Category Archives: rowing

2018: the year in numbers

Posted on January 2, 2019 by dichroic

Books read: lots – I’ve never had much desire to keep track, though I’m occasionally curious to know how many I’ve read in a year. I’d guess somewhere between 100-250, but can’t say more exactly. Knitting projects: 15 completed – … Continue reading →

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sliding down to the end of the year

Posted on December 4, 2017 by dichroic

I am not making good progress on my annual Chanukah poem, but the Holiday Challenge proceeds apace. I’m at 93,000m, just a bit short of halfway; that’s behind last year’s pace, but still on track to finish well ahead of … Continue reading →

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Holiday Challenge update

Posted on December 11, 2016 by dichroic

I haven’t talked much about this year’s Holiday Challenge, but it’s proceeding apace – I’m up to 182km and expect to finish midweek. That was fostered by the 25km piece I just finished (“just” as in haven’t even showered yet … Continue reading →

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Racing (or not) and also Passover

Posted on April 20, 2016 by dichroic

I. No racing last weekend after all. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, but was windy enough to result in very rough water. Our visiting friend Rebecca and I were scheduled to race early on Saturday morning (heats A and B … Continue reading →

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racing this weekend, yahoo

Posted on April 12, 2016 by dichroic

I am so not ready to race this weekend. It’s been a few years since my last one – looks like that was this same regatta in 2013. I’ve been doing good training on the erg, but we have way … Continue reading →

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assorted updates

Posted on March 4, 2016 by dichroic

Sorted into what they used to call “heads” in old sermons (gratuitous L.M. Montgomery reference there) so I don’t just meander confusingly. I. Rowing and such My shoulder has been bothering me this week, to the point where I didn’t … Continue reading →

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erging and costumery

Posted on October 28, 2015 by dichroic

I’m almost looking forward to this year’s Concept 2 Holiday Challenge (the goal is to do 200,000 meters on the erg from US Thanksgiving Day to Christmas Eve. This year will be my 12th time doing the whole thing. I … Continue reading →

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rougher than expected

Posted on October 13, 2014 by dichroic

Well, this weekend ended up a bit more exciting than expected. We went down to the lake house and, having felt a bit sleep deprived since returning from Hawaii the previous weekend, slept in until 8 or so. Just as … Continue reading →

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Three fitness trackers (compared in great detail)

Posted on September 18, 2014 by dichroic

Last Christmas, my big gift from Ted was a Fitbit Force. I liked it a lot; it fit my small-boned wrists reasonably well, was water-proof enough to wear while rowing, and displayed time of day, steps taken, distance covered, calories … Continue reading →

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new stuff

Posted on May 29, 2014 by dichroic

Maybe this is about summer i-cumen in, but I seem to be in the mood to try new (or retry old) things. There are the aforementioned kayaks. In addition, I have started running, to see if it’s possibly something I … Continue reading →

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