This page shows Phil Craze’s progress as he attempted to beat the indoor rowing record – it all started at 9am Thursday 12th May, and at 08:35 Friday 13th May he beat the age group record (307683m). At the end of the 24 hours, the overall record (313112m) had been beaten by 136m!
This is a 24 hour row in aid of the Stroke Association and the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society Scotland. In the process, Phil is attempting to break the age group world record, which has been held for over ten years.
Both these organisations are important to me and if you’d like to support them too, then please visit my Stroke Association fundraising page or my MS Society fundraising page. Thank you in advance for your support.
Note from David T:
To answer all the questions about reading the graph: The pale blue line is how far Phil has done so far, and the red line is how far would be covered if he was matching the record pace (both are attached to the left-hand scale). The dark line is attached to the right-hand scale, and shows how far Phil is ahead of the record pace. I hope that helps make some sense of it!
Phil
Phil here: Please feel free to leave a comment, this will be read out to me during my row which may help me keep going esepcially in the early hours.
Thanks
Graham Lay
Good Luck Phil, you nutter! That’s a mammoth task you’ve taken on, for a great cause. All the best :-)
Courtney Craze
Good luck uncle phil, have fun doing it. :) xxx
sophie craze
good luck uncle phile have fun xxx :)
sophie craze
good luck uncle phile :)
Fergus MacKay
We’re all right behind you Phil, willing you on. Have no fear, the record is yours for the taking. Remember the Gringo’s smile.
Pauline Tillotson
Sorry I can’t be with you at the start, but all of the Aegis reps will be kept up to date while we’re at training in Culross. Good luck & see you at the finish line.
Pasha
Go on…Give it some laldie Phillip!
Tim Davies
Good luck … have as much fin as you can!
Rohini
All the very Best!
Lesley Duncan
Very best of Luck!! I’m out of the office on Thursday so won’t be able to come along and give you encouragement but you are doing a great thing. Keep the faith!!
Graeme Cunningham
Good luck Phil. Keep pushing all the way!
Ian McCashey
no presure Phil, but failure is not an option. I’m 100% confident you can do it, and we’ll be right behind you all the way :-)
anut
good luck you can do it you always do
lauretta
all the best, I’ll befollowing your progress v
tomorrow x
Fatty P
Good luck big fella! We know you can do it!
Paul Bucahan (aka Butch91)
All the best today and tomorrow – I will keep an eye on you – remember “onwards and upwards”
Dougie Mac
Great sporting challenges –
Ironman
Lions tour
Tour de France
24 hour row
Strachs
Phil, remember its not the Dunfermline 10K.
Enjoy.
Casser
Gone ursel crazy. Will be routing you on..go phil, go phil, go phiill.
Dave W
Haway the lads! Best of Luck Phil from Blackpool fans everywhere
Dave Nield
You’ve done the hard work now Phil in getting yourself to the start line in great shape and with everything to go for. Really well done for that. So ‘enjoy it’ now. Good luck. I’ll see you at 02:30 for the sprint finish.
Dougie Mac
It will have less hills than the Dunfermline 10k Strachs
Nadia Kirkland
GO PHIL GO – pain is temporarily quitting lasts forever
You can do it – Keep going
All the best Nadia x
Dougie Mac
We’ve packed our bags – have you?
We’ve checked in – have you?
We’re about to take off – are you?
Did any of that make sense?
Paul
I don’t know you Phil, but I think what you’re attempting is amazing. Good luck.
Catriona
Good luck! We’re all watching your progress. Focus on the full English breakfast at the end xxx
Andrea
Keep going Phil, only 23 hours and 8 mins left to go :) Will keep an eye on how you’re getting on and offer more words of support later on
Mum
You are not your mothers son for nothing. I know you can do it.
Sandip Dev
Just waiting for Phil to make the record so that we can get a photo with him
Strachs
Re: #27 – Catriona, is that offer open to everyone?
Phil – looks a good steady start.
Jim T
If you were rowing to Lytham, you are already around Penicuick.
If I were cycling, I would still be putting my bicycle clips on!
Laura A
Good Luck, we’ll be watching your progress through the day! The good news is, you’ll be finished by this time tomorrow………….. xx
Gary R
If you get a chance could you give me an update on 2-3 SRs.
Just kidding.
Fantastic effort Phil, I have seen a lot of the hard work that you have put in at the gym and I am sure it will pay off for you.
Gordon S
Phil – can you have a look at the Task Tracker I’ve assigned to you?
Me joko – good luck (and awed admiration) from the IT folk in AEGON House and try not to wear out the machine.
Paul C
Phil – looks like you’ve made a good start – well done!
I’ve come up with 2 rules to guarantee your success:
1. Never tell anyone everything that you know.
2.
Ha ha! See you tonight – text me your order for takeaway pizza …
Mum
You are doing well.
Fergus MacKay
Phil, at the 2 hour mark you were 11min 50sec ahead of the average record pace.
You wanted to be 10mins ahead at that point, so looking good.
JohnF
Looking good, Crazy Phil. Still trying to understand the graph :) but it looks like you are well on target.
Jim T
Out through West Linton and heading for Biggar.
Burning up the road!
Girls at Charterhall
Good luck Phil, lots of offers to give you a rub down if you need one. p.s.it’s alright your wifes out!
Row row row your boat gently down the stream, merrily merrily merrily merrily life is but a dream……just be thankful you can’t hear us singing it.x
Kazatron
Good Luch Philly! Lookin goooooood :)
Aegon Admirer
think you look sooo hot row row me to dinner if you want!!!….x
Catriona
Your wife’s now back in the office and have heard all about the offers to rub you down! I’ll bring the Charterhall support team up with me at 4am and see how energetic they are then!
Strach – you are always welcome – i will warn the venue to get in extra supplies if you’re coming!!!
Catriona
To Aegon Admirer – he’s very hot but he’s also very taken!
Phil
Phil says thanks for all your support so far. He’s feeling good.
Matt
Do you need the toilet yet?
Matt
Do you need the toilet yet or have you been catheterised to save time?
Gordon Duff
You have to be a bit mad to do something like this, so no problems there then!
Going well Phil.
Strachs
Phil – stop smiling at the ladies and concentrate on the rowing.
p.s. don’t worry Catriona, he may look good at the moment but wait til they see him tomorrow morning.