New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Minimoof123]

I said it before, I dont do the sprinting, and I just reminded myself why, was pleased to beat my previous best, so not all bad. 1k Done

@Tandstad, how do you do that?
@canglem, well done mate

3:26.8 1,000m 1:43.4 317 1389 40
0:40.7 200m 1:41.7 332 1443 38
0:40.8 400m 1:42.0 330 1435 43
0:41.9 600m 1:44.7 305 1348 40
0:42.2 800m 1:45.5 298 1325 40
0:41.2 1,000m 1:43.0 320 1402 39

[Tandstad]

I said it before, I dont do the sprinting, and I just reminded myself why, was pleased to beat my previous best, so not all bad. 1k Done

@Tandstad, how do you do that?
@canglem, well done mate

3:26.8 1,000m 1:43.4 317 1389 40
0:40.7 200m 1:41.7 332 1443 38
0:40.8 400m 1:42.0 330 1435 43
0:41.9 600m 1:44.7 305 1348 40
0:42.2 800m 1:45.5 298 1325 40
0:41.2 1,000m 1:43.0 320 1402 39

I am a really "bad" sprinter(I used to never train it up until the last weeks while prepping for the comp), but what I have is good aerobic capacity, so I am able to hold close to max tempo for the whole 1k

3:26 is a superb time also, congrats

[WhatHeyHuh]

Went 6:09.0 at CrashB yesterday. Big PB.

Fantastic time. Kudos.

[winniewinser]

Congrats on all the great PBs folks....too many to comment on

[Dangerscouse]

I said it before, I dont do the sprinting, and I just reminded myself why, was pleased to beat my previous best, so not all bad. 1k Done

@Tandstad, how do you do that?
@canglem, well done mate

3:26.8 1,000m 1:43.4 317 1389 40
0:40.7 200m 1:41.7 332 1443 38
0:40.8 400m 1:42.0 330 1435 43
0:41.9 600m 1:44.7 305 1348 40
0:42.2 800m 1:45.5 298 1325 40
0:41.2 1,000m 1:43.0 320 1402 39

Getting better at sprints requires some horrible sprinting sessions but you also may never be able to produce a really fast time due to your physiology.

Don't talk yourself out of a better performance if you're tempted to try and get faster

[Dean Rogers]

100m PB 15.3 a few days ago. (Joint 5th in the old man category on Concept2 rankings)

Today 500m PB 1.25.6.

Felt I had a little bit more in the 500m so will improve on that over the next few weeks.

Been trying different drag settings and either setting off faster and then a natural decline as the row goes on and also trying to just maintain a set pace.

Enjoy.

Rogers out.

[winniewinser]

100m PB 15.3 a few days ago. (Joint 5th in the old man category on Concept2 rankings)

Today 500m PB 1.25.6.

Felt I had a little bit more in the 500m so will improve on that over the next few weeks.

Been trying different drag settings and either setting off faster and then a natural decline as the row goes on and also trying to just maintain a set pace.

Enjoy.

Rogers out.

Well done Dean!.....looks pretty strong!

[Burko]

Just did a 20:01 5k. It's not something I test, but I had a 20:38 from October that I wanted to update.
Pacing was terrible and I ended up sprinting at about 250m at sub 1:40 to try to pull it back under 20 minutes.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
20:01.3 5,000m 2:00.1 202 994 29 178
4:02.2 1,000m 2:01.1 197 978 29 164
4:03.0 2,000m 2:01.5 195 971 27 174
4:03.8 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 27 179
4:04.2 4,000m 2:02.1 192 961 28 183
3:48.0 5,000m 1:54.0 236 1113 32 193

[Dangerscouse]

Just did a 20:01 5k. It's not something I test, but I had a 20:38 from October that I wanted to update.
Pacing was terrible and I ended up sprinting at about 250m at sub 1:40 to try to pull it back under 20 minutes.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
20:01.3 5,000m 2:00.1 202 994 29 178
4:02.2 1,000m 2:01.1 197 978 29 164
4:03.0 2,000m 2:01.5 195 971 27 174
4:03.8 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 27 179
4:04.2 4,000m 2:02.1 192 961 28 183
3:48.0 5,000m 1:54.0 236 1113 32 193

Good progress being made. Next time try starting at 1:59 pace and maintain that until circa 3k and see if you can nudge it down.

[winniewinser]

Just did a 20:01 5k. It's not something I test, but I had a 20:38 from October that I wanted to update.
Pacing was terrible and I ended up sprinting at about 250m at sub 1:40 to try to pull it back under 20 minutes.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
20:01.3 5,000m 2:00.1 202 994 29 178
4:02.2 1,000m 2:01.1 197 978 29 164
4:03.0 2,000m 2:01.5 195 971 27 174
4:03.8 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 27 179
4:04.2 4,000m 2:02.1 192 961 28 183
3:48.0 5,000m 1:54.0 236 1113 32 193

A PB is still a PB and sub 20' is in sight for sure! Looks like you had some left in the tank so as Stu says maybe start at 1:59 and look to hold that.

[Burko]

Just did a 20:01 5k. It's not something I test, but I had a 20:38 from October that I wanted to update.
Pacing was terrible and I ended up sprinting at about 250m at sub 1:40 to try to pull it back under 20 minutes.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
20:01.3 5,000m 2:00.1 202 994 29 178
4:02.2 1,000m 2:01.1 197 978 29 164
4:03.0 2,000m 2:01.5 195 971 27 174
4:03.8 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 27 179
4:04.2 4,000m 2:02.1 192 961 28 183
3:48.0 5,000m 1:54.0 236 1113 32 193

A PB is still a PB and sub 20' is in sight for sure! Looks like you had some left in the tank so as Stu says maybe start at 1:59 and look to hold that.

Just did a 20:01 5k. It's not something I test, but I had a 20:38 from October that I wanted to update.
Pacing was terrible and I ended up sprinting at about 250m at sub 1:40 to try to pull it back under 20 minutes.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
20:01.3 5,000m 2:00.1 202 994 29 178
4:02.2 1,000m 2:01.1 197 978 29 164
4:03.0 2,000m 2:01.5 195 971 27 174
4:03.8 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 27 179
4:04.2 4,000m 2:02.1 192 961 28 183
3:48.0 5,000m 1:54.0 236 1113 32 193

Good progress being made. Next time try starting at 1:59 pace and maintain that until circa 3k and see if you can nudge it down.

Cheers guys, I think I'll go at at even 2:00 or just under next time.
It's just a distance I don't test often so I didn't want to crash at 3k.

[Dangerscouse]

Cheers guys, I think I'll go at at even 2:00 or just under next time.
It's just a distance I don't test often so I didn't want to crash at 3k.

Fair comment, but your self confidence is just as much a part of success as fitness. When you feel like you're done and can't carry on you're only at 40% of absolute exhaustion.

It is not uncommon for me to have a wobble at 3.5k but to just keep going and eventually it passes as your mind accepts that you're not stopping so your emotional side of your mind doesn't keep controlling your thoughts.

When you get more used to the grind you can have more trust in the process. There's no alternative to just doing lots of metres and building experience to what feels really tough but ultimately manageable. Admittedly we all probably have days when you just suddenly quit and there's nothing that you can do about it but that's when you need to turn frustration at quitting into fuel for the next time

[Burko]

Cheers guys, I think I'll go at at even 2:00 or just under next time.
It's just a distance I don't test often so I didn't want to crash at 3k.

When you feel like you're done and can't carry on you're only at 40% of absolute exhaustion.

This is something I've heard before from David Goggins, so true.

[jimmyshand]

Just did a 20:01 5k. It's not something I test, but I had a 20:38 from October that I wanted to update.
Pacing was terrible and I ended up sprinting at about 250m at sub 1:40 to try to pull it back under 20 minutes.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
20:01.3 5,000m 2:00.1 202 994 29 178
4:02.2 1,000m 2:01.1 197 978 29 164
4:03.0 2,000m 2:01.5 195 971 27 174
4:03.8 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 27 179
4:04.2 4,000m 2:02.1 192 961 28 183
3:48.0 5,000m 1:54.0 236 1113 32 193

Great work - and I humbly suggest you can go well under 20:00 with revised pacing, but what you did here seems sensible nonetheless.

Strong final 1k even if it was down to pacing, as you say.

[Tandstad]

Finally got the pacing of the 10k figured out. My former PB was 36:55, and I have tried 4-5 times lately to go sub 36, but not being able to. Today was finally the day, and happy not only to break it, but crushing it

New PB: 35:24.1