Free Spirits 2005/2006 Season
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| Name | City/State/Country | Comments (from profile) | Total season meters |
|---|---|---|---|
Dwayne K. Adams
|
Phoenix AZ USA |
Trying to come back from a serious back injury. The meters are slowly coming along.
|
16,361,084 |
|
Gary Erdos
|
Yorktown VA USA |
20 Million Meter Club: 06.18.07
|
6,946,679 |
Jim Kathios
|
Pelham NH USA |
18MM Club---11/20/09
|
5,000,086 |
|
JOHN KELLER
|
Norman, Oklahoma FREE SPIRITS USA |
|
4,426,578 |
Robert Moore
|
Kincardine ON CAN |
|
4,243,917 |
Robert Baldwin (DERRYLAD)
|
Derry Ireland IRL |
Keeps me fit. Helps with weight maintenance. Now on the water ( City of Derry BC. )
( My personal website for all the people that know me - http://www.sprucemeadows.co.uk )
|
3,605,344 |
|
Scott
|
Calais FRA |
I row so I can eat the cheese without a doughnut around my waist.
|
3,439,437 |
|
Anders Nordquist
|
Stocksund Free Spirits SWE |
|
3,299,119 |
Bob Poliachik
|
Apex NC USA |
bobp@polygraphics.com
|
2,882,097 |
|
Thomas Beveridge
|
Dallas TX USA |
PB 6:57 Goals for 2007: get to 6:50 if possible
|
2,549,037 |
Nick Shuker
|
Sutton in Ashfield Nottingham GBR |
Proud member of Free Spirits IRC
|
2,540,309 |
|
Scott Hill
|
Dixon CA USA |
Passed 8 million lifetime meters on 27 November 2006. I've found that focusing on about an hour of rowing per day has been a motivating goal for this season. I also find that being a member of Free Spirits is a very inspiring force as there are so many members whose workouts are just amazing.
|
2,477,764 |
|
Jim Maurer
|
Center Valley PA USA |
|
2,450,859 |
Gaye McOnie
|
Ottawa Ontario CAN |
|
2,377,454 |
William Konarzewski
|
Colchester Free Spirits GBR |
Also enjoy Canadian Canoeing. Aiming for sub 6.50 this season over 2k.
|
2,352,100 |
David Aldridge
|
Maidenhead GBR |
David Lloyd Maidenhead Club Member
Jesus College Oxford 1st VIII 1971 1972
Marlow Rowing Club 1988
E:davida@totalise.co.uk
|
2,291,295 |
Tom Brown
|
Salisbury MD USA |
|
2,260,804 |
Allan Belzberg
|
Vancouver B.C. CAN |
|
2,167,292 |
Andrew Stanway
|
Malvern, Worcestershire FREE SPIRITS GBR |
Photo shows me with fellow Free Spirits Mike Channin and Paul Sims just before our charity marathon row on October 28, 2006.
Another good season which I will hopefully crown with a sub 3 hour marathon.
www.freespiritsrowing.com
|
2,057,609 |
Tricia Blank
|
Molalla OR USA |
I began rowing in April, 2003. On June 21st, 2007 I passed the 10 million meter mark...thank you to my fellow FREE SPIRITs for their encouragement and support. My pic is from a recent trip I made to Smith Rock in Oregon. Awesome rock climbing.
|
2,052,796 |
Jason Bartley
|
Whangamata Free Spirits NZL |
bart@thesilverfern.co.nz
|
2,028,507 |
|
Richard Healey
|
Brentwood Essex GBR |
1st marathon 13/4/2003 never again?
|
2,007,101 |
|
Glenn Carlson
|
Niantic CT USA |
|
2,005,997 |
|
Clifton Patten
|
Simi Valley CA USA |
|
1,981,942 |
|
david schneider
|
Austin Texas USA |
10,000,000 meters 12/15/07
15,000,000 June 2009
16,000,000 Sep. 2009
|
1,971,113 |
|
Aurel Wisse
|
Terrebonne Quebec CAN |
I started rowing in January 2004. I still enjoy rowing very much as a low impact, fairly complete cardiovascular sport. Today I cross train with Kyokushin karate.
|
1,895,020 |
Neil Turner
|
Free Spirits GBR |
Hello to all FSer's great to be part of such a diverse bunch of people!! Rowing 100km on 7 June 08 for charity anyone feeling generous go visit www.justgiving.com/4russ. Thanks.
|
1,740,359 |
Ann K Seidman
|
Ballston Lake NY Free Spirits USA |
16+ million lifetime meters.
Now I can proudly say I have rowed in Toronto in the CIRC's(gold medal) and at Crash B's in February '08 and '09.
Onward and upward from here.
FREE SPIRITS..
|
1,727,509 |
Michael Schramm
|
Aledo TX USA |
|
1,709,968 |
Chris Bollen
|
Milton Keynes Bucks GBR |
Co-founder of FREE SPIRITS with Michelle Houghton in April 2006.
Hope that you are still enjoying the rowing!
Long live us all! :o)
|
1,682,028 |
|
Katherine Gonyea
|
Alexandria VA USA |
|
1,676,753 |
|
Wes Williams
|
Spring TX USA |
Apples are OK, but 10K a day helps to keep the doctor away.
|
1,659,475 |
Peter Seidman
|
Ballston Lake NY USA |
I am the other half of the wife-husband team on the 10,000 meter board and in Free Spirits. We stayed on the 10K board the last two years, and are somewhat less compulsive now, but we intend to finish on the 10K board again. We started erging at the suggestion of a trainer at an US Sailing symposium in 2003 that rowing was more sailing specific than elliptical machines. Like many others on the boards, a former long distance runner with defective legs.
FRC2003, FRC2004YMCA, FRC2005, FRC2006
|
1,630,197 |
|
Thomas Peterson
|
Shoreview MN USA |
I received my rower on March 25, 2005 and have since become hooked. I had never much cared for exercising since it always seemed boring but rowing is truly addicting. It's very rewarding to see my average 500 meter time drop as my body gets more conditioned.
PBs: 500m 1:37.8 : 1000m -- : 2000m 7:28.8 : 5000m -- : 6000m -- : 30min 7213m : 10000m -- : 60min 13740m : Half Marathon 1:34:20 : Marathon --
|
1,609,754 |
Roger Bangay
|
Kingston upon Thames Surrey GBR |
|
1,600,696 |
Craig Law
|
South Scarle GBR |
If it hurts so much, why do I keep coming back for more!? Season Targets: 1.8M metres; sub 7:25 2K; compete at BIRC. (Oh and maybe a sensible photo.)
|
1,600,199 |
|
Wayne Howell
|
Newtown CT USA |
|
1,592,818 |
Louise Dalton
|
Bloomfield NY USA |
Still at 5K per day. Have to set some new goals now I have hit the big 4-0!
|
1,588,000 |
Stephen Selwood
|
Yate South Gloucestershire GBR |
Don't get a DVT, it sure plays hell with your rowing!! Going insane having not rowed for 2 months.
|
1,530,023 |
|
Samuel Winikor
|
Brooklyn NY USA |
|
1,517,029 |
Agustin Jauregui
|
Etxebarri, Bizkaia FREE SPIRITS ESP |
... and now ... for the Third Million !!! . . . any psychiatrist in the team ???
|
1,508,368 |
|
Nigel Scott
|
Kingston, Lewes East Sussex GBR |
I enjoy Concept II but it would be good to actually get on the water!!
|
1,430,040 |
Michelle Houghton
|
Eynsford, Kent FREE SPIRITS GBR |
|
1,430,027 |
|
Neil Raval
|
Macclesfield GBR |
|
1,424,125 |
|
Richard Underwood
|
Doncaster GBR |
Having worn out a static cycling machine I bought a C2 and started rowing 8th November 2003. I wish I'd bought one years ago. Am full of admiration of the amazing times logged by some contemporaries but just glad to be feeling a lot fitter. Reached 5m metres May 2007!
|
1,407,897 |
|
Carolyn klassen
|
Bainbridge Island WA USA |
FRC2006
|
1,298,820 |
|
Sergio Araujo
|
Brasilia DF BRA |
|
1,238,836 |
|
Andrew Mainprice
|
Stowmarket FREE SPIRITS GBR |
Training for marathon for Children In Need 14/11/08
hope this gets me back around lwt again!
Joined Free Spirits 26/5/08
|
1,212,472 |
|
Mike Channin
|
London UK, FREE SPIRITS GBR |
Rowed at college 1990-93. Introduced to the ergo then. Rowed on and off every since, more consistently since 2000. Got own Erg 2003. Concept 2 Grand Prix Series 2004/5 7th Open Hwt, 8th 30+ Hwt. 26th BIRC 2004 30-34Hwt. 2k PB 6:44.8 (Abergavenny Race 2004). Full marathon record 2:49:27.9.
Joined Free Spirits in July 2006 and then scared them by doing a mad week of 7 x 50k. Seriously, what a great club. Come and visit at www.freespiritsrowing.com. Better still, join up. We HAVE to get Thomas to the moon!
|
1,206,707 |
|
Iain Pope
|
Edinburgh GBR |
Erg helped me lose 56 pounds in 05.
clocked my first million december 05 and my second in august 06..
Am a proud (new) member of Free Spirits and have also joined a real life rowing club.
Erg goal for 06/07 to hit 2 million metres in the season, and to get down to 15st 5lb by Xmas..
Good luck to one and all, reading your stories keeps me going.
|
1,183,386 |
|
John Glynn
|
Letterkenny Free Spirits IRL |
I started rowing around February 2004. I'm 6'6". 18 Stone (down from 22).
Small shoulder injury reduced my rowing at the start of the year, but have already got back to form and better :D . ||
Free Spirit website | http://www.freespiritsrowing.com/
|
1,177,164 |
Paul Sims
|
Marlborough, Wilts GBR |
The picture is old and so am I...but I'm still proud of it. From the right...Mike Channin, Paul Sims and Andrew Stanway after the marathon row on 28th October 2007....no 2006 - OMG nearly 3 years ago.
We raised ~£1,700 for Motor Neurone Disease - thank you everyone.
Not sure I could do it again now - need some encouragement to try again!!!
Lost a lot of form lately but hanging on in there. Will get my 10M next year!
Dr Erg says "Hi".
|
1,151,543 |
Joseph Wilhems
|
Woodville OH USA |
I love my Concept 2!
Going for 8 million meters next. go free spirits
|
1,149,997 |
|
Jon Boorman
|
Charlotte NC USA |
|
1,149,431 |
Yves Lehmann
|
Paris FRA |
X 83
|
1,125,349 |
M. Boris Züchner
|
Wausau WI USA |
|
1,121,817 |
Zach Ellison
|
Duluth MN USA |
zachariah33@hotmail.com
|
1,106,505 |
Roger Radke
|
Gibsonia PA USA |
Indoor rowing rocks !!!
|
1,084,930 |
Michal Bertl
|
Svinare CZE |
|
1,079,353 |
|
John Warkala
|
North Bellmore NY USA |
|
1,073,908 |
|
Mark Dorricott
|
Shrewsbury Shropshire GBR |
|
1,055,437 |
|
Chris Clark
|
Midvale UT/FreeSpirits USA |
|
1,053,750 |
Edmond Mertes
|
Sandweiler Luxembourg LUX |
www.freespirits.com
|
1,045,528 |
|
John Schaap
|
Gorinchem NLD |
|
1,041,240 |
|
Ken Bean
|
Parkville MO USA |
|
1,008,292 |
|
Peer Nielsen
|
Wellington NZL |
A Dane in New Zealand rowing
|
1,000,096 |
|
Chris Standing
|
Thirsk North Yorkshire GBR |
|
966,431 |
Wayne Boyd
|
Lebanon, Oregon Free Spirits USA |
Had close to 8.5 MM at the start of the 2010 season. Personal goal is to hit my 10MM by the end of the WRC. I am a member of the "Free Spirits" which is a great group and I would recommend them to anyone willing to sit down and "Yank on the chain" of a CII rower.
|
966,347 |
Colin Brinkman
|
Charlottesville VA USA |
Ad augusta per angusta.
|
962,188 |
Steve Lazenby
|
Barry, S.Wales Free Spirits GBR |
Still a Free Spirit, just been made redundant, hence back up to gym proper.
i will log my metres in next few days.
weight is still the problem but its coming down and under control (LOL) gimme a beer!!
pic is of my dog Bart at 2 weeks
|
955,609 |
Boris Bossi
|
Davos CHE |
Progress stops upon satisfaction.
|
949,210 |
David McOnie
|
Ottawa ON CAN |
Kayaking on Lake Superior, Ontario at the end of summer 2007. The next day a storm blew up and that ended the paddling season.
|
948,140 |
|
DARRYL Easton
|
Sevenoaks GBR |
First full season on the rower and First club - Hi everyone! Missed 1mil target last year by a few metres. This years goals include 2.5mil metres, a sub 6.30 2k - and survive, log a decent marathon time and be top 10% for all rankings - except 1k- which you can just forget!
|
926,087 |
GERRY TIPPLE
|
PRAGUE CZE |
In July 2006 and in my fourth erging year already, but still working on my third million metres. How slow can you go......?
gerry@gerrytipple.com
|
924,742 |
|
Simon Gooderham
|
Trelogan Flintshire GBR |
|
921,418 |
Wouter den Breeijen
|
Hengelo Overijssel NLD |
Indoor Rowing is fun!
|
920,000 |
Ana W
|
Northern Virginia VA USA |
Finally made the 5 MM Club in May! ;)
www.freespiritsrowing.com
|
905,200 |
Denise Aitcheson
|
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire GBR |
Just a Housewife trying to lose weight more. Already completed 10Million.
My 2008 Season Challenge has Started....
Watch This Space...
|
869,416 |
|
Vicki Christian
|
Cedar City UT USA |
|
863,464 |
DD Burlin
|
River Forest IL USA |
|
836,840 |
Tim James
|
London GBR |
I will go to the gym 3 times a week. I will not eat jelly sandwiches in the afternoon. I will improve my golf handicap. I will not talk to myself in public.
Aaar! Row like a pirate ye scurvy sea dogs!
www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html
|
825,070 |
Carole Sergeant
|
Wallingford GBR |
|
808,000 |
Gregor Andrews
|
Aberdeen Scotland GBR |
Bought a Concept2 model D in June 2005 and joined Free Spirits in May 2006 which was definitely a wise move. (See http://www.freespiritsrowing.com about joining)
Now living in Valencia and trying to rack up some metres when its not too hot to row.
|
800,000 |
Stephen Scarfe
|
HULL GBR |
Started indoor rowing 1995. Enjoy cycling and walking. Mad about movies.Sporting heroes Steve Redgrave, Lance Armstrong,Rafael Nadal.
|
768,829 |
Jonathan Sage
|
Rochester GBR |
Well after the injury hell of 2007/8 I am now ready to hit 2008/9 season.
Its been hell the last 12 months and now I am feeling the pain in each stroke due to not that much rowing last season.
I'm starting off very slowly building back up the fitness, so the aim for this year will be to just row and not get any injuries.
|
767,262 |
|
Darren Hall
|
Geordieland UK GBR |
5 million coming up........
|
764,488 |
|
Jonathan Day
|
Mt. Martha Victoria AUS |
jsday@optusnet.com.au
|
764,330 |
|
Michele Hartigan
|
Bryn Mawr PA USA |
|
757,671 |
Alison Parker
|
Gosport, Hampshire FREE SPIRITS GBR |
Illness and injury have meant a long break from the ergo, but back in training again from August 2008 - slowly and carefully.
|
756,182 |
|
Jonathan Davar Golding
|
Los Altos Hills CA USA |
|
748,200 |
Jonathan Ashmore
|
Leamington Spa Free Spirits GBR |
|
720,748 |
|
Jamie Robson
|
Worcester GBR |
Bought Concept 2 as weapon of Mass Reduction. Lost 15 Kg during 2005. Target to lose another 10 in 2006 (Already lost another 7 by end of Feb06 - may have to set a new target for 2006). Words of encouragement welcomed
|
719,202 |
Mark Evans
|
Bebington, Wirral, Free Spirits.... GBR |
My first row on my model D was on the 1st Feb 2006 and I love it.I have now just passed 8,000,000 lifetime Meters and am totally addicted. A day hardly goes by without a row.I have lost over 6 stones in weight and feel great.Have now joined Free Spirits
|
718,488 |
|
Jackie Shuker
|
Nottingham GBR |
Hi all, i`m back after a few months off due to ill health. I am hoping to do lots of meters this year!
|
715,996 |
|
Karl Wills
|
Hampton Middlesex GBR |
I started using a C2 in 1995 to maintain fitness (2 young children, then anyway). I started rowing on the water in May 2004; changing technique to suit a single scull impacted my C2 times!
I completed the DW 125 non-stop canoe race this easter and am now back into rowing
|
686,302 |
Kevin Parker
|
Clifton VA USA |
|
685,213 |
Jeremy Churcher
|
Kingsbridge Devon GBR |
|
684,512 |
Petr Oliva
|
Pilsen Free Spirits CZE |
Started rowing 1/1/2006.
BIRC 2007 - 8. in mens 30-34
LWT. 8MM Club. Foto with my son Tadeas.
|
647,679 |
|
Tim Masick
|
Roanoke VA USA |
|
644,738 |
|
Barry Goldberg
|
Cherry Hill NJ USA |
When in Doubt.... Twirl
|
631,191 |
timothy doody
|
chicago il USA |
Sprucing up the place for the holidays.
|
623,849 |
Mike Maloney
|
Elkhart IN USA |
Rowing for weight loss and C2 glasses ... now if only I could get my human to row, too!
|
601,065 |
Gifford Lewis
|
Webster NY USA |
The photo is of my grandfather in our replica St. Lawrence skiff taken when he was near 80! This was my main exposure to rowing until we bought our Concept2 in January of 2006.
|
591,858 |
|
Graham Webber
|
FREE SPIRITS GBR |
Proud of joining Free Spirits on 12th June 2006.
May I always desire more than I can accomplish"
[img]http://www.c2ctc.com/sigs/img1158745865.png[/img]
|
591,636 |
|
Mark Healy
|
Cork Free Spirits IRL |
|
590,908 |
Wayne Peace
|
Tsawwassen BC CAN |
My daughter thinks my picture is weird. I'll have to get a better one.
I have used the Concept 2 off and on for a little over a year. When I can't run, I like using the erg.
|
578,185 |
Ben Skinner
|
Winchester Hampshire GBR |
|
572,524 |
Jonnie Prouse
|
Pewsey GBR |
I DO enjoy rowing honest, I must do as I keep coming back for more :-)
|
572,158 |
Polly Bell
|
Decatur GA USA |
|
570,821 |
|
steven tanner
|
Columbia MO USA |
|
569,592 |
Ronald Worthington
|
Webster Groves MO USA |
|
566,762 |
|
Peter Corless
|
Ilkley UAE |
|
561,275 |
Seth Israel
|
Jacksonville FL USA |
|
554,012 |
|
Bob Maloney
|
White Pigeon MI USA |
|
545,000 |
Peter Aitcheson
|
Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire GBR |
With 20+ years of exercise behind me, I continue my 2009 campaign. Watch this Space...
|
503,000 |
|
Alistair Slade
|
Devoran FREE SPIRITS GBR |
Started rowing in Feb 2005 to lose weight. Now rowing faster , further and still losing weight thanks to Free Spirits
|
500,000 |
MASSIMILIANO DE ROSA
|
POMEZIA IT ITA |
|
498,850 |
Emma Pettitt
|
Valencia ESP GBR |
back into rowing after rather a long break...let's see how many metres I can clock up this season. Finally passed the 1 million mark, yippee!!
|
496,046 |
|
John Fitch
|
Fort Mill SC USA |
|
493,358 |
|
Larthell Carthan
|
Southfield MI USA |
|
478,707 |
Anita Calcraft
|
Abu Dhabi FREE SPIRITS UAE |
I've been using Concept2 rowing machines since 2002 and got my own ergo in 2008.
|
475,144 |
|
jeremy harris
|
liverpool GBR |
Used to run but legs now knackered, keep fit using the concept 2 which I find really good, also do a few weights and ride a bike.
|
471,033 |
|
Phil Hewitt
|
Warrington Cheshire GBR |
Bought myself a model D as a treat for my 40th birthday, the best thing i ever done, I've been using it since Jan 1st 2006, My weight is coming down nicely i feel a lot fitter my running also improved as a result of doing a combo of alternate days will get back on the weights soon and hopefully improve my times even more!
|
454,330 |
|
Richard Fritsen
|
Reseda CA USA |
|
444,500 |
|
Rick Nuckols
|
King George VA USA |
‘‘When you hear something, you forget it. When you see something, you remember it. But not until you actually do something will you understand it.’’
|
436,250 |
Maria Larcombe
|
Auckland NZL |
Feel free to email me just don't forget to put a return email address! Row hard :)
|
433,939 |
|
Terri Lodge
|
Hopkinton MA USA |
|
427,408 |
|
Ralf Kirkamm
|
Mainz GER |
see me: www.ganzimmun.de
|
423,276 |
David Plumb
|
Manchester Free Spirits GBR |
Heading for 10MM lifetime. Managed 2 x sub 3 hour marathons and twice gone under 7 minutes for 2k. Managed 176,430 for my first 24hour row attempt - want to exceed 200k next time
|
422,854 |
Marilena Albertini
|
Miami FL USA |
One little piggie has a belly. One little piggie has none. One little piggie likes jelly. One little piggie likes fun. But these little piggies want you to know. That these little piggies can row!
|
419,506 |
|
Sue Lewis
|
Webster NY USA |
|
414,819 |
|
Bruin Schafrath
|
Wilton Ct USA |
FRC2006
|
413,538 |
|
Carl Bowron
|
Horley GBR |
|
393,777 |
|
Laura Hill
|
Dixon CA USA |
|
384,802 |
|
D. Rolland
|
Muskego wi USA |
|
384,762 |
Noel Davies
|
Bridgend Wales GBR |
All my rowing is set at 10.000m distance. I aim to complete each one sub 40'. The photograph shows me 3/4 of the way through a 10,000m row with a bit of a sweat on and consentrating, as ever, on that split!
My PB is 37:56.0 (1:53.8) in June 2006. I did the damage in the first half of the row with 1:51 and 1:52 splits, I then hung in there for the the remainder. Weight control is also an added bonus to my training routine. I completed a marathon in August '07 in 3hrs 15"08.4'
Life-time total as of April 2009 - 3,638,388m.
|
357,127 |
Mark Payton
|
Yamhill OR USA |
Former college rower (Yale Heavyweights) now just trying to get back into shape after a long hiatus from rowing.
|
352,233 |
Paul Victory
|
Dublin 16 Free Spirits IRL |
|
350,442 |
Todd Dickinson
|
Grand Rapids MI USA |
Grand Rapids Crew Booster
|
350,000 |
Mike Lawrenson
|
Oxfordshire Free Spirits GBR |
Still trying to convince myself that my birth certificate has the wrong date on!
www.freespiritsrowing.com
|
349,695 |
|
Pamela Wong
|
Vancouver BC CAN |
|
349,057 |
|
Bob Sandhu
|
New York NY USA |
|
348,015 |
|
Dave King
|
Dawlish Devon GBR |
|
344,912 |
|
Gillian Tait
|
Inverness-shire IV GBR |
|
343,535 |
|
Tony O'Brien
|
Perth WA AUS |
I've just cracked 5,000km and have lost 31kg in the process. Now I'm on a roll, I intend to row around the world!! http://world.rower.googlepages.com/
|
334,935 |
Marcus Starling
|
London GBR |
From Jabba to Jedi, watch this space :o)
|
334,880 |
Thomas W-P
|
Newport, Essex Free Spirits GBR |
My water rowing weight was 96kg so my ergo is here in an effort to get me back there. Joining the Free Spirits (www.freespiritsrowing.com) has been fun and encouraged me to get working again.
I managed a few hundred thousand metres last season, but failed to do the annual end of season marathon (I did a FM in 2004 and 2005). New baby and all that... This year my target is 700,000m. Mind you, at the rate I have rowed since the motivation of Free Spirits, I will achieve 2 million! It can't last...
|
329,775 |
Craig Murray
|
Telford GBR |
*** Check out this concept 2 website ***
www.c2ctc.com
I am a member of the Free Spirits Rowers.
I use the indoor rower as a part of my keep-fit routine. Currently, my big target is to achieve a 2000m in under 7 minutes.
Happy Rowing.....
Craig
|
306,753 |
|
Louise Renwick
|
London GBR |
|
306,630 |
Ian Mclean
|
Crawley FREE SPIRITS GBR |
I'll keep telling myself: "Pain is only weakness leaving the body!" oh, and by the way it enables me to continue in my other hobby of eating lots!!
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302,629 |
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Tom Begley
|
Helsinki FIN |
|
300,423 |
|
Jason Cross
|
London GBR |
|
280,713 |
Tim Herbert
|
Collaroy Plateau NSW AUS |
It's a real love hate relationship with this machine!!
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276,694 |
|
John Tunison
|
Eugene OR USA |
Enjoying the C2 and the self-induced pressure to do better tomorrow than I have today. My personal challenge in 2009 is to row 3 million meters for the season.
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273,978 |
Bill Kochuk
|
Raleigh NC USA |
My Top 5 CDs to Erg To - Sept'09:
1. Bare Naked Ladies' - Greatest Hits
2. Queen - Greatest Hits
3. Four Bitchin' Babes - Hormonal Imbalance
4. Alice Peacock - Who I Am 5. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
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254,391 |
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Bob Noble
|
Hamilton OH USA |
I would like to average more than a half marathon per day this season
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250,039 |
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Jon Burch-Hyson
|
Winchester Free Spirits GBR |
Goals for 2009: 2k under 6:40, 5k under 17:00, 10k under 36:00. Must be something wrong with me, I haven't done those sorts of times for years...
www.freespiritsrowing.com
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229,513 |
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Jude Dixon
|
Frederiksberg DEN |
|
228,740 |
Laurie Levites
|
Eugene OR USA |
I am not my daughter.
|
228,138 |
|
john macpherson
|
scotsburn hi GBR |
8th dec 2005 weighed 154kg, today 120kg and rowing for my life....literaly:)
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223,010 |
|
Michael Murtha
|
Avondale, Free Spirits Pa USA |
I am a plumber in Plumbers Union Local 690, Philadelphia, Pa. Just rowing to keep fit. The Free Spirits keep it interesting and competitive.
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222,500 |
|
Alan Taylor
|
Broadwas Worcestershire GBR |
|
219,070 |
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Bob Davinson
|
Marbella Malaga ESP |
Been using the C2 since Nov 2005...after a sporadic start I am now hooked... target is to do at least 1000km each year ..just completed year 3!
bobdavinson@hotmail.com
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213,027 |
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Juan Revilla
|
Madrid ESP |
|
210,000 |
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Terry Wittenberg
|
Fredericksburg TX USA |
Erg owner since 1988. Back in the 90's I had some top 10 placings for the 1/2 hour and 1 hour rankings and did 10 million meters from 94-98. These days I use the erg mostly for cross training but sometimes get into a groove of accumulating meters.
Road cycling has been my primary sport since the 70's. I am currently riding over 12,000 miles a year and doing weekly long rides of 100 miles or more year round.
If you are a road cyclist who is successfully cross training with the erg, drop me an email.
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207,000 |
Stefan Strand
|
Göteborg SWE |
I got my own model D at BIRC 2003.
Improved well and did some competition in 2004.
PBs as of 24 Jan 04:
500m 1:28.5
1k 3:11.3
2k 6:46.6
5k 17:45.8
10k 37:32.1
Now in December 2007, I work on the Holiday Challenge and aim to get back to sub 7 after a couple of lazy years.
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206,501 |
|
David Dales
|
Boston Lincolnshire GBR |
|
204,750 |
Beverley Bell
|
Gosport Hants GBR |
|
201,665 |
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Fiona Burden
|
Glasgow GBR |
|
197,204 |
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Mark Destouches
|
White City, London GBR |
|
195,125 |
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Andy Spry
|
Wroughton Wiltshire GBR |
|
192,466 |
|
ReNae Gorder
|
Chicago IL USA |
|
189,691 |
Mikkel Ellesøe Hansen
|
Copenhagen, Amager Free Spirits DEN |
Hey Free Spirit and fellow rowers.
This year (2009) will be a hard year. To break any personal record will be a battle up hill. 1 year older and with a pretty nice time signature,
I can only hope to do my best.
Goals: 2K in 6:20, 1K sub 3 minutes.
Means: More high Df rowing and weights to get up muscle-build + long rows.
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182,500 |
John Davidson
|
Great Somerford Free Spirits GBR |
|
177,684 |
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chris buckle
|
colchester GBR |
My goal this year is to make the world top 750 for 10k and 5k, which probably means knocking 2 minutes off my best time (update - I eventually managed it - albeit my top ranking (44th) was achieved when the season started and before any of the serious rowers had entered their best times!)
Any helpful pointers or ideas for motivation would be much appreciated.
A back injury set me back in early November but as I write this update (19th Nov) I'm getting back on track and looking to do the Holiday Challenge.
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177,000 |
|
Paul Adams
|
London GBR |
|
175,516 |
Graham Dover
|
Coquitlam BC CAN |
Been in Vancouver for 1 year studying at SFU. Still not conistent....plan to do a 100k in a day next year.
|
171,000 |
Pete Jain
|
Ware Hertfordshire GBR |
Me with the kids! This atkins diet is doing me no good at all.
Row for fun / fitness / and some vague notion that I might lose some weight.
|
161,137 |
Matt Farley
|
Harlow GBR |
Please enjoy my (now year-old) motivation photo. Note the greezzy complexion, the bulging belly. Ok, this was after 3 hours drinking at the Edinburgh Whiskey Festival but it was *before* the massive curry! More hours on the erg, please, barman!
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150,993 |
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Peter Strik
|
Woerden Utrecht NLD |
Hi,
I achieved my 2 million mark. Now let's see if I can do a million in only one year...
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135,548 |
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Mark Brennan
|
Southborough Kent GBR |
At last...made the million :-)
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134,775 |
|
Jonathan Stelling
|
Suwanee GA USA |
The Georgetown Crew greeting,"Never Row", takes on new meaning on an Erg. There is something to being blissfully ignorant of exactly how you're doing when you hit the wall midway through a piece on the water.
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131,752 |
Pierre Rainville
|
Fort McMurray Alberta CAN |
I enjoy rowing on a seasonal basis. Send me an E-mail at raincon@shaw.ca
|
131,491 |
|
Chris Tostevin-Hall
|
Guernsey GBR |
|
125,000 |
|
Jessica S
|
Nottingham GBR |
My Dad talked me into joining Free Spirits
|
122,100 |
Kris Jones
|
Alexandria VA USA |
Free Spirits rocks! http://www.freespiritsrowing.com
The team that keeps me going.
|
121,375 |
neil hipkins
|
london GBR |
|
118,908 |
|
Tom Hindmarsh
|
Perth Western Australia AUS |
|
114,671 |
|
Janet S
|
Windsor Free Spirits GBR |
Targets for this season - finish with a 5k+/day average, complete a half marathon
|
114,380 |
gillian burrell
|
CAUZAC FRA |
|
112,893 |
david smith
|
chelmsford GBR |
ruptured a disc in my neck doing something else, now using the C2 as my road to recovery....8000 feels a long way away.
|
106,242 |
Roger Burrell
|
Cauzac FRANCE GBR |
Pessac Alouette Swimming Club, Bordeaux, France.
|
105,816 |
Luka Djordjevic
|
Belgrade SCG SRB |
I train rowing in Rowing Club Graficar. I train now for three years. I am the one on the right on the picture. I love ROWING!
|
103,500 |
|
Laurence Colliard
|
Paris FRA |
Bonjour!
|
102,500 |
Ian Tullie
|
Kingston Upon Thames Surrey GBR |
Started rowing in February 2006 in a desperate bid to fight off the encroaching middle-aged spread brought on by a comfortable and happy life :)
Getting into a routine of an easy 5K early each workday morning, alternating weights and a hard 10K in the evenings, and a longer row at the weekend.
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102,185 |
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Patrick Hadley
|
Ottawa ON CAN |
Want to make all sorts of goals: 315 squat, 365 deadlift, 20 reps dead hang pullups, 200 reps on the kettlebell Secret Service Snatch Test (email me if you want to know what that is). But most of all...I want to go sub-7 2k on the erg...the greatest exercise machine ever invented. Going to start cranking out the metres now to get the endurance base I'll need to make that goal.
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98,700 |
Sarah Crosbie
|
Newport Pagnell FREE SPIRITS GBR |
|
91,119 |
Andrea Duempelmann
|
York Free Spirits GBR |
|
90,830 |
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Christen Gravlin
|
Irving TX USA |
|
86,683 |
|
clare burrell
|
adelaide AUS |
|
76,455 |
Matthew Leonard
|
LLanfairpwllgwyngyll Anglesey GBR |
Dabbled in rowing for six months or so a few years ago
A visit from my brother earlier this year prompted me to dust off the old Model C, and now every morning starts with a coffee followed by a half hour or so of rowing before waking up the rest of the household!
Aiming to hit the million metres by Christmas, and get the 2k time under 6.30 before I reach 40!
If you are looking for a holiday in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, check out our holiday cottages on www.cerrigybarcud.co.uk
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74,546 |
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Peter L
|
USA |
:)
Heyyyy.
|
66,191 |
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Neil Mitchell
|
Maidstone GBR |
Rowed sweep for 5 years, but that was 9 years ago. Time has taken its toll!
|
65,138 |
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Holly K
|
NH USA |
Exercising with my old man.He encourages me to row every day.
It is hard to do as much as my old man.I hope one day I will be as good as him!
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59,710 |
|
Janeen Dell'Acqua
|
Valley Center CA USA |
|
55,264 |
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Jessica Olsen
|
Glen MIlls PA USA |
|
53,012 |
|
Steffen Stamp
|
Kerteminde DEN |
Not rowed in ages - must get into shape again.
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52,642 |
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Rob Baldwin
|
Preston GBR |
Began using the Concept 2 in Dec 2004 and got hooked straight away. Used to play rugby but now into cycling and like the way I can 'have a go' at the erg. trouble is that it just keeps coming back for more! Trying to get to 6.30 for 2k.
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51,912 |
|
Pierre Renwick
|
London GBR |
|
49,188 |
|
Jon Watts
|
SGP |
|
49,000 |
|
peter betts
|
Iver GBR |
|
48,533 |
|
Rene Hoferichter
|
Munich GER |
Keep on rowing ;-)
Joined the Free Spirits 16.03.2007
Did my first FM 09.04.2007 - quite likely more to follow...
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47,348 |
Collette Lancaster-Lockwood
|
Adelaide AUS |
|
44,870 |
Julia Wallace
|
Sale GBR |
Have had an on/off relationship with the C2 for several years. Though have decided after a long absence from doing any exercise - that I must do something! So got back on the rower two weeks ago and helped Free Spirits reach the Moon! Will be very happy if I can reach the million meters this season.
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41,587 |
Jan Bertl
|
Prague CZE |
|
38,980 |
|
ALF MARTIN
|
POOLE DORSET FREE SPIRITS/FITNESS FIRST GBR |
I row 10,000 mtrs 6 days a week with Sun off.
Better times still to come (I hope)
Have rowed 3 x 1/2 marathon's and eyes on full marathon attempt
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38,597 |
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Ben Walsh
|
Welwyn Hertfordshire GBR |
After a few years away from a gym with a Concept two, I joined a company with the facilities on 9th Feb 2006.
I now have something to do at lunchtimes, and an objective - to get my times down to a decent level!!
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38,000 |
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Alan Strang
|
Hamilton Scotland GBR |
Started rowing seriously in Jan '06 after two or three of years in which I went nowhere near an erg. Now I'm addicted!
Took part in my first competition in 2007 when I competed in the Scottish IRC. Followed that up a year later at SIRC '08. Hope to attend BIRC later this year.
Member of Free Spirits.
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36,000 |
Mark Sawbridge
|
Epsom Free Spirits GBR |
|
36,000 |
|
Nicola Davey
|
Saltash, Cornwall GBR |
|
31,556 |
|
Andrew Warrick
|
London GBR |
|
31,144 |
Derrick Jaastad
|
Virginia Beach VA USA |
Former collegiate swimmer, runner. Hip replaced Sept 04. 18 months of inactivity drove me to purchase a model D late April 2006. Goals are to rediscover my aerobic base and log 2MM by the end of the season.
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30,864 |
Tue Jorgensen
|
Hojbjerg DEN |
Going for the 100k holiday challenge and then for 1 million logged meters - very addictive and fun. Good alternative to running on rainy days - and then you can even watch champions league simultanious.
http://data.freespiritsrowing.com/freespirits/index.html
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30,000 |
Phillip Sydney-Jones
|
Adelaide SA AUS |
|
28,829 |
|
Gemunu Peries
|
Guildford Surrey GBR |
I had never seen the inside of a gym and still can't swim. In February 2003 I met my fiance, who convinced me to get a little fitter so I joined a gym near work in the October of that year. A bad motor cycle accident in my teens and a couple skiing accidents a decade ago have left my knees and an ankle in a bad way so I started rowing and cycling rather than running to keep the impact down.
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23,000 |
|
Gary Dakin
|
Nottingham GBR |
|
21,136 |
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Barry Lynch
|
Burntisland Fife GBR |
I'm really a runner, having just completed the London Marathon for the fourth time. I was introduced the rower by a work colleague and am getting into it now. It's a great alternative to running when the weather isn't great or the joints are a bit sore.
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21,097 |
|
Chris Cistrone
|
Pittsford NY USA |
|
21,000 |
|
Jack T
|
Worcestershire GBR |
|
10,952 |
|
Linda Fulmer
|
Lake Havasu City AZ USA |
|
10,522 |
|
Billy Dennison
|
Magor, Wales GBR |
Former Rugby player, spent time in RSA and Middle East, looking to compete against any in my age group ... with a view to fighting the onset of middle age...who's upfor a contest?
|
10,000 |
|
Francis Corbin
|
Hickory NC USA |
|
10,000 |
John Bell
|
Gosport Hants GBR |
|
6,296 |
|
John Evans
|
West Byfleet Surrey GBR |
|
6,000 |
|
Nicholas K
|
NH USA |
|
5,493 |
|
Tom Hachten
|
Camp Hill PA USA |
|
5,000 |
|
Roy Palmer
|
Seattle WA USA |
|
5,000 |
|
Tim Decker
|
Rochester GBR |
|
4,300 |
|
James Gillen
|
Derry IRL |
|
2,000 |
Fred Koene
|
Rotterdam Free Spirits NLD |
My fourth season. Again I want to row at least 1 million meters. And since I seem to be free of injuries at the moment I also hope to row some PB's (rowed some already in the first month of the new season)). My rankings will have to be at least within the 20 percent for my agegroup. At the end of the season, that is!
To everyone out there: have fun!
|
979 |
Lloyd Jason Phillips
|
Washington DC USA |
member of Capital Rowing Club and DC Strokes
|
575 |