How many workouts the week before a race?

[Big Fat Fishy]

Sorry, I did try to search this topic before posting but didn't find anything.

If I'm competing on Feb 1 2009, how many workouts, and what kind of workouts, should I do next week?

[jamesg]

Last line from a 5-day/week Interactive (C2UK site) says:
25*UT2 - 3'TR - 3*1.5'AN - 3*45sAN - Race.

For more details, pluck a plan from http://www.concept2.co.uk/training/interactive.php

[Big Fat Fishy]

Last line from a 5-day/week Interactive (C2UK site) says:
25*UT2 - 3'TR - 3*1.5'AN - 3*45sAN - Race.

For more details, pluck a plan from http://www.concept2.co.uk/training/interactive.php

Thanks for the link. I've used this, and today finished my last workout before the race. It's going to be all I can do to avoid temptatin and stay of the erg for the next two days.

[Big Fat Fishy]

Last line from a 5-day/week Interactive (C2UK site) says:
25*UT2 - 3'TR - 3*1.5'AN - 3*45sAN - Race.

For more details, pluck a plan from http://www.concept2.co.uk/training/interactive.php

Thanks for the link. I've used this, and today finished my last workout before the race. It's going to be all I can do to avoid temptatin and stay of the erg for the next two days.

[Nomugie]

Good luck, BBF!

Where are you racing? What category, etc.?

Let us know how it goes!

Emily

[Big Fat Fishy]

Rowed my race this weekend. I consider it a qualified success. Technically it was a new PB for me, but since my old PB was my first time ever doing a timed 2k race, my improvement wasn't all that great. I went from a 7:05.5 to a 7:04.1 So less than a 1.5 second improvement.

The funny thing is that I really faded in the second half of the race. At about the 1200m mark the splits just started going up, and I didn't have the "umph" left to get it back down. Usually I split negative, so this was disconcerting. My overall pace was good, but I lacked energy for the second half.

The good thing is that I can now really see where my training went wrong, and what I can do about it. I let myself linger in long, cardio-centric workouts instead of doing intervals, especially long intervals.

I also should have kept up with my running. I didn't really do any running this fall/winter once I starting erging. That was a mistake. I think that cross training really impoves my rowing. Some more weight training for the legs would also help. I need both more "pop" and more endurance.

So lots to work on for next year. Sub-7 awaits.