New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[MPx]

Continuing my assault on the age-group PBs, today was the 6k's turn...

...another smile, thanks Justin!

Kicked off my first row under the Team Oarsome banner with a 30r20 pb. This felt good.

Oarsome a good description - well done Alex.

[Dangerscouse]

Glad you’ve found a team to join (although I’m kicking myself not pitching you on Sub7 sooner!). No doubt you’re in great company with Team Oarsome. Looking forward to seeing your name on the CTC boards.

Haha, I'm kicking myself harder for not pitching TO to you!!!

[ahooton]

Hi all. A very satisfying PB to post.

FM at 2:49.19.

https://log.concept2.com/share/2183919/98873956

The final 10k of this was up there with the most physically and mentally hardest things I’ve ever done. There is a no way I’d have completed this without being in the environment and support of the people there.

Huge shout out to Sascha Klyz who kept me going through the darker moments. It was truly a dig deep and slog it out workout.

Thanks Sascha.

[Sakly]

Hi all. A very satisfying PB to post.

FM at 2:49.19.

https://log.concept2.com/share/2183919/98873956

The final 10k of this was up there with the most physically and mentally hardest things I’ve ever done. There is a no way I’d have completed this without being in the environment and support of the people there.

Huge shout out to Sascha Klyz who kept me going through the darker moments. It was truly a dig deep and slog it out workout.

Thanks Sascha.

You did great, Anthony! Was a pleasure to support you and see how straight and consistent you worked to get your target!
Your sprint at the end was awesome, too
Congratulations again for your achievement!

Sadly ergdata showed another time, it isn't working that great

PS: you need to update your signature

[alex9026]

Hi all. A very satisfying PB to post.

FM at 2:49.19.

https://log.concept2.com/share/2183919/98873956

The final 10k of this was up there with the most physically and mentally hardest things I’ve ever done. There is a no way I’d have completed this without being in the environment and support of the people there.

Huge shout out to Sascha Klyz who kept me going through the darker moments. It was truly a dig deep and slog it out workout.

Thanks Sascha.

The log is well out of sync, but regardless, a huge well done. A sub 2:50 is massive, you've clearly built quite an engine this winter. Coupled with a dose of mental resilience!

[p_b82]

Hi all. A very satisfying PB to post.

FM at 2:49.19.

https://log.concept2.com/share/2183919/98873956

The final 10k of this was up there with the most physically and mentally hardest things I’ve ever done. There is a no way I’d have completed this without being in the environment and support of the people there.

Huge shout out to Sascha Klyz who kept me going through the darker moments. It was truly a dig deep and slog it out workout.

Thanks Sascha.

Congrats!

[Dangerscouse]

Hi all. A very satisfying PB to post.

FM at 2:49.19.

https://log.concept2.com/share/2183919/98873956

The final 10k of this was up there with the most physically and mentally hardest things I’ve ever done. There is a no way I’d have completed this without being in the environment and support of the people there.

Huge shout out to Sascha Klyz who kept me going through the darker moments. It was truly a dig deep and slog it out workout.

Thanks Sascha.

That is a huge PB and you're training for the last 10k, not the first 32k. It can be a truly horrible moment, but it looks like you managed it very well. Well done Anthony

[Jbrown1215]

Hi all. A very satisfying PB to post.

FM at 2:49.19.

https://log.concept2.com/share/2183919/98873956

The final 10k of this was up there with the most physically and mentally hardest things I’ve ever done. There is a no way I’d have completed this without being in the environment and support of the people there.

Huge shout out to Sascha Klyz who kept me going through the darker moments. It was truly a dig deep and slog it out workout.

Thanks Sascha.

Congrats on finding your way through the darkness for a hard-earned PB. Great row!

[Jbrown1215]

A quick visit to the pain cave for the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints 1k today...

Code: Select all

Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
2:54.7	1,000	1:27.3	525	2107	39
0:34.8	200	1:27.0	532	2129	38
0:34.9	400	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.0	600	1:27.5	522	2098	38
0:34.9	800	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.1	1,000	1:27.7	518	2082	43

As this has (intentionally) been a big volume week (103k rowed in 4 days), I was a bit nervous going into this one as I didn't exactly feel "fresh", but I had to get it done this afternoon with a busy weekend ahead. Stuck to my race plan (hold r38 the whole way, settle into 1:27s within the first 5-6 strokes) and just barely hung on to snag another PB, which makes it 6 age-group PBs (4 of which are lifetime PBs!) in the last 30 days.

Need to ride this wave and give the 500m a go sometime soon but may have to wait a week or two...

[Dangerscouse]

A quick visit to the pain cave for the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints 1k today...

Code: Select all

Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
2:54.7	1,000	1:27.3	525	2107	39
0:34.8	200	1:27.0	532	2129	38
0:34.9	400	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.0	600	1:27.5	522	2098	38
0:34.9	800	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.1	1,000	1:27.7	518	2082	43

As this has (intentionally) been a big volume week (103k rowed in 4 days), I was a bit nervous going into this one as I didn't exactly feel "fresh", but I had to get it done this afternoon with a busy weekend ahead. Stuck to my race plan (hold r38 the whole way, settle into 1:27s within the first 5-6 strokes) and just barely hung on to snag another PB, which makes it 6 age-group PBs (4 of which are lifetime PBs!) in the last 30 days.

Need to ride this wave and give the 500m a go sometime soon but may have to wait a week or two...

This is borderline rude the PBs that you're smashing out, almost, with ease!! Huge result Justin, and it's great to see you thoroughly reaping the benefits of your hard work.

[ahooton]

A quick visit to the pain cave for the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints 1k today...

Code: Select all

Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
2:54.7	1,000	1:27.3	525	2107	39
0:34.8	200	1:27.0	532	2129	38
0:34.9	400	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.0	600	1:27.5	522	2098	38
0:34.9	800	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.1	1,000	1:27.7	518	2082	43

As this has (intentionally) been a big volume week (103k rowed in 4 days), I was a bit nervous going into this one as I didn't exactly feel "fresh", but I had to get it done this afternoon with a busy weekend ahead. Stuck to my race plan (hold r38 the whole way, settle into 1:27s within the first 5-6 strokes) and just barely hung on to snag another PB, which makes it 6 age-group PBs (4 of which are lifetime PBs!) in the last 30 days.

Need to ride this wave and give the 500m a go sometime soon but may have to wait a week or two...

Absolutely brilliant mate, well done!

[p_b82]

A quick visit to the pain cave for the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints 1k today...

Code: Select all

Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
2:54.7	1,000	1:27.3	525	2107	39
0:34.8	200	1:27.0	532	2129	38
0:34.9	400	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.0	600	1:27.5	522	2098	38
0:34.9	800	1:27.2	527	2113	38
0:35.1	1,000	1:27.7	518	2082	43

As this has (intentionally) been a big volume week (103k rowed in 4 days), I was a bit nervous going into this one as I didn't exactly feel "fresh", but I had to get it done this afternoon with a busy weekend ahead. Stuck to my race plan (hold r38 the whole way, settle into 1:27s within the first 5-6 strokes) and just barely hung on to snag another PB, which makes it 6 age-group PBs (4 of which are lifetime PBs!) in the last 30 days.

Need to ride this wave and give the 500m a go sometime soon but may have to wait a week or two...

Huge congrats again!

[MPx]

World Rowing Virtual Indoor Sprints 1k today...
2:54.7 1,000 1:27.3 525 2107 39

[PleaseLockIn]

Finally managed a PB for something slightly over 5k. Not a great PB (2:08.4 avg r20 split) but a decent stepping stone.

5253m in 22:30 at r20 average. https://log.concept2.com/profile/2501432/log/99229919

Even though I almost gave up in the end - any tips on finishing the final bit? I can get through the dead zone the 50-75% of the piece but my finals begin to suffer

Thx for the advice for those who gave it to me when I asked questions on mental resilience.

Doing more near TT low rate 5k or more like what Jamesg said does help in building my mental toughness.

And I rightfully chose to extend by only 30 seconds to keep baby steps for now while getting to a more even pace. I believe Nomark gave me this advice. Thanks.

[Nomark]

Even though I almost gave up in the end - any tips on finishing the final bit? I can get through the dead zone the 50-75% of the piece but my finals begin to suffer

That's a great result, well done. As you know I'm a fellow beginner so take all this with a pinch of salt, but Id recommend not overthinking it. Whatever you do now differently will only change a tiny fraction of the result. Trust the process and build on the hard slow rate work. I think it's probably more physical than mental - you can't *quite* sustain 2:07 for more than 18/19 minutes, but you will! So I think you have 3 choices - 1- accept that you are going past your limit and this will happen every week until your fitness inevitably catches up. 2- slow down a smidge to 2:09(?) and try and finish strong. Or 3 - back off the time again to around 18 minutes and build up from there within your current capability. Any of these will help if you repeat them and build on them, it's just a question of which one is psychologically best for you. But this was a good performance and don't focus on the perceived negatives.