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    krebsy
    Haraki san Student
    Joined: 12 Nov 2021

    Another 170 K over the past couple weeks.

    Looks like denim truly is the fabric of our salvation.

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      goosehd
      Mod Squad
      Joined: 8 Apr 2016

      Day 52 and 390,000 meters (390 km's) to go.  I pm'd a friend at the beginning of this crazy challenge and said I would be happy to only make it half way.  Over that mark and now I'm ecstatic to see the end of the tunnel.

      Weight has stabilized at 185, but body fat % is dropping  :).  I'll take that!

      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        Nik
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 12 Nov 2020

        Great work @goosehd you noticing any differences in how things feel with a different level of fitness?

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          goosehd
          Mod Squad
          Joined: 8 Apr 2016

          Better perceived lung capacity, lowered my resting heart rate, better recovery times, and lengthened my workout times.  Currently doing 15-20 km’s /day (previous 10 km’s).  Been mixing in more intervals at higher exertion levels, with rest days being longer row’s at a steady state.

          Today I finished a 27 km row and still have energy left.  So far I’m happy with the results, but watching for signs of over exertion and trying to avoid injury.

          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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            Nik
            Raw and Unwashed
            Joined: 12 Nov 2020

            All that sounds great well done. Good luck avoiding injury.

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              goosehd
              Mod Squad
              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

              Thank you!  I took yesterday off because I wasn’t feeling it and it was a good call.  Really listening to my body and keeping fuelled (eating like a horse), hydrated, and resting or changing plans depending on how I feel for the day.

              Just trying to stay at the upper limit of the comfort zone, but not going too far that I pay for it.

              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                Nik
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                Do you have a system for increasing training load? I've found using the weekly increases of 10% to be useful; to avoid injury. The 10% can be difficult when altering the intensity and volume. That's what I'm working on now, going from high volume low intensity to lower volume higher intensity.

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                  tody
                  啓蒙家
                  Joined: 24 Feb 2021

                  @goosehd This is a pretty insane increase in workload. Congratulations!

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                    goosehd
                    Mod Squad
                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                    Thanks guys @Nkwkfld  @tody

                    I’ve been training long distance (endurance) type events for 35 years.  Cycling, roller blading, running, and now rowing.  Early on, I realized I’m not a sprinter but enjoyed the mental aspect of the pain and then the resulting runners high.

                    When I started this challenge I was already fit enough to easily do 10 km/day and have gradually been increasing to the current 15/20km’s /day.  Really listening to my body is key.  If I’m hungry I eat, if I’m tired I don’t row, and if I’m sore I take it easy.

                    Warm up’s are essential and I don’t push until I feel ready.  Because I’m not training to race (don’t enjoy racing), I can go at my own pace.  Much like the story of the turtle and the hare.

                    I plan to finish this challenge and back off to more reasonable distances, knowing I can only take so much before I do get injured.  I’ll start mixing weight training in with the rows for fitness when I’m done.  Can’t lift as much as I used too, but it helps keep me balanced and for the most part injury free.

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                      Nik
                      Raw and Unwashed
                      Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                      Sounds awesome. Your orientation toward daily training vs racing is something that I seem to be leaning towards too. At least with triathlon. Going to see how this 70.3 Weymouth 17/9 goes and then reassess. Running events are pretty enjoyable though for the communal aspect. Triathlon doesn't provide as many opportunities for chat since you're swimming, and then can't draft on the bike. I did have some fun competing against others on the run leg of triathlon last summer though. Anyway, the daily training is definitely great. Cool to create goals and challenges like this rather than a race!

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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        I used the wrong adjective by saying easily…physically maybe, but mentally I wasn’t so sure.  The thought of doing 10 km’s day was the hard part and not knowing the wear and tear on the body was/is a limiting factor.

                        I set the challenge outside of my comfort zone and put a sub challenge (shorter than the 100 days) in it by trying to complete it by my 50th.  390 km’s in less than a month scares me and I don’t know if I can do it.

                        Just taking a day at a time….

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          Nik
                          Raw and Unwashed
                          Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                          throw in a couple days a week doing morning and evening sessions? allows you to do more in one day than you could do in one session as there's time for recovery in between.

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                            goosehd
                            Mod Squad
                            Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                            Another week done:

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                            last edited by 31 Jul 2022, 15:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              goosehd
                              Mod Squad
                              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                              92 km's to go…

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                              last edited by 7 Aug 2022, 17:46 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                goosehd
                                Mod Squad
                                Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                Day 74 of the 1,000,000 meter challenge (1000 km):

                                Missed a total of 7 days out of the period (rowed 67 days total)
                                Burned: 53,983 calories
                                Starting weight: 187 pounds
                                Finishing weight: 182 pounds
                                Body fat% changed: (approx. 2-3%)
                                Total # of hours rowed: 79:49:58.0
                                Total Distance: 1,000,000 meters  🙂
                                …and made it before my birthday  🙂 🙂

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                last edited by 13 Aug 2022, 16:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  Nik
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 12 Nov 2020

                                  Great work @goosehd that is admirable consistency

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                                    goosehd
                                    Mod Squad
                                    Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                    @Nkwkfld Thank you!  I would be lying if I said I didn’t want to quit or not row on numerous days…

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

                                    last edited by 13 Aug 2022, 20:47 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      sabergirl
                                      見習いボス
                                      Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                      That’s amazing, Dennis! Quite an accomplishment.

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                        goosehd
                                        Mod Squad
                                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                                        Ann,

                                        Thank you and greatly appreciated!

                                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                        • mclaincauseyM
                                          mclaincausey
                                          見習いボス
                                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                          Incredible @goosehd !

                                          Think it, be it.

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