Nice one, yes you faded, but you did not really broke down, some fading is needed.sdr2017 wrote: ↑August 14th, 2018, 3:18 pmI did a new PB today on the 500 M, 1:40.9. I do not do much sprinting, and I am not sure how to train to improve this time. (I am not sure if I care much, but it is fun to post faster times.) All that being said, I kicked up the SPM far beyond what I would use for a longer distance, and I faded badly. My race strategy was to start fast and keep rowing. I cannot generate this amount of power without going full out. My stroke length is 1.12-1.15 M normally, although it is probably shorter on these very fast strokes.
Any advice for training or race strategy?
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:40.9 500m 1:40.9 341 1471 39
0:19.8 100m 1:39.0 361 1540 39
0:19.6 200m 1:38.0 372 1578 40
0:19.9 300m 1:39.5 355 1521 39
0:20.5 400m 1:42.5 325 1417 38
0:21.0 500m 1:45.0 302 1339 40
Training is about getting used to the high spm and getting your stroke stronger.
A session like 10x 100 rest 2min is helpfull. Rate restricted sprinting helps your strenght. But simply doing a few 500m also helps well. A sub 1.40 is not far off.