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[ahooton]

Perhaps the final PB of this C2 season, as I'm honestly not sure I'm willing to subject myself to the torture of a max-effort full marathon...

500m:

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
1:19.9	500	1:19.9	686	2661	45
0:16.2	100	1:21.0	659	2566	45
0:15.9	200	1:19.5	697	2697	45
0:15.9	300	1:19.5	697	2697	42
0:15.9	400	1:19.5	697	2697	49
0:16.1	500	1:20.5	671	2609	48

Managed to squeeze under 1:20 by the skin of my teeth as my life was flashing before my eyes the last 10 strokes. I've never considered sprinting to be a strength of mine so am quite pleased with this one.

Really strong result Justin. As I'm not going to be suffering, I also think that you need to do an FM

Agreed, you definitely should address that itch. FM is horrible and the sadist in me wants people to suffer it! Heehee.

[Jbrown1215]

Perhaps the final PB of this C2 season, as I'm honestly not sure I'm willing to subject myself to the torture of a max-effort full marathon...

500m:

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
1:19.9	500	1:19.9	686	2661	45
0:16.2	100	1:21.0	659	2566	45
0:15.9	200	1:19.5	697	2697	45
0:15.9	300	1:19.5	697	2697	42
0:15.9	400	1:19.5	697	2697	49
0:16.1	500	1:20.5	671	2609	48

Managed to squeeze under 1:20 by the skin of my teeth as my life was flashing before my eyes the last 10 strokes. I've never considered sprinting to be a strength of mine so am quite pleased with this one.

Really strong result Justin. As I'm not going to be suffering, I also think that you need to do an FM

I cave easily to peer pressure, on the erg at least... Maybe I'll squeeze the FM in the last week of the season like I did last year!

[Jbrown1215]

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k .

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
2:34:34.6	42,195	1:49.9	264	1207	25	157
18:22.9	5,000	1:50.2	261	1197	25	147
18:25.8	10,000	1:50.5	259	1190	25	148
18:26.9	15,000	1:50.6	258	1188	25	150
18:27.9	20,000	1:50.7	257	1185	25	150
18:27.4	25,000	1:50.7	258	1186	25	154
18:28.3	30,000	1:50.8	257	1184	25	158
18:02.6	35,000	1:48.2	276	1249	26	168
17:58.6	40,000	1:47.8	279	1259	27	175
7:54.2	42,195	1:48.0	278	1255	27	178

[Sakly]

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k .

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
2:34:34.6	42,195	1:49.9	264	1207	25	157
18:22.9	5,000	1:50.2	261	1197	25	147
18:25.8	10,000	1:50.5	259	1190	25	148
18:26.9	15,000	1:50.6	258	1188	25	150
18:27.9	20,000	1:50.7	257	1185	25	150
18:27.4	25,000	1:50.7	258	1186	25	154
18:28.3	30,000	1:50.8	257	1184	25	158
18:02.6	35,000	1:48.2	276	1249	26	168
17:58.6	40,000	1:47.8	279	1259	27	175
7:54.2	42,195	1:48.0	278	1255	27	178

Wow, Justin, that's so strong!
I probably was a bit too optimistic with my 1:48-49 proposal, but you landed not far away!
Very well done, mate!

[Dangerscouse]

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k .

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
2:34:34.6	42,195	1:49.9	264	1207	25	157
18:22.9	5,000	1:50.2	261	1197	25	147
18:25.8	10,000	1:50.5	259	1190	25	148
18:26.9	15,000	1:50.6	258	1188	25	150
18:27.9	20,000	1:50.7	257	1185	25	150
18:27.4	25,000	1:50.7	258	1186	25	154
18:28.3	30,000	1:50.8	257	1184	25	158
18:02.6	35,000	1:48.2	276	1249	26	168
17:58.6	40,000	1:47.8	279	1259	27	175
7:54.2	42,195	1:48.0	278	1255	27	178

That's an immense result. It's hard to compare as your recent PBs have all been extremely strong, but this is your best imo.

I had 2:34/35 as where I hoped you'd be at with your fitness levels

[p_b82]

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k .

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
2:34:34.6	42,195	1:49.9	264	1207	25	157
18:22.9	5,000	1:50.2	261	1197	25	147
18:25.8	10,000	1:50.5	259	1190	25	148
18:26.9	15,000	1:50.6	258	1188	25	150
18:27.9	20,000	1:50.7	257	1185	25	150
18:27.4	25,000	1:50.7	258	1186	25	154
18:28.3	30,000	1:50.8	257	1184	25	158
18:02.6	35,000	1:48.2	276	1249	26	168
17:58.6	40,000	1:47.8	279	1259	27	175
7:54.2	42,195	1:48.0	278	1255	27	178

Insane - in a good way - again huge congrats.

[Dangerscouse]

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k

Going sub 1:50 for an hour of power is a really impressive session. Going sub 1:50 for an FM....wwwooowww

[HornetMaX]

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k .

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
2:34:34.6	42,195	1:49.9	264	1207	25	157

My feelings about this one are in a quantum superposition of inspiring and depressing: that FM pace is spot-on my 2K PB pace.

But let's take a positive attitude: now my goal is improve my 2K pace so that it's marginally better than your FM pace

[ahooton]

Absolutely astonishing. Completely agree with Stu, this is the best PB you’ve posted. The marathon distance is incredibly hard and to do it at that pace takes immense mental strength no matter the ability of the athlete. Very well Done mate!

[MPx]

Ha ha ha... just a different sport really. Lovely to see. Stunningly well done Justin.

[Jbrown1215]

Wow, Justin, that's so strong!
I probably was a bit too optimistic with my 1:48-49 proposal, but you landed not far away!
Very well done, mate!

That's an immense result. It's hard to compare as your recent PBs have all been extremely strong, but this is your best imo.
I had 2:34/35 as where I hoped you'd be at with your fitness levels

Insane - in a good way - again huge congrats.

My feelings about this one are in a quantum superposition of inspiring and depressing: that FM pace is spot-on my 2K PB pace.
But let's take a positive attitude: now my goal is improve my 2K pace so that it's marginally better than your FM pace

Absolutely astonishing. Completely agree with Stu, this is the best PB you’ve posted. The marathon distance is incredibly hard and to do it at that pace takes immense mental strength no matter the ability of the athlete. Very well Done mate!

Ha ha ha... just a different sport really. Lovely to see. Stunningly well done Justin.

Thanks, gents, much appreciated. I knew that if I didn't do whatever I could to try and sneak under that 1:50 overall average I'd regret it, so took a bit of a risk in starting my final push pretty early at around the ~12k left mark. Wasn't confident I could get there even then, but you miss 100% of the shots you don't take!

As far as "best" PBs, Sascha's heard me say this already on IG, but PBs are like children... each is special in its own way and we're not supposed to pick favorites! I've very intentionally tried to become a more well-rounded (indoor) rower this season so it's been nice to see the work I've put in pay off across the span of distances from the 500m thru to the FM. Don't think I'll be touching the 100m or 1 minute anytime soon -- will leave those to the big boys!

[DghSpanishWelsh]

Another PB for 10k on the skierg.

Not a great ranking but some of those ranked higher than me will be doing it crossfit-style, rather than something close to on actual skis

45:52.3

[KeithT]

Full marathon done... taking that final 0.1 second off the average split was well worth the agony of the last 10-12k .

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	
2:34:34.6	42,195	1:49.9	264	1207	25	157
18:22.9	5,000	1:50.2	261	1197	25	147
18:25.8	10,000	1:50.5	259	1190	25	148
18:26.9	15,000	1:50.6	258	1188	25	150
18:27.9	20,000	1:50.7	257	1185	25	150
18:27.4	25,000	1:50.7	258	1186	25	154
18:28.3	30,000	1:50.8	257	1184	25	158
18:02.6	35,000	1:48.2	276	1249	26	168
17:58.6	40,000	1:47.8	279	1259	27	175
7:54.2	42,195	1:48.0	278	1255	27	178

Dang! Sub 1:50 for a FM - that's impressive!

[Dangerscouse]

Another PB for 10k on the skierg.

Not a great ranking but some of those ranked higher than me will be doing it crossfit-style, rather than something close to on actual skis

45:52.3

Congratulations, and it doesn't matter where you comparw against others, only where you compare against yourself

[Nomark]

Congratulations, and it doesn't matter where you comparw against others, only where you compare against yourself

Ditto this. It's a PB thread, not a WR one. Congrats