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Speed Pyramid at 1:45.1 @ 29 spm with the below: 250m: 1:45.0 @ 29 500m: 1:44.3 @ 28 750m: 1:45.0 @ 28 1000m: 1:46.4 @ 27 750m: 1:45.2 @ 28 500m: 1:45.9 @ 29 250m: 1:39.8 @ 34 Beat my old PB of 1:46.7, going in the right direction. Building up higher stroke rate fitness - clearly dipped in the middle.

Did a PP Speed Pyramid - 1:45.1 @29 spm.

Details on Pete Plan thread - beat PB by 1.6sec. A good nights' sleep (without the kids kicking me awake) does wonders.

On cycle 3 of Pete Plan: 4 x 1,500m: 1:55.1 @ 23 spm 1:55:9 @ 23 spm 1:55:4 @ 23 spm 1:54:8 @ 23 spm 1:54:2 @ 25 spm wish I had that much low down power .. I went for 4x1k on thursday .. still felt beat up by the 8x500m on tuesday so my average was better than last time by 0.1s over the entire 4k 1...

On cycle 3 of Pete Plan: 4 x 1,500m: 1:55.1 @ 23 spm 1:55:9 @ 23 spm 1:55:4 @ 23 spm 1:54:8 @ 23 spm 1:54:2 @ 25 spm Had to skip last (5th) piece to ensure I wasn't late for work! Am pleased with - improvement from 1:57.2 in the last cycle. 4th piece was a push as I experimented with a high stroke r...

4 x 1,500: Avg. 1:55.1, 23 spm

Will post fuller details on Pete Plan thread

An easy 30R20 today at 2:04.3

mightymayesy wrote: ↑

October 21st, 2019, 4:21 pm

Inspiring thread looking at some of these distances and times.

5,000m for me today.

Sam

Keep it up Sam - am sure you'll start improving in no time. I've also enjoyed being inspired by the times/paces posted - I get where you are coming from!

4 x 2,000m: 1:57.0 @ 21spm
1:57.6 @ 21spm
1:57.0 @ 21spm
1:56.6 @ 22spm
1:56.7 @ 22spm

Getting over the mental hurdle of doing 2k's (albeit at slow rates/paces). Felt good today and had some energy left in the tank.

Was out of town and finally got back to it. 8 x 500m @ 3:30r 1:43.6 @ 31spm 1:43.6 @ 31spm 1:43.3 @ 31spm 1:43.4 @ 31spm 1:44.6 @ 32spm 1:47.2 @ 29spm 1:47.6 @ 30spm 1:49.2 @ 30spm Avg: 1:45.3 @ 31spm, DF 125 Attempted an avg. 1:44 split, paid for it dearly in the last half. Glad it was 0.9s faster ...

Cycle 2 / W3 of PP: 4 x 1,000m today: 1:48.9 1:48.9 1:49.8 1:52.1 Overall: 1:49.9 @ 28spm Quite pleased as I managed to do the 4.9 sec faster than my previous 4 x 1k @ 1:54.8, and managed sub-1:50 (thought it might take another PP cycle to do this). Fatigue definitely shows on the last piece - kicki...

30' UT2 @ 65% effort
2:07.4 @ 18spm

Pete Plan cycle 2 week 3 - did a 3k, 2.5k, 2k row: 7,500m - 1:59.0 - 22spm 3,000m - 1:59.2 - 22spm 2,500m - 1:58.9 - 22spm 2,000m - 1:58.9 - 23spm Happy with this one as I managed to silence my inner chimp on the last piece. An improvement from the 2:01.0 @ 23spm I did during the last cycle so am ha...

winniewinser wrote: ↑

October 6th, 2019, 10:01 am

10km, 38:26.7....deets in PB thread

Well done!

Suppose it's ok to take the proverbial foot off the gas pedal (read "feet off the rowing plates") if the focus was UT2/UT1 work? I have the opposite problem to you - am finding much easier to stick to lower stroke rates at consistent power vs. maintaining same power whilst rating up. Suppose it's a...

I've done that on the BPP too.....Week 3 I misread 2x2000m and did 2x20min....considerably more effort required than expected :o :lol: I also struggled with high rates early on having been told by someone that low rates were better. Still struggle to get past 28 s/m now but working on it. Haha - in...