New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[max_ratcliffe]

I've been doing a lot of 30 minute sessions lately (5 so far this week) with varying stroke rates and heart rate caps. It's a distance I really enjoy. I decided to push it a bit today and added 165m to my pb.

It was a fairly tough row, and coincidently I went through the 6k mark at exactly the same time as earlier this week (but with a flatter pace preceding it) but being able to speed up towards the end got me well under the 1:45/500m mark.

The HD demons were ever present, and probably worst in the 15-20 minute area. I tend to find that once I'm inside the final third, I'm good to finish. Weirdly, I also seem to naturally want to go faster, even though the heartrate is right up, the instinctive pace increases.

I sprinted the last 30 seconds, so I included the final screen shot too.

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Very nice J. This is preposterously good, and still just a beginner really. Sprinting at the end of a timed piece is harder mentally IMO, as no matter how fast you go, the time just won't tick down any quicker.

Two PBs in a week!!
First proper go at a HM, previously I’ve HR capped for UT sessions. Hoped for sub 1:20 and went sub 1:19 so very pleased with that.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:18:51.7 21,097m 1:52.1 248 1154 26 149
16:06.3 4,300m 1:52.3 247 1149 27 142
16:04.0 8,600m 1:52.0 249 1155 26 147
16:07.2 12,900m 1:52.4 246 1146 26 147
16:08.2 17,200m 1:52.5 245 1144 26 152
14:26.0 21,097m 1:51.1 255 1178 26 158

This was obviously in the offing as you'd had the handbrake on for your previous HMs. But taking that much off is very impressive indeed.

Another week on the @jdmad7 PB ....next to get smashed up was the 4'TT PB +31m. 3 weeks, 3 PBs

4:00.0 1,212m 1:39.0 34
1:00.0 306m 1:38.0 36
2:00.0 302m 1:39.3 31
3:00.0 298m 1:40.6 32
4:00.0 306m 1:38.0 37

Not sure what next week will bring yet

Well done again Alex. Third quarter must have hurt!

[LouTheWizard]

10k today, no specific goal in mind as the previous PB was a 45:00 (2:15 pace), but that was not a max effort in hindsight. Went with the negative split strategy and pushed through the last 3k a bit faster than I thought I could. Got wobbly with 1k to go but hung on.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:33.2 10,000m 2:07.6 168 878 23 157
8:48.1 2,000m 2:12.0 152 823 23 139
8:37.9 4,000m 2:09.4 161 854 23 149
8:31.9 6,000m 2:07.9 167 874 23 157
8:23.9 8,000m 2:05.9 175 902 24 165
8:11.4 10,000m 2:02.8 189 949 25 175

[Tony Cook]

10k today, no specific goal in mind as the previous PB was a 45:00 (2:15 pace), but that was not a max effort in hindsight. Went with the negative split strategy and pushed through the last 3k a bit faster than I thought I could. Got wobbly with 1k to go but hung on.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:33.2 10,000m 2:07.6 168 878 23 157
8:48.1 2,000m 2:12.0 152 823 23 139
8:37.9 4,000m 2:09.4 161 854 23 149
8:31.9 6,000m 2:07.9 167 874 23 157
8:23.9 8,000m 2:05.9 175 902 24 165
8:11.4 10,000m 2:02.8 189 949 25 175

Good effort. 1k to go is the place for a wobble- while you’re thinking about it there’s only 800/500/300 to go. Conservative start and big negative splits so some more to squeeze out of that.

[Big J]

10k today, no specific goal in mind as the previous PB was a 45:00 (2:15 pace), but that was not a max effort in hindsight. Went with the negative split strategy and pushed through the last 3k a bit faster than I thought I could. Got wobbly with 1k to go but hung on.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:33.2 10,000m 2:07.6 168 878 23 157
8:48.1 2,000m 2:12.0 152 823 23 139
8:37.9 4,000m 2:09.4 161 854 23 149
8:31.9 6,000m 2:07.9 167 874 23 157
8:23.9 8,000m 2:05.9 175 902 24 165
8:11.4 10,000m 2:02.8 189 949 25 175

Very nicely done. Almost 2.5 minutes off your PB is superb.

I love a negative split strategy. I think it works well for beginners as it's easy to gas yourself early on if you come out too fast. I have so far only done negative split pbs. They just work well for me, but I'm sure as I get more experienced and my fitness improves, I'll be able to do more evenly paced pbs. It might be the same for you too

[faach1]

10k today, no specific goal in mind as the previous PB was a 45:00 (2:15 pace), but that was not a max effort in hindsight. Went with the negative split strategy and pushed through the last 3k a bit faster than I thought I could. Got wobbly with 1k to go but hung on.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:33.2 10,000m 2:07.6 168 878 23 157
8:48.1 2,000m 2:12.0 152 823 23 139
8:37.9 4,000m 2:09.4 161 854 23 149
8:31.9 6,000m 2:07.9 167 874 23 157
8:23.9 8,000m 2:05.9 175 902 24 165
8:11.4 10,000m 2:02.8 189 949 25 175

Superb effort, erg on!

[Dangerscouse]

10k today, no specific goal in mind as the previous PB was a 45:00 (2:15 pace), but that was not a max effort in hindsight. Went with the negative split strategy and pushed through the last 3k a bit faster than I thought I could. Got wobbly with 1k to go but hung on.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:33.2 10,000m 2:07.6 168 878 23 157
8:48.1 2,000m 2:12.0 152 823 23 139
8:37.9 4,000m 2:09.4 161 854 23 149
8:31.9 6,000m 2:07.9 167 874 23 157
8:23.9 8,000m 2:05.9 175 902 24 165
8:11.4 10,000m 2:02.8 189 949 25 175

Well done Lou. Big chunk to knock off your PB.

[Dangerscouse]

I love a negative split strategy. I think it works well for beginners as it's easy to gas yourself early on if you come out too fast. I have so far only done negative split pbs. They just work well for me, but I'm sure as I get more experienced and my fitness improves, I'll be able to do more evenly paced pbs. It might be the same for you too

Tbh mate, what will just as likely to happen is that you'll start faster but still neg split. I still love neg splits.

[winniewinser]

That's a big improvement, and 3 pbs in 3 weeks is very good going. Strong final split too

Boom, you're definitely on a roll, +31m is a HUGE improvement, very well done!

Blimey mate, that's a big chunk to improve on for a four minute PB. Keep grabbing them whilst you can

Nice one Alex, that’s a monstrous new PB!

Nice one Alex

Well done again Alex. Third quarter must have hurt!

Thanks all for the kind words of encouragement
I think the focus now will be the 2k and trying to better my time for WRICH qualification.

[MartinSH4321]

10k today, no specific goal in mind as the previous PB was a 45:00 (2:15 pace), but that was not a max effort in hindsight. Went with the negative split strategy and pushed through the last 3k a bit faster than I thought I could. Got wobbly with 1k to go but hung on.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:33.2 10,000m 2:07.6 168 878 23 157
8:48.1 2,000m 2:12.0 152 823 23 139
8:37.9 4,000m 2:09.4 161 854 23 149
8:31.9 6,000m 2:07.9 167 874 23 157
8:23.9 8,000m 2:05.9 175 902 24 165
8:11.4 10,000m 2:02.8 189 949 25 175

Great improvement, and good to know there's something left for next TT, well done!

[Tandstad]

10k today, no specific goal in mind as the previous PB was a 45:00 (2:15 pace), but that was not a max effort in hindsight. Went with the negative split strategy and pushed through the last 3k a bit faster than I thought I could. Got wobbly with 1k to go but hung on.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:33.2 10,000m 2:07.6 168 878 23 157
8:48.1 2,000m 2:12.0 152 823 23 139
8:37.9 4,000m 2:09.4 161 854 23 149
8:31.9 6,000m 2:07.9 167 874 23 157
8:23.9 8,000m 2:05.9 175 902 24 165
8:11.4 10,000m 2:02.8 189 949 25 175

Good job Lou big negative splits, so more to come soon for sure!

[KeithT]

I've been doing a lot of 30 minute sessions lately (5 so far this week) with varying stroke rates and heart rate caps. It's a distance I really enjoy. I decided to push it a bit today and added 165m to my pb.

It was a fairly tough row, and coincidently I went through the 6k mark at exactly the same time as earlier this week (but with a flatter pace preceding it) but being able to speed up towards the end got me well under the 1:45/500m mark.

The HD demons were ever present, and probably worst in the 15-20 minute area. I tend to find that once I'm inside the final third, I'm good to finish. Weirdly, I also seem to naturally want to go faster, even though the heartrate is right up, the instinctive pace increases.

I sprinted the last 30 seconds, so I included the final screen shot too.

Wow, that an impressive row!

[KeithT]

Two PBs in a week!!
First proper go at a HM, previously I’ve HR capped for UT sessions. Hoped for sub 1:20 and went sub 1:19 so very pleased with that.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:18:51.7 21,097m 1:52.1 248 1154 26 149
16:06.3 4,300m 1:52.3 247 1149 27 142
16:04.0 8,600m 1:52.0 249 1155 26 147
16:07.2 12,900m 1:52.4 246 1146 26 147
16:08.2 17,200m 1:52.5 245 1144 26 152
14:26.0 21,097m 1:51.1 255 1178 26 158

This is really strong and shows you can beat a lot of your other PBs too.

[KeithT]

Another week on the @jdmad7 PB ....next to get smashed up was the 4'TT PB +31m. 3 weeks, 3 PBs

4:00.0 1,212m 1:39.0 34
1:00.0 306m 1:38.0 36
2:00.0 302m 1:39.3 31
3:00.0 298m 1:40.6 32
4:00.0 306m 1:38.0 37

Not sure what next week will bring yet

Nice, sub 1:40 and over 1,200m, you are in a good spot right now, keep it going.

[winniewinser]

Another week on the @jdmad7 PB ....next to get smashed up was the 4'TT PB +31m. 3 weeks, 3 PBs

4:00.0 1,212m 1:39.0 34
1:00.0 306m 1:38.0 36
2:00.0 302m 1:39.3 31
3:00.0 298m 1:40.6 32
4:00.0 306m 1:38.0 37

Not sure what next week will bring yet

Nice, sub 1:40 and over 1,200m, you are in a good spot right now, keep it going.

Thx Keith.....enjoying it at the moment but boy is it hard work

[hjs]

Another week on the @jdmad7 PB ....next to get smashed up was the 4'TT PB +31m. 3 weeks, 3 PBs

4:00.0 1,212m 1:39.0 34
1:00.0 306m 1:38.0 36
2:00.0 302m 1:39.3 31
3:00.0 298m 1:40.6 32
4:00.0 306m 1:38.0 37

Not sure what next week will bring yet

Nice, sub 1:40 and over 1,200m, you are in a good spot right now, keep it going.

Thx Keith.....enjoying it at the moment but boy is it hard work

John is a racer...

Btw, you might ask him about his 2k weakness he almost always has way to much left at the end... (we know eachother)