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Had a go at the CTC this evening Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 13:00.0 3,686 1:45.8 295 1316 30 149 4:00.0 1,132 1:46.0 294 1311 31 145 r: 3:00 19 3:00.0 848 1:46.1 293 1307 31 150 r: 2:30 10 2:00.0 566 1:46.0 294 1311 30 149 r: 2:00 14 1:00.0 283 1:46.0 294 1311 30 144 r: 2:00 17 3:00.0 858 1:...

31:08.6 8,848 1:45.5 297 1323 24 7:21.0 2,212 1:39.6 353 1516 27 7:55.1 2,212 1:47.3 283 1272 24 7:59.9 2,212 1:48.4 274 1243 23 7:52.6 2,212 1:46.8 287 1288 24 4x2212/2:20 as per this week's Erg Endurance series. As Justin mentioned, the first piece is scored, so a pacing strategy is soon out the ...

First attempt at the Erg Endurance Series Week 2 challenge, 4x2212m/2:20 rest, scored on the first interval's time as well as overall/total time. 4x2212 = 8848m, the height of Mt. Everest, and I'm sure some folks will feel just as hypoxic as a summit attempt at different points of this workout... Oo...

1:33:28.3 24,000 1:56.8 219 1055 21 15:48.6 4,000 1:58.5 210 1022 21 15:42.2 8,000 1:57.7 214 1037 21 15:39.9 12,000 1:57.4 216 1042 21 15:31.0 16,000 1:56.3 222 1064 21 15:29.1 20,000 1:56.1 223 1068 21 15:17.5 24,000 1:54.6 232 1098 21 24k, my longest single piece on the Erg. First half steady, s...

Was originally gonna try the Team Oarsome monthly challenge of 20x1' on, 1'off @ r24, but even that felt like too much time on the seat... My body and mind both seem to be rebelling at the idea of anything over ~30-40 minutes this week, perhaps in protest after last Friday's marathon. In any case, e...

Sascha/Alex/Stu - appreciate your reactions - and also agree, it seems that being a bit fitter has a real positive payback when things go a bit wrong. (We'll conveniently forget about all the additional injuries, aches and pains that come our way through training that the couch potatoes avoid! :lol...

That TOC monthly challenge looks like fun! Erg-golf like in appearance, but with the added wrinkle of the rate cap... Gave the Erg Endurance Series Week 1 workout, "Weapon of Choice" a first attempt on Monday. Scored on four dimensions: total meters, as well as meters in each of intervals 3, 6, and ...

Took a full day off yesterday post-Marathon, followed by a stretch row today. My rear-end is still a bit sore ~48 hours later, but ~80% of the way back to normal. Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 40:20.0 10,000 2:01.0 198 979 21 118 7:58.8 2,000 1:59.7 204 1002 21 118 8:01.6 4,000 2:00.4 201 990 21...

Wow, Justin, that's so strong! I probably was a bit too optimistic with my 1:48-49 proposal, but you landed not far away! B) Very well done, mate! That's an immense result. It's hard to compare as your recent PBs have all been extremely strong, but this is your best imo. I had 2:34/35 as where I ho...

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k :). Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 2:34:34.6 42,195 1:49.9 264 1207 25 157 18:22.9 5,000 1:50.2 261 1197 25 147 18:25.8 10,000 1:50.5 259 1190 25 148 18:26.9 15,000 1:50.6 258 1188...

Tuesday, 3/18: My usual 20k Zone 2 Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 1:17:54.4 20,000 1:56.8 219 1054 21 130 15:32.5 4,000 1:56.5 221 1060 21 130 15:33.0 8,000 1:56.6 221 1059 21 130 15:34.9 12,000 1:56.8 219 1054 21 130 15:35.6 16,000 1:56.9 219 1053 21 131 15:38.4 20,000 1:57.3 217 1046 21 132 We...

I'm leaning towards giving the FM a go... yesterday's session to get a feel for a realistic target pace and cadence gave me the nudge and confidence boost I think I needed. 3x9999m (the largest interval the PM will accept, who'd have known?), with undefined rest periods that ended up being just over...

alex9026 wrote: ↑

March 18th, 2025, 3:52 am

Jbrown1215 wrote: ↑

March 16th, 2025, 6:59 pm

Sweet! Mine is the same Vapor Fitness seat pad then. Have been very pleased with it and it's been on my erg for a solid year now. Glad it's helped reduce your suffering .

Nice, so when do the performance benefits kick in?

Patience, young grasshopper... in due time

Perhaps the final PB of this C2 season, as I'm honestly not sure I'm willing to subject myself to the torture of a max-effort full marathon... 500m: Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 1:19.9 500 1:19.9 686 2661 45 0:16.2 100 1:21.0 659 2566 45 0:15.9 200 1:19.5 697 2697 45 0:15.9 300 1:19.5 697 2697...

Perhaps the final PB of this C2 season, as I'm honestly not sure I'm willing to subject myself to the torture of a max-effort full marathon... 500m: Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M 1:19.9 500 1:19.9 686 2661 45 0:16.2 100 1:21.0 659 2566 45 0:15.9 200 1:19.5 697 2697 45 0:15.9 300 1:19.5 697 2697 ...