New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[iangallagher]

I chased the question mark, and found the exclamation point. This was a bad idea on paper, but it was a PB by 3 mins 22 seconds. The photo won't load properly so I had to post it another way.

The really rough part is quite well hidden, but the last 7k was horrible. I'm now wondering what is possible with proper rest and on a better day.

thats outrageous mate and to do it after your 60 TT even more so! Super impressive and well deserved!

[Dangerscouse]

thats outrageous mate and to do it after your 60 TT even more so! Super impressive and well deserved!

Thanks mate. I was half expecting to HD at 35k as this wasn't, theoretically, a good idea. I sort of knew that something like this was possible as my previous 2:44.04 didn't feel at all horrific in the last 10k.

[Dutch]

I chased the question mark, and found the exclamation point. This was a bad idea on paper, but it was a PB by 3 mins 22 seconds. The photo won't load properly so I had to post it another way.

The really rough part is quite well hidden, but the last 7k was horrible. I'm now wondering what is possible with proper rest and on a better day.

Wow, did not realise you did this straight after your 60 mins row! Something has clicked back in place after you feeling off for a couple of weeks. Well done.

[hjs]

thats outrageous mate and to do it after your 60 TT even more so! Super impressive and well deserved!

Thanks mate. I was half expecting to HD at 35k as this wasn't, theoretically, a good idea. I sort of knew that something like this was possible as my previous 2:44.04 didn't feel at all horrific in the last 10k.

Congrats Stu, still very good baseform, well done. We expect more from you in this thread. So feel the pressure

[Dangerscouse]

Wow, did not realise you did this straight after your 60 mins row! Something has clicked back in place after you feeling off for a couple of weeks. Well done.

Thanks Dutch. I wasn't going to do it, and then my wife ran her fastest 5k in recent memory and I suddenly found some motivation to go a bit further and faster than planned. I was thoroughly regretting my decision for the last 30 minutes.

We all have ups and downs, and with the volume that I'm doing it's a delicate balancing act, which can tip all too easily. I've pulled back a little bit and it seems to be helped with recovery.

[Dangerscouse]

Congrats Stu, still very good baseform, well done. We expect more from you in this thread. So feel the pressure

love it!! I perform better under pressure, and knowing that I'm chasing a target, so this is all good!! Thanks Henry.

[KeithT]

I chased the question mark, and found the exclamation point. This was a bad idea on paper, but it was a PB by 3 mins 22 seconds. The photo won't load properly so I had to post it another way.

The really rough part is quite well hidden, but the last 7k was horrible. I'm now wondering what is possible with proper rest and on a better day.

This is truly phenomenal Stu!!! It makes me happy to see all the work you have done keep paying off. A huge PB when not even completely prepared for it, I know the mental strength this took.

[KeithT]

New FM PB at 2:45:41.1

OK, so not a Stu type row but a 2 minute PB so I am content especially as I was feeling bad on the longer rows leading up to this. I have to say it was a pretty miserable experience. I felt fine in the beginning and went out a little faster than planned but by the time I got to halfway I was already fighting the mental battles. I had no worries of finishing but to get a PB started to seem hard - I had built a "cushion" and knew I could go at like 2:01 the rest of the way and still get a PB though but it seemed hard. Decided to keep just under 2:00 for as long as I could the rest of the way and in the end I never had a split at 2:00 or higher and with 2K to go knew I had a chance to be under a 1:58 pace and ended at 1:57.7. My splits went down some later as I looked away from the monitor for 200 strokes at a time. I can't overstate how much of a battle this was....but it's done and no plans to do again until next year.

Time/Meters/Pace/SPM
2:45:41.1/42195/1:57.7/21

19:11.8/5000/1:55.1/21
19:19.9/10000/1:55.9/22
19:35.5/15000/1:57.5/21
19:46.6/20000/1:58.6/20
19:55.0/250001:59.5/21
19:56.9/30000/1:59.6/21
19:36.4/35000/1:57.6/20
19:46.4/40000/1:58.6/20
08:32.5/42195/1:56.7/22

[Dutch]

New FM PB at 2:45:41.1

OK, so not a Stu type row but a 2 minute PB so I am content especially as I was feeling bad on the longer rows leading up to this. I have to say it was a pretty miserable experience. I felt fine in the beginning and went out a little faster than planned but by the time I got to halfway I was already fighting the mental battles. I had no worries of finishing but to get a PB started to seem hard - I had built a "cushion" and knew I could go at like 2:01 the rest of the way and still get a PB though but it seemed hard. Decided to keep just under 2:00 for as long as I could the rest of the way and in the end I never had a split at 2:00 or higher and with 2K to go knew I had a chance to be under a 1:58 pace and ended at 1:57.7. My splits went down some later as I looked away from the monitor for 200 strokes at a time. I can't overstate how much of a battle this was....but it's done and no plans to do again until next year.

Time/Meters/Pace/SPM
2:45:41.1/42195/1:57.7/21

19:11.8/5000/1:55.1/21
19:19.9/10000/1:55.9/22
19:35.5/15000/1:57.5/21
19:46.6/20000/1:58.6/20
19:55.0/250001:59.5/21
19:56.9/30000/1:59.6/21
19:36.4/35000/1:57.6/20
19:46.4/40000/1:58.6/20
08:32.5/42195/1:56.7/22

Well done for this, am always in awe of marathon rowers. I feel your pain lol

[winniewinser]

New FM PB at 2:45:41.1

OK, so not a Stu type row but a 2 minute PB so I am content especially as I was feeling bad on the longer rows leading up to this. I have to say it was a pretty miserable experience. I felt fine in the beginning and went out a little faster than planned but by the time I got to halfway I was already fighting the mental battles. I had no worries of finishing but to get a PB started to seem hard - I had built a "cushion" and knew I could go at like 2:01 the rest of the way and still get a PB though but it seemed hard. Decided to keep just under 2:00 for as long as I could the rest of the way and in the end I never had a split at 2:00 or higher and with 2K to go knew I had a chance to be under a 1:58 pace and ended at 1:57.7. My splits went down some later as I looked away from the monitor for 200 strokes at a time. I can't overstate how much of a battle this was....but it's done and no plans to do again until next year.

Time/Meters/Pace/SPM
2:45:41.1/42195/1:57.7/21

19:11.8/5000/1:55.1/21
19:19.9/10000/1:55.9/22
19:35.5/15000/1:57.5/21
19:46.6/20000/1:58.6/20
19:55.0/250001:59.5/21
19:56.9/30000/1:59.6/21
19:36.4/35000/1:57.6/20
19:46.4/40000/1:58.6/20
08:32.5/42195/1:56.7/22

Awesome job Keith
Great PB

[Dangerscouse]

New FM PB at 2:45:41.1

OK, so not a Stu type row but a 2 minute PB so I am content especially as I was feeling bad on the longer rows leading up to this. I have to say it was a pretty miserable experience. I felt fine in the beginning and went out a little faster than planned but by the time I got to halfway I was already fighting the mental battles. I had no worries of finishing but to get a PB started to seem hard - I had built a "cushion" and knew I could go at like 2:01 the rest of the way and still get a PB though but it seemed hard. Decided to keep just under 2:00 for as long as I could the rest of the way and in the end I never had a split at 2:00 or higher and with 2K to go knew I had a chance to be under a 1:58 pace and ended at 1:57.7. My splits went down some later as I looked away from the monitor for 200 strokes at a time. I can't overstate how much of a battle this was....but it's done and no plans to do again until next year.

Don't belittle your effort when comparing to my result: that's like me trying to compare to your 1k PB. We are naturally predisposed for different challenges.

You've produced an excellent result here, and it was a massive effort too by the sounds of things. You weren't in the best training phase, or mindset, for this type of session. I'm 99% certain that you wouldn't have attempted this if it wasn't due to the C2 challenge, so don't lose sight of what this adds to your performance.

We are all capable of more on a good day, when training is going well, and we are doing what we are naturally inclined to do. You've managed to tackle the challenge of an FM which is a helluva lot more of an issue than it is for me to try and better my 1k result; something I still haven't done properly. You should be very proud

[Dangerscouse]

This is truly phenomenal Stu!!! It makes me happy to see all the work you have done keep paying off. A huge PB when not even completely prepared for it, I know the mental strength this took.

Thanks Keith. I've really tapped into the right type of training that works for me.

[MartinSH4321]

New FM PB at 2:45:41.1

OK, so not a Stu type row but a 2 minute PB so I am content especially as I was feeling bad on the longer rows leading up to this. I have to say it was a pretty miserable experience. I felt fine in the beginning and went out a little faster than planned but by the time I got to halfway I was already fighting the mental battles. I had no worries of finishing but to get a PB started to seem hard - I had built a "cushion" and knew I could go at like 2:01 the rest of the way and still get a PB though but it seemed hard. Decided to keep just under 2:00 for as long as I could the rest of the way and in the end I never had a split at 2:00 or higher and with 2K to go knew I had a chance to be under a 1:58 pace and ended at 1:57.7. My splits went down some later as I looked away from the monitor for 200 strokes at a time. I can't overstate how much of a battle this was....but it's done and no plans to do again until next year.

Time/Meters/Pace/SPM
2:45:41.1/42195/1:57.7/21

19:11.8/5000/1:55.1/21
19:19.9/10000/1:55.9/22
19:35.5/15000/1:57.5/21
19:46.6/20000/1:58.6/20
19:55.0/250001:59.5/21
19:56.9/30000/1:59.6/21
19:36.4/35000/1:57.6/20
19:46.4/40000/1:58.6/20
08:32.5/42195/1:56.7/22

I was waiting for your PB post since yesterday and already was a bit concerned something bad happened, great to see it went so good!
That's a great PB, and fighting for so long makes the victory even greater!
Now you have a sprint, middle and long distance PB within a few weeks, easy to say you're in best shape ever, perfect job and well deserved, big congrats

[KeithT]

New FM PB at 2:45:41.1

OK, so not a Stu type row but a 2 minute PB so I am content especially as I was feeling bad on the longer rows leading up to this. I have to say it was a pretty miserable experience. I felt fine in the beginning and went out a little faster than planned but by the time I got to halfway I was already fighting the mental battles. I had no worries of finishing but to get a PB started to seem hard - I had built a "cushion" and knew I could go at like 2:01 the rest of the way and still get a PB though but it seemed hard. Decided to keep just under 2:00 for as long as I could the rest of the way and in the end I never had a split at 2:00 or higher and with 2K to go knew I had a chance to be under a 1:58 pace and ended at 1:57.7. My splits went down some later as I looked away from the monitor for 200 strokes at a time. I can't overstate how much of a battle this was....but it's done and no plans to do again until next year.

Time/Meters/Pace/SPM
2:45:41.1/42195/1:57.7/21

19:11.8/5000/1:55.1/21
19:19.9/10000/1:55.9/22
19:35.5/15000/1:57.5/21
19:46.6/20000/1:58.6/20
19:55.0/250001:59.5/21
19:56.9/30000/1:59.6/21
19:36.4/35000/1:57.6/20
19:46.4/40000/1:58.6/20
08:32.5/42195/1:56.7/22

Well done for this, am always in awe of marathon rowers. I feel your pain lol

Thanks the FM is a whole different type of pain/battle when trying to do a decent time.

[KeithT]

New FM PB at 2:45:41.1

OK, so not a Stu type row but a 2 minute PB so I am content especially as I was feeling bad on the longer rows leading up to this. I have to say it was a pretty miserable experience. I felt fine in the beginning and went out a little faster than planned but by the time I got to halfway I was already fighting the mental battles. I had no worries of finishing but to get a PB started to seem hard - I had built a "cushion" and knew I could go at like 2:01 the rest of the way and still get a PB though but it seemed hard. Decided to keep just under 2:00 for as long as I could the rest of the way and in the end I never had a split at 2:00 or higher and with 2K to go knew I had a chance to be under a 1:58 pace and ended at 1:57.7. My splits went down some later as I looked away from the monitor for 200 strokes at a time. I can't overstate how much of a battle this was....but it's done and no plans to do again until next year.

Time/Meters/Pace/SPM
2:45:41.1/42195/1:57.7/21

19:11.8/5000/1:55.1/21
19:19.9/10000/1:55.9/22
19:35.5/15000/1:57.5/21
19:46.6/20000/1:58.6/20
19:55.0/250001:59.5/21
19:56.9/30000/1:59.6/21
19:36.4/35000/1:57.6/20
19:46.4/40000/1:58.6/20
08:32.5/42195/1:56.7/22

Awesome job Keith
Great PB

Thanks Alex - just glad it's done.