Last newsletter we announced that we had a secret weapon to reveal in our informal quest to find the fastest time you can achieve for the 100 metres. So secret is this secret weapon that we're going to have to keep it secret for another fortnight, sorry. However, we will be winding everything up next newsletter, so if you've not got your time in yet, either e-mail it to the usual address or enter on-line on our web-site. We'll try and put all the times up on our web-site at some point. At the moment, in leading place for the lowest split is Stuart Maze who's done 14.8 seconds for the 100 metres and a lowest split of 1:10; for the Women, Anna Bailey is currently ruling the roost with 18.0 and a lowest split of 1:26.While we're on the subject, we got an e-mail from Antony Scott recently who's had a couple of shots at the challenge, however I had to slack right off during the last 50 metres or so because I was pulling so hard my bum was lifting off of the seat and I ended up not sitting on it. Any tips for getting the power down more effectively. I know I can go faster. At the time I became unattached from the seat I was doing 1:14 split and had to slack off to about 1:18 or so.Over to Tel O'Neill: Antony, that is really going some; without watching you I can only guess what is going on. If you are lifting off the seat that would indicate the thrust is too vertical instead of horizontal. Try raising your feet; this may feel a little uncomfortable for a long row but for the short dash it will provide a more horizontal drive. It will also restrict body swing which in absolute terms is not a good thing but for the dash and the higher rate it really is all about the legs. The other thing is that if the body is swung forward, the tendency is to lift the body over instead of unwinding especially at the higher rates and this lift can bring you off of the seat.