cause as much a swing in my relative ranking as in the 1000M or 500M where I think healed I can "sniff" the 90th percentile.

Rehab Workout 10-22-2009

October 22, 2009

10,000M Row : 42:39.4

The first 6,000M went in 25:00, which was a better split than this past Monday (Oct 20). Epidural in my back for the diagnosed bulging L5S1 disc. L = Lumbar, S = Sacrum. Where's my coccyx? 

Last night I went to my friend's birthday and saw an acquaintance (let's call him Gunderman) blunder himself out of an easy lay (let's call her Jiria). To be fair I don't think Gunderman knew he was in play but it was nice to see him explain that he was casually dating someone, but referred to this someone as his girlfriend and then explain that though it wasn't serious he was going to visit her family with her during the holidays. How much prevarication could Jiria take before her self-respect kicked in? Too little for Gunderman, I guess. 


I've never met a real surfer, do they really talk about "being one with the water" as much as casual surfers seem to?