I N D O O R R O W I N G N E W S L E T T E R =========================== 14-Jan-2000 ========================= _________________________________________________ C O N T E N T S 1. Most Determined Ever BIRC Competitor 2. Tel's Tales 3. East Midlands IRC 4. And The Records Keep On Falling 5. Age Shall Not Wither Them 6. Site Update 7. Concept 2 Christmas Quiz 8. Concept Ranking 9. 2000 World Championship 10. Fastest Ever Indoor Rower _________________________________________________________________ ================================================================= 1. The Award for Most Determined BIRC Competitor ================================================================= ...goes to Harry Welsh. Harry, the reigning 70-79 Lwt World Champion, had planned his training and fitness meticulously for the championship. Unluckily for him, his preparation was scuppered by the fact his scales at home were wrong, which meant he got the shock of his life when he weighed in on the morning of the competition and found himself a good couple of pounds over. Determined to compete, he went off and rowed for an hour in the warm-up room in an effort to shed the excess. Unfortunately, another weigh-in still put him over the limit and, with the cut-off point fast approaching, Harry was forced to resort to drastic action. So for anybody who walked past the weigh-in room last November and wondered why an elderly man, dressed only in his pants with his false teeth and spectacles resting on a table in the corner, was standing looking relieved on the scales, we hope that's cleared it up for you. ================================================================= 2. Tel's Tales ================================================================= "Dear Tel, As an Australian, I'm partial to the odd tinny of lager. With all my Christmas parties looking like they're going to carry on long into the New Year, what advice can you give me on mixing drinking and training? OR, Sydney, Australia." After a long aerobic session, especially if it is a hot day, there is nothing more appealing than a nice cool pint. In fact, this won't do you any harm, but it would be better if it was a pint of shandy. The average beer is about 4.5% alcohol, so if you mix it with lemonade 50-50 this brings the alcohol percentage down to just over 2% similar to many beers that are advertised as low or alcohol free. The problem arises when you're training daily on a high intensity programme where you are really burning up your glycogen stores. Glycogen is stored in the muscles, but there is a reserve store in the liver. After exercise this reserve store replaces the used glycogen in the muscles. Alcohol is processed in the liver and also requires glycogen, and so if a heavy training session is followed by a heavy drinking session then the glycogen stores in the muscles will still be depleted during the subsequent training session. One of the basic principles of training is to allow enough time between sessions to allow adaptation to take place. After a heavy drinking session you will need 24 hours for the body to clear the alcohol and restore the glycogen to the muscles before you can effectively cope with an intensive training session. Next Newsletter will contain a special extended Tel's Tales, so if you've got any questions about training, drop Tel a line at webmaster@vermonthouse.co.uk. ================================================================= 3. East Midlands Indoor Rowing Championship ================================================================= The results for the East Midlands Indoor Rowing Championship are now up on our web-site and can be found at http://www.concept2.co.uk/v4/local.htm Over 60 people took part, with the fastest time of the day being recorded by Ben Collins of Leicester University with 6:22.3. The fastest woman was Emily Constantinidi of Nottingham University with 7:32.2 ================================================================= 4. And the Records Keep On Falling ================================================================= It's Tracey Langland's turn to shamelessly jump on the record-breaking bandwagon this month, setting as she did a new British record for the 19-29 Lwt Women's 2,000m. Tracey, a British international rower who's raced twice in the World Championship in the lightweight double sculls, finished in 7:06.1, knocking almost two seconds off Sue Appelboom's old standard. On an international note, 17 year old Johanne Thomsen from Denmark recently broke the 13-18 Women's Lightweight record, doing 7:07.0, some 4.3 seconds inside the old mark. ================================================================= 5. Age Shall Not Wither Them ================================================================= It appears they must be putting something in the water down in the South-East. First Ken Pack from Clarice House, Ipswich did five million meters at the grand old age of 68, while over at the Pinnacle Club at West Byfleet in Surrey, John Matthews completed his own five million metres, shortly before his 70th birthday. Meanwhile in Woking, 72 year old Sidney Chesney has proudly rowed his first million metres at his local gym. Taking him a little under a year to complete, Sidney appears unfazed by his milestone, commenting "It's not that difficult". Over 40 people have now got their five million metre T-shirts, and another seven have gone on to collect the prized 10 million metre sweatshirt. For more information on the various Distance Award Schemes, along with the new, downloadable, training log, visit ================================================================= 6. Site Update ================================================================= Just a quick note to point out that we've now added FAQs for the Indoor Rower, the Slides, the PM2 and PM2+ onto the web-site. They can be found at http://www.concept2.co.uk/vr/product.htm ================================================================= 7. Concept 2 Quiz Results ================================================================= With no little fanfare, we can now announce the winners of last year's Christmas quizzes: The winner of the Lightweight quiz was Jane Thorp, while the Heavyweight quiz was won by Andy Cullen. Both Andy and Jane have won their choice of either a set of Slides or a Heart Rate Monitor, along with a bumper pack comprising sweatshirt, Training Guide and Training Log. The next four drawn out of the hat in each have category won a sweatshirt, Training Guide and Training Log, while everybody else who got all the answers right receives a T-shirt, Training Guide and Training Log. For a full list of winners, along with the answers, see ================================================================= 8. Concept Ranking ================================================================= A reminder that the closing date for entries for this year's Concept Ranking is the 11th February. Last year's Concept Ranking was the biggest ever, with over 7,500 entries. To save time, we ask that you enter on an official Concept 2 form, found either at the back of this year's Concept Culture or on our web-site at http://www.concept2.co.uk/v4/ranking.htm Alternatively, give us a call on (0115) 945 5522 and we'll get one sent to you. ================================================================= 9. 2000 World Championship ================================================================= Although it seems but the blink of an eye since the British Indoor Rowing Championship, it's now only a month away from the World Indoor Rowing Championship, again in Boston. The Worlds, or the CRASH-B's as it's otherwise known, take place on February 20th and will play host to the biggest names in Indoor Rowing, with the likes of Rob Waddell (New Zealand), Matthias Siejkowski (German) and Jean-Paul Tardieu (France) all flying the flag for their country. The British team will be the strongest and biggest team ever to leave these shores, with over eighty people signed up so far; and with the likes of Herbert Leah, Colin Greenaway, Kath Grainger, Tracey Langland, Noel Frost, Paddy Rouse, Bert South and Shelagh Allen going, we stand a good chance of bettering last year's total of 5 gold medals. If you want to find out more about the CRASH-B's or download an entry form, got to ================================================================= 10. The Fastest Ever Indoor Rower ================================================================= Turns out, purely by a feat of linguistics, not to be Rob Waddell but David Coulthard. A long-time convert to indoor rowing, David finished fourth this year in the Grand Prix Driver's Championship. However, with Jaguar and Benetton recently joining the list of Formula One teams prescribing the Indoor Rower for their drivers, it looks like he'll have a struggle to keep his title next year. _______________________________ S U B S C R I P T I O N I N F O If you think you've received this e-mail by mistake or if you want to stop getting it, reply to this e-mail with "unsubscribe" in the header where relevant. If you've had more than one copy reply with "Multiple" in the header. To change your address, e-mail webmaster@vermonthouse.co.uk _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________F E E D B A C K Like what you read? Dislike what you read? Then tell us. If you'd like to see anything in here then make sure you drop us a line at webmaster@vermonthouse.co.uk Concept 2 Tel: (0115) 945 5522 E-mail: info@concept2.co.uk Web: www.concept2.co.uk Printed from: www.concept2.co.uk/news/newsletter_archive.php