New Personal Best

[[old] dmhayden]

Great job, tkleff!. I'm in the same boat, so to speak. I started recently and there's a noticable improvement almost every day.<br /><br />How were the half marathon attempts? I've been thinking of trying one, but my I think I need a better pad for the seat. Right now, my butt is numb after 60 minutes.<br /><br />Dave<br />

[[old] tkleff]

Hi Dave, <br /><br />As for half marathon -- I didn't have any trouble with a sore butt. But I did have trouble (particularly on the first half-marathon row) with blisters. On the hands and a nasty one on my heel from a shoe that didn't fit so well. <br /><br />Solutions: I now wear rowing gloves -- but more importantly, I learned the idea of rowing as if you are dragging your fingers along a table -- this seems to really lessen the blisters of the hands. <br /><br />As for my feet, I now wear sandals with socks -- this seems to solve nearly all the blister problems for me at least. <br /><br />But no sore butt -- I suspect if you are working hard, in the end your butt is not bearing the brunt of your weight (either your arms or the lateral force of your legs) are taking pressure off the butt . <br /><br />Hope that helps! <br /><br /><!--QuoteBegin-dmhayden+Apr 11 2005, 07:42 AM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(dmhayden @ Apr 11 2005, 07:42 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Great job, tkleff!.  I'm in the same boat, so to speak.  I started recently and there's a noticable improvement almost every day.<br /><br />How were the half marathon attempts?  I've been thinking of trying one, but my I think I need a better pad for the seat.  Right now, my butt is numb after 60 minutes.<br /><br />Dave <br /> </td></tr></table><br />

[[old] dmhayden]

Another PB last night! 5,000m in 19:16.4, shaving more than a minute off my previous time.<br /><br />I've found that, for me anyway, it really helps on the longer rows to do 500m hard and then back off a little for 500m. That meant pace of around 1:52-1:53 when rowing hard and 1:58 when rowing easier.<br /><br />Dave<br />

[[old] NavigationHazard]

1:21.7 500m today. At least 1 of the two seconds I've picked up on my previous best I'd say was the result of a better start that got me up to speed quicker: although the first 3 pulls were full leg drive, they went 1:45, 1:25, 1:17. <br /><br />I think. <br /><br />Round about stroke 4 I kind of lost the ability to focus my eyes enough to read the monitor....<br /><br />Remind me to experiment with a half-slide/ 3/4-slide/ full slide start one of these days.

[[old] hennmart]

I made a new PB on the Hour 15745 m. (was 15581) <br /><br />Hennie

[[old] CAROLE MAC]

well done Hennie..................

[[old] mark2]

JES! <br />I MADE YESTERDAY A NEW PB ON 2K 6.47,2 <br />SPLITS WERE:<br />1.41,2 29 <br />1.43,0 27 <br />1.44,3 27 <br />1.38,7 29<br /><br />MY GOAL IS 6.30 IN THIS YEAR.... I HOPE <u>(KNOW)</u>I CAN DO IT. <br />

[[old] NavigationHazard]

New 6k best -- 20:40.4. Beat the old mark by a whopping .8 second exactly.<br /><br />Well, to be honest, I'd planned to go 10k (!) and had no idea I was trundling along at anything remotely like 6k PB pace until about 5000 m into the row. A boogity boogity last 1k managed to bring me home just under the old mark. <br /><br />But I'm still a second or so behind Nick Rockliff

[[old] Deleerious]

Just did my 2k.<br />Stats : 2 months off 17, 5'9'', 155 lbs lightweight male, last 2k: 1:43.9<br /><br />Today (I believe 6 weeks later): 1:41.2 - 6:44.8<br /><br />A ten-second improvement. I'm euphoric.

[[old] Xavier]

2k PB (at 79kg though)<br /><br />6:27.2 / 1:36.8 / 30spm<br /><br />1:36.2 / 31spm<br />1:37.3 / 30spm<br />1:37.7 / 30spm<br />1:36.1 / 34spm<br /><br />Could have done this at 75kg, but had no access to scales for about 10 days previous. Next step <17:00 5k.<br /><br />Xav

[[old] john osullivan]

<!--QuoteBegin-Rogus+May 25 2004, 05:01 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Rogus @ May 25 2004, 05:01 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The UK forum has a great thread to brag about your PBs.  Thought one would be nice here, particularly since I did one today.<br /><br />Goal was to be 1:49 or less for 10K.  New PB of 36:13.5 which is 1:48.6 average.  Old PB from May 3, '03 was 37:54.0.  DF was 137 and SR ave. was 28. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /><br />Nice one Rogus! I was very happy with my own 10km PB today till I saw yours-and you've got a few years on me too! <br />

[[old] Gregg]

Dropped my 2k time from a 7:47.5 down to a 7:43...I know i can break 7:30, I just ahve to train myself to go harder the 3rd 500 meters. Not a great time for a guy my size, but I'm getting better every test. <br /><br /><br />6'0 150 pounds

[[old] Sir Pirate]

4000m 13:42.3 (1:42.9) 30spm <br /><br />1st 2000m – 6:57.4 <br />2nd 2000m – 6:45.9 <br /><br />Sir Pirate<br /><br />

[[old] NavigationHazard]

<!--QuoteBegin-Sir Pirate+Apr 22 2005, 12:19 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Sir Pirate @ Apr 22 2005, 12:19 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->4000m 13:42.3 (1:42.9) 30spm <br /><br />1st 2000m – 6:57.4 <br />2nd 2000m – 6:45.9 <br /><br />Sir Pirate <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Nice pull, SirP. First reverse-split 4000 I've ever heard of. Was that a conscious strategy, or an artifact of realizing how much you had left at the midway point?<br /><br />

[[old] Sir Pirate]

It’s a session I do sometimes, I set the monitor to 4000m, I then have to beat 14:00 minutes and the 2nd 2000m must be quicker than the 1st.<br /><br />I did this session with Roy a few weeks ago; it’s harder than it sounds.<br /><br />Sir Pirate