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HM - 1:28.56.8 PB by something like 3:30, but.... I know where you're coming from, but, you should absolutely be proud of the enormous chunks you've taken off your three PBs. <> Thanks again :) Yes, it has been a good two weeks. All thanks to the Holiday Challenge and getting the video critique fro...

At the moment, my schedule involves waking at 4:45am and getting on the gym erg by around 5:20. Not much time for breakfast or proper prep. Which means I do sip a pre-workout on the way. In terms of performance, I can’t really rate them as the few I tried had different levels of ingredients. But for...

MartinSH4321 wrote: ↑

January 4th, 2020, 6:08 am

Well done, great improvement! Big congrats!

Thanks, Martin!

HM - 1:28.56.8 Great result Euan - that's a big chunk off! Thanks so much! Yes, I agree - better for me to stick to the lesser distances. I have a self-made plan going forward and my only real target at this point is the ol’ 2k p.s as a Fifer who grew up 10 miles from Auchtermuchty, lots of respect...

HM - 1:28.56.8 PB by something like 3:30, but.... My third and final PB from this winter. It really was a tale of two halves. The first 55mins were as good as, if not better, than I was expecting. My previous time was going to be nothing short of annihilated. On 55mins, I got a stitch in my right si...

max_ratcliffe wrote: ↑

December 30th, 2019, 3:23 am

Wow, look at this! These are two stonking great improvements. Well done. HM tomorrow?

Thanks so much! Definitely no HM due to midweek time constraints. Or maybe I am just chicken! 6k, on the other hand - I haven’t tested that distance for a long time...

10k - 40:34.9 New PB by 32s After yesterday’s 5k, my plan was to use this as a practice session for a proper 10k attempt. But things were going well and after the first 2k I just wanted to keep going and seal it today. Maybe should/could have gone under 40:30, but that will have to be for another da...

5k - 19:37.2 Compared with my previous ranked 5k, it makes for a new PB by something like 41 seconds). I guess this is what happens when you hit the erg every day for 2 months! For the piece: I didn’t go in with any targets or expectations. The first 1k felt wonderful, like it was no effort. It gave...

6k - 24:04.8 at 2:00.4, 24spm AHR164 My normal Saturday rotation has me back at 6k with the 500m fast/slow splits a second faster (now at 2:00/2:06). Opened taps with 1k to go (final two splits 1:53.5 and 1:50.0). Should sneak under 24:00 next month. Still playing with the new HRM to see how high I...

8x500m, 1:30 rest
Average rep = 2k-2.5 @R28

Perhaps could have rated a little higher, but felt happy with the session.

max_ratcliffe wrote: ↑

December 27th, 2019, 5:48 am

Sorry mate,
Wasn't trying to catch you out - believe it or not I do have better things to do than go round auditing people's signatures

Haha! The good news for me is now a 5k PB is much more achievable this year

Hey Euan, Just out of interest, your 5k is by quite a way your best performance. Is that where you concentrate most of your efforts, or did you just have a day where everything felt perfect? Hi - very well noticed! I am just checking back my logbook, and it doesn't seem right. I can only think it m...

Dangerscouse wrote: ↑

December 27th, 2019, 3:25 am

I wouldn't downplay that last 250m. It's a positive sign especially as it was your last rep.

Thanks, really appreciate it!

16x250m, r1’ 4000m - 14:11 (1:46) Trying some new changes on the erg technique-wise. Stroke felt more direct, and power was better than it used to be. Final rep was 1:39@R36 which is not something I could have done with my previous stroke (I know it was ‘only 250m’, but it felt good!) Overall split ...

40' at 2:10 pace r20 today. Thought I had completed the 200K holiday erg challenge but it turns out that I had one session in my log from before the official start date ... so I get to row again tomorrow. I need an additional 8K before midnight on Christmas. It's like getting an early present. I'm ...