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Did the CTC 1k today and ended up at 04:10.1. 4:10.1 1,000m 2:05.0 179 915 29 184 1:03.1 250m 2:06.2 174 899 30 180 1:02.7 500m 2:05.4 177 910 29 184 1:02.2 750m 2:04.4 182 925 28 186 1:02.0 1,000m 2:04.0 184 931 29 187 This was all I could give today. A new pb. But not really as I did the 4min at 9...

Also got the CTC in today. Aimed at 2:15.0 pace but started too conservatively and ended up with a 2.13:4. Maybe I go for a 2nd try. 18:00.0 4,046m 2:13.4 147 806 26 177 6:00.0 1,329m 2:15.4 141 784 26 170 6:00.0 1,343m 2:14.0 145 800 26 178 6:00.0 1,375m 2:10.9 156 836 28 185 Crossed the line of 1,...

Went for 4 x 2k with 3' rest. But I wasn't sure how to pace it. The avg pace was 2k+9. I think this workout is part of the Pete Plan, right? My problem with the Pete Plan is that I never how to pace the session. That's why I'm doing RowAlong. But at the moment I'm not follwing any plan. So thought I...

I was pretty quited around here in the last few weeks as life is pretty busy at the moment. I did not follow a specific plan in august but mixed steady state, mid efforts and a few high effort sessions. And rowed enough meters to finish the Dog Days of Summer Challenge with 115k. I'm pleased with th...

Sometimes the best workouts come at the most unexpected times... Half Marathon PB today! I believed I'd have the fitness to beat my 1:16:15 from May, but had no idea by how much... Set out with a game plan of sitting on 1:47 for the first few kilometers, and adjusting up to 1:48s if needed. A third...

New 6k PB. It's not a very common distance for me. But I had to get the CTC in. Last ranked piece was a year ago. Reduced the PB by one minute. Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 27:23.1 6,000m 2:16.9 136 769 24 177 4:35.9 1,000m 2:17.9 133 758 24 168 4:35.3 2,000m 2:17.6 134 761 24 174 4:35.1 3,000m...

I was back into training last week with 3 sessions with 30, 40 and 45 min and a 6,5k run. But then on sunday I was at the open-air pool for 4 hours as my youngest son is learning to swim. And I got a severe ongoing spasm at my lower back being hardly able to work after my vacation :cry:. I hope it w...

I also love Johns videos. I recently did the 10k plan and it worked great for me.
I like the way he talks about personal stuff and it keeps me smiling when he talks about having spaghetti bolognese because I know it's a friday in his video.

Last tough session before heading off to a three week vacation. I did the same session as W3S1 of the 10k plan 2,5 month ago, but now with adjusted 2k pace. Overall pace was two seconds faster, avg HR 2 bpm lower. I really like this type of session. Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 40:00.0 8,695m 2...

Slowly trying to get my rows longer. First ever row longer than an hour. Again a rate ladder up, down, up: Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 1:05:00.0 13,489m 2:24.5 116 698 22 156 5:00.0 1,006m 2:29.1 106 663 18 138 10:00.0 1,020m 2:27.0 110 678 20 146 15:00.0 1,036m 2:24.7 115 696 22 147 20:00.0 1...

First workout with adjusted 2k pace. 30min rate ladder. Felt easy. Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 30:00.0 6,292m 2:23.0 120 711 22 149 5:00.0 1,022m 2:26.7 111 680 20 141 10:00.0 1,046m 2:23.4 119 708 22 146 15:00.0 1,078m 2:19.1 130 747 24 153 20:00.0 1,022m 2:26.7 111 680 20 147 25:00.0 1,048m ...

After thursdays 10k pb I had the feeling I had to retest my 2k. Well, yes! Current pb was 8:43.3 with a 2:10.8 pace. Shaved of nearly 10sec: Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 8:33.9 2,000m 2:08.4 165 868 26 183 2:10.2 500m 2:10.2 159 845 27 178 2:10.7 1,000m 2:10.7 157 839 26 181 2:07.9 1,500m 2:07....

Thanks to all of you. You don't know how motivating your comments are for me. Sub 45 is miles away but I will keep rowing. I just don't know how to proceed now. I feel that it helps enormously to follow a specific training plan as it helps to keep up consistency. My goal is 30k per week, maybe more....

New 10k pb :D I had the afternoon off and kids are away overnight. I decided to attempt the 10k time trial I planned for sunday after following the 10k plan by RowAlong for 5 month. Well, I was quite nervous as I never tried a real 10k time trial. Although I felt quite rested my HR was way to high s...

Don't know your 2k, assume it is around 2:11 splits, when this piece was 2k +8,5. My 10k is ca. 2k+9. 10k is a bit older than my 2k, but the 2k probably a bit slower, as it was not done at a good day. Your target of today's session seems to be spot on in this regard and does not seem to overestimat...