New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[winniewinser]

PB-17s..Coach @jdmad7 said to give my 6k PB a tickle as a training piece ....it was low hanging . This was not a full on attack so more to come at some point .

22:03.6 6,000m 1:50.3 25
4:25.3 1,200m 1:50.5 25
4:26.0 2,400m 1:50.8 25
4:25.2 3,600m 1:50.5 25
4:26.1 4,800m 1:50.8 26
4:20.9 6,000m 1:48.7 28

That’s awesome! Congrats!

Thanks and congrats on breaking into the sub18 club......big milestone!

PB-17s..Coach @jdmad7 said to give my 6k PB a tickle as a training piece ....it was low hanging . This was not a full on attack so more to come at some point .

22:03.6 6,000m 1:50.3 25
4:25.3 1,200m 1:50.5 25
4:26.0 2,400m 1:50.8 25
4:25.2 3,600m 1:50.5 25
4:26.1 4,800m 1:50.8 26
4:20.9 6,000m 1:48.7 28

Nice Alex. Bit too easy at the moment! Looking forward to seeing you get under 22' soon.

Cheers.....Not easy but this was definitely not 100% effort.

[KeithT]

Hit a new training 5k PB tonight. 17:58.5. Had nothing in the tank the last 1000m. I was sick all last week and missed a few ergs and had a rough one Friday night. I’ll take this one tonight.


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
17:58.5 5,000m 1:47.8 279 1260 28 171
3:35.7 1,000m 1:47.8 279 1260 28 159
3:35.6 2,000m 1:47.8 279 1261 28 170
3:36.1 3,000m 1:48.0 277 1254 28 173
3:36.9 4,000m 1:48.4 274 1244 29 176
3:34.3 5,000m 1:47.1 285 1279 31 180

Breaking 18 min. is a big milestone, well done!

[Amandayates]

Not sure if it was that quick ....but I’ve only done it once so it’s a PB!!

50km on Saturday morning. Took me 4:36.02.2

Don’t have my own erg but my fantastic gym have loaned me a rower each lockdown , my PT was my support crew and he cycled along at home and we had some ‘zoom’ check-ins. He joined me for a sprint finish!!

Training for a 100k attempt to celebrate when the gym can open again - hopefully not too long

[Dangerscouse]

Not sure if it was that quick ....but I’ve only done it once so it’s a PB!!

50km on Saturday morning. Took me 4:36.02.2

Don’t have my own erg but my fantastic gym have loaned me a rower each lockdown , my PT was my support crew and he cycled along at home and we had some ‘zoom’ check-ins. He joined me for a sprint finish!!

Training for a 100k attempt to celebrate when the gym can open again - hopefully not too long

It doesn't matter how long it took, not many of us have ever done a 50k, so just completing is an achievement to be proud of, and your time is something to also be proud of. Well done.

[Dangerscouse]

Not a standard PB, but it's a PB for me. I've never managed to go sub 60 mins on a 10 mile session for anything under r26. I had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

Mind games were all too present from 40 mins onwards but I managed to wrestle them under control. Now I just need to do it at r20.

[faach1]

Not a standard PB, but it's a PB for me. I've never managed to go sub 60 mins on a 10 mile session for anything under r26. I had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

Mind games were all too present from 40 mins onwards but I managed to wrestle them under control. Now I just need to do it at r20.

Nice one Stu, like you said r20 next

[faach1]

Not sure if it was that quick ....but I’ve only done it once so it’s a PB!!

50km on Saturday morning. Took me 4:36.02.2

Don’t have my own erg but my fantastic gym have loaned me a rower each lockdown , my PT was my support crew and he cycled along at home and we had some ‘zoom’ check-ins. He joined me for a sprint finish!!

Training for a 100k attempt to celebrate when the gym can open again - hopefully not too long

They all count Amanda, whether its a first time at that distance or your 1000th. Well done!

[nick rockliff]

Not a standard PB, but it's a PB for me. I've never managed to go sub 60 mins on a 10 mile session for anything under r26. I had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

Mind games were all too present from 40 mins onwards but I managed to wrestle them under control. Now I just need to do it at r20.

Nice session Stu. I've become bored with testing HRV, not sure about its worth.

[faach1]

Not a standard PB, but it's a PB for me. I've never managed to go sub 60 mins on a 10 mile session for anything under r26. I had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

Mind games were all too present from 40 mins onwards but I managed to wrestle them under control. Now I just need to do it at r20.

Nice session Stu. I've become bored with testing HRV, not sure about its worth.

Whilst I have never measured HRV, I don't think I ever will due to the inconsistent results most of you guys get.

[faach1]

Not a standard PB, but it's a PB for me. I've never managed to go sub 60 mins on a 10 mile session for anything under r26. I had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

Mind games were all too present from 40 mins onwards but I managed to wrestle them under control. Now I just need to do it at r20.

Nice session Stu. I've become bored with testing HRV, not sure about its worth.

Whilst I have never measured HRV, I don't think I ever will due to the inconsistent results most of you guys get.

[mict450]

had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

I've tracked my HRV for 21 straight days & at this point, I can say it's become a habit. It's been useful to curb my ingrained mind-set of "Damn the topedoes, full speed ahead!!"

Especially useful now being the primary care-giver to my wife, if I end up having a poor night of sleep. It's another metric I use to confirm that I should back off or take a day off. I guess for most people, it's a no brainer. But after a lifetime of pushing the envelope, it's a useful reminder that says to me, "Back off, you stupid little git!!!"

[Dangerscouse]

Nice session Stu. I've become bored with testing HRV, not sure about its worth.

It does seem to be divisive. I generally use it as a good reason to stop me making excuses if I'm feeling tired, and also, as Eric says, a moment to reflect if a hard session is a good idea.

In reality it's not really telling me much that my intuition doesn't already know, but it has a use, albeit it shouldn't really dictate your decisions.

[MartinSH4321]

Not a standard PB, but it's a PB for me. I've never managed to go sub 60 mins on a 10 mile session for anything under r26. I had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

Mind games were all too present from 40 mins onwards but I managed to wrestle them under control. Now I just need to do it at r20.

Well done Stu, very strong! Looks like a sub60' R20 is already in reach as you can do it at almost 1'' slower pace than this R22 effort

[KeithT]

Not sure if it was that quick ....but I’ve only done it once so it’s a PB!!

50km on Saturday morning. Took me 4:36.02.2

Don’t have my own erg but my fantastic gym have loaned me a rower each lockdown , my PT was my support crew and he cycled along at home and we had some ‘zoom’ check-ins. He joined me for a sprint finish!!

Training for a 100k attempt to celebrate when the gym can open again - hopefully not too long

50K is a big deal...I never tried it (need to), so finishing is great! You need to give us more detail about any breaks you took and did you take drinks eat a snack as you rowed....

[KeithT]

Not a standard PB, but it's a PB for me. I've never managed to go sub 60 mins on a 10 mile session for anything under r26. I had the day off yesterday, and I felt rough. I still felt a bit rough today, but I was inspired by a few fellow ergers to put in a shift this morning. HRV gave me a 10/10, so it was a roll of the dice, and HRV won.

Mind games were all too present from 40 mins onwards but I managed to wrestle them under control. Now I just need to do it at r20.

Very strong Stu!! You have really become comfortable with lower stroke rates, I remember when you couldn't even think about keeping that low of a rate for that power/speed.