Skierg pb thread

[JerseyPhil55]

Did my first HM on a ski erg yesterday (so by definition a PB!). Managed 2:26.7 pace, which was more of a mental ordeal. Felt OK afterwards, legs a little sore today. I would like to build up to a FM but would need a lot of distractions to offset the monotony. Any tips welcome.

[Eric308]

Music really helps me. I've been listening to a lot of Machine Gun Kelly and Angus and Julia Stone (Aussie brother and sister). Get some really good quality Bluetooth head phones and it really puts you in a zone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdRpZlm5Rrw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n7S-dA7khk

[JerseyPhil55]

Managed to get my 30 min PB just over 7,100m, or 2:06.6 pace. Previous was 2:08.1. I haven't really trained much on it recently, so not sure how it happened! I really would like to commit to a structured traiing programme, although I find at my age the recovery needs to be longer than before. Ironically my rowing times are getting much worse? Food for thought.

[JerseyPhil55]

Followed up my 30 min PB the other day with a 5K PB today. Managed 2:04.5. Pleased as I still haven’t followed a training programme as such, so just gritted it out. Would be great to get closer to 2:00 pace one day, find this a real mental challenge.

[max_ratcliffe]

Followed up my 30 min PB the other day with a 5K PB today. Managed 2:04.5. Pleased as I still haven’t followed a training programme as such, so just gritted it out. Would be great to get closer to 2:00 pace one day, find this a real mental challenge.

Well done JP.

I've not seen much consensus on 5k plans, but I do find that it's very hard to get the pacing right for a 5k TT.

With Henry's advice (that's hjs), I recently tried slowing down a bit (a split or so) between 3500-4500 before cranking it up again for the last 500. I think that helped me complete it a bit faster than a flat or negative split.