Pondering the Beginner Pete Plan

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Week 10.5
[7 x 500m / 2min rest] – Look back to week 7 when you last tried this session. Aim to row the first 6 reps at the same average pace you managed last time, and then go faster for the final rep.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
13:31.2 3,500m 1:55.8 225 1073 29 167
1:56.9 500m 1:56.9 219 1054 28 158
r: 2:00 17m
1:57.0 500m 1:57.0 219 1052 28 163
r: 2:00 16m
1:57.1 500m 1:57.1 218 1050 29 167
r: 2:00 16m
1:56.9 500m 1:56.9 219 1054 29 169
r: 2:00 19m
1:57.0 500m 1:57.0 219 1052 29 169
r: 2:00 20m
1:57.2 500m 1:57.2 217 1048 29 170
r: 2:00 17m
1:49.1 500m 1:49.1 270 1227 35 177
r105m

I was not feeling great after a day of work and still 'digesting'. Target was 1:57. Very satisfied except for the Pace. Too fast in my opinion. I will need to inject more Watts eventually (which I don't have). I am thinking some strength training eventually.

Week 11 has 8x500 with advice from Pete: same pace. Should I try 1:56? Going ahead of the plan and then stalling ?

I think you can hold 1.55.8 average split if you push hard and get there, maybe increase the rate. If 8x500m 2R adequately predicts your 2k then you might be in 7:44-ish 2k shape, which isn't bad (plus or minus a few seconds). In that case dropping 25 seconds from your 2k time in a year wouldn't be too challenging (though, work hard)

Anyways. Week 3 Day 3 - 6500m
https://log.concept2.com/profile/2501432/log/98258749

It was the right decision to keep the pace. Broadly similar, although the force curves are better now (2nd half of recovery). Only a small amount of drift. Could speak a full paragraph even at the end.

My natural SS stroke rate seem to be 19 rather than 20 - especially for UT2 (though this spiked into UT1 territory).

Onwards to a 5k TT r20 2 days later! (sub-21 r20, I plan to hold ~2:06 for the first half and slowly work my way down)!