Tag Archives: rowing

The Daily Tweets, 2010-01-02: No, I didn't actually row 50K

Posted on Sat, 2 January 2010 by Mel Green

Just rowed 50K. First row since last May. Erg. # (Oops. That was really 5K!) Time for a buzzcut…. #fb #

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Erging away

Posted on Fri, 11 April 2008 by Mel Green

The March Madness rowing challenge I did last month got me on a rowing schedule that feels pretty good to me, & don’t want to give up. So, on most days, I’m getting from 5000 to 6000 meters in, usually … Continue reading →

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Baseline: cardio & strength

Posted on Mon, 24 March 2008 by Mel Green

History. When I made my permanent dietary changes two years ago, I also began exercising pretty consistently. I started with dancing, because I enjoy it. I would simply stick the earbuds of my iPod in my ear, put on a … Continue reading →

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Nearing the end of Week 4

Posted on Sat, 15 March 2008 by Mel Green

Workouts. I did another Turbulence Training — henceforth TT — workout on Tuesday, which felt pretty intense to me, for all that I am still in the “intro” workouts. There’s one exercise in particular that seems dead easy, that isn’t. … Continue reading →

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Week 4 begins

Posted on Mon, 10 March 2008 by Mel Green

I’m calling Feb. 18 this year the start of my fat loss program this year, & as that was a Monday & so is today, that makes this the first day of my 4th week. I don’t know that I’m … Continue reading →

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A progress report

Posted on Mon, 10 March 2008 by Mel Green

Restart & progress since February 18. I started up again on getting exercise again just two & a half weeks ago, on Monday, February 18, doing about 30 minutes dancing with my iPod each morning before I went to work. … Continue reading →

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Motivation & goals

Posted on Mon, 10 March 2008 by Mel Green

Because one of the keys to motivation with me is keeping track of what I’m learning & doing & also writing about it (hence this blog), & doing so within a community of other people who are doing the same … Continue reading →

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Refresher

Posted on Sat, 8 March 2008 by Mel Green

I started up again on getting exercise again just two & a half weeks ago, on Monday, February 18, doing about 30 minutes each morning before I went to work. Incredible how even that little bitty bit improved things. I … Continue reading →

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Reactivation

Posted on Wed, 5 March 2008 by Mel Green

Reactivation in the sense of getting off my duff & getting active again. Reactivation in the sense of writing this blog again. It’s been nearly a year & a half since I’ve done either with any consistency — not since … Continue reading →

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10,533 meters

Posted on Wed, 5 December 2007 by Mel Green

  My first go at a really long row: 60 minutes, in which I rowed 10,533 meters (that’s 10.5 km, folks) with an average time per 500 meters of 2:50.9. I’ll probably want to give 10,000m rows a few more … Continue reading →

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