New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Dangerscouse]

I have been playing around with the 5k not normally one for me, but trying to complete my signature boxes, happy with this one for now attempt No 4

\Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
18:32.0 5,000m 1:51.2 255 1175 31
3:39.1 1,000m 1:49.5 266 1215 31
3:43.1 2,000m 1:51.5 252 1167 31
3:44.8 3,000m 1:52.4 246 1147 32
3:44.8 4,000m 1:52.4 246 1147 31
3:40.3 5,000m 1:50.1 262 1200 31

Good going. Have another go at your 2K....

Yes looks like around 7 flat is on.

Agreed and agreed. Good effort Minimoof

[JonWalters]

New 500m PB for me today... 1:43.0

I knew my old one was a bit soft (based on Concept 2 rankings), but was hoping for a bit more than this.

Splits were:

Split. Time. Avg pace. Spm. HR
100. 20.3. 1:41.7. 35. 129
100. 20.4. 1:42.0. 29. 149
100. 20.4. 1:42.2. 35. 157
100. 20.8. 1:44.0. 32. 160
100. 21.3. 1:46.3. 34. 163

A very pronounced fade at the end!… but it’s still a PB!

[sdr2017]

New 500m PB for me today... 1:43.0

Congratulations on the new personal best!

Your times are similar to mine. One difference in the 500 M is that your SPM is relatively relaxed. Can you do the whole thing at >35 SPM? It might take a second or two off your time. (I note that your heart rate is getting up to 163, so you are clearly working hard.)

Best wishes,

Scott

[Dangerscouse]

New 500m PB for me today... 1:43.0

I knew my old one was a bit soft (based on Concept 2 rankings), but was hoping for a bit more than this.

Splits were:

Split. Time. Avg pace. Spm. HR
100. 20.3. 1:41.7. 35. 129
100. 20.4. 1:42.0. 29. 149
100. 20.4. 1:42.2. 35. 157
100. 20.8. 1:44.0. 32. 160
100. 21.3. 1:46.3. 34. 163

A very pronounced fade at the end!… but it’s still a PB!

Well done Jon, with more training the fade will disappear.

[JonWalters]

New 500m PB for me today... 1:43.0

Congratulations on the new personal best!

Your times are similar to mine. One difference in the 500 M is that your SPM is relatively relaxed. Can you do the whole thing at >35 SPM? It might take a second or two off your time. (I note that your heart rate is getting up to 163, so you are clearly working hard.)

Best wishes,

Scott

Thanks Scott, that second 100m at 29spm was partly deliberate - to try and pace myself, but also because I felt as though my rower was slipping on the mat... I definitely think I could do the lot at 35spm, and will try that next time..

Today I had a go at my 1k PB, and took it down to 3:44.3! This felt like a controlled effort, rather than an all out thrash, and I suspect there's probably a couple of seconds more I could take out next time I have a go...

100m Splits were

Split. Time. Avg pace. Spm. HR
100. 22.9. 1:54.4. 29 138
100. 22.8. 1:54.2. 26 149
100. 22.7. 1:53.2. 27 154
100. 22.7. 1:53.4. 27 160
100. 22.6. 1:52.9. 27 161
100. 22.3. 1:51.7. 27 164
100. 22.3. 1:51.7. 30 166
100. 22.4. 1:52.0. 27 167
100. 22.5 1:52.6. 27 167
100. 21.5. 1:47.6. 31 169

[-marius-]

Haven’t found a new hobby yet, so had to do a wr while looking
14 days since my previous 500m wr, now improved by 0.5s. Felt extremely good the first 400m before starting to fade.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:18.8 500m 1:18.8 715 2758 62
0:15.8 100m 1:19.0 710 2740 64
0:15.6 200m 1:18.0 738 2835 61
0:15.6 300m 1:18.0 738 2835 61
0:15.6 400m 1:18.0 738 2835 65
0:16.1 500m 1:20.5 671 2606 63

[sam81]

10k PB today, 39:46. 1.59.3 500m split. Pretty chuffed with that as it had been a pretty heavy week.

[hjs]

Haven’t found a new hobby yet, so had to do a wr while looking
14 days since my previous 500m wr, now improved by 0.5s. Felt extremely good the first 400m before starting to fade.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:18.8 500m 1:18.8 715 2758 62
0:15.8 100m 1:19.0 710 2740 64
0:15.6 200m 1:18.0 738 2835 61
0:15.6 300m 1:18.0 738 2835 61
0:15.6 400m 1:18.0 738 2835 65
0:16.1 500m 1:20.5 671 2606 63

would call this paced very well, congrats again

[Arower]

First try at a 5km PB today and I ended up with 22:28, I was hoping for under 22. I had more in the tank but being the first attempt wasn't sure how hard to go. I've been using the rower weekdays for the last 3 weeks for 20 minutes in the morning, alternating between slow cadence high power, and high cadence intervals. I'm 48 and 93kgs, if that makes a difference.

Second try at a 5km PB today, finished at 21:28, a full minute off last weeks time. Getting under 21 might take a few weeks...

[Dangerscouse]

@Sam @Arower, well done to you both.

@ Marius, you're a machine. Seriously impressive result

[-marius-]

@hjs - Thanks, never had a 500m TT feel that good and "easy". Last 500m TT for a long while, want to keep that good feeling and now start training properly for 1K and 4 min TT.
@Dangerscouse - Thanks Not a machine yet, I still sometimes bleed when I cut myself

[johnlvs2run]

Haven’t found a new hobby yet, so had to do a wr while looking
14 days since my previous 500m wr, now improved by 0.5s. Felt extremely good the first 400m before starting to fade.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:18.8 500m 1:18.8 715 2758 62

Awesome, Marius. This hobby suits you quite well. I like how you keep going for PBs.

[-marius-]

@johnlvs2run - Thanks Need to keep pushing the limits


New 1 min PB on the skierg. 1m behind the world record, annoying.. Had it until 5 seconds left, then i totally died
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:00.0 388m 1:17.3 757 2902 66

5 min rest then did a 4x250m/1:00r target sub 1:25 pace to get a feeling of a sub 2:50 1K. Could be doable within November..
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
2:47.0 1,000m 1:23.5 601 2366 54
0:42.4 250m 1:24.8 574 2273 52
0:42.3 250m 1:24.6 578 2287 51
0:42.3 250m 1:24.6 578 2287 53
0:40.0 250m 1:20.0 684 2649 60
r186m

[Gammmmo]

I don't know what all this skierg-marius stuff means TBH...but I'm sure it's very impressive!! WRs...wow!!

[Dangerscouse]

@johnlvs2run - Thanks Need to keep pushing the limits


New 1 min PB on the skierg. 1m behind the world record, annoying.. Had it until 5 seconds left, then i totally died
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:00.0 388m 1:17.3 757 2902 66

5 min rest then did a 4x250m/1:00r target sub 1:25 pace to get a feeling of a sub 2:50 1K. Could be doable within November..
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
2:47.0 1,000m 1:23.5 601 2366 54
0:42.4 250m 1:24.8 574 2273 52
0:42.3 250m 1:24.6 578 2287 51
0:42.3 250m 1:24.6 578 2287 53
0:40.0 250m 1:20.0 684 2649 60
r186m

1 metre short?!!? Gutted

I don't know what all this skierg-marius stuff means TBH...but I'm sure it's very impressive!! WRs...wow!!

Hahahahahaha. Having tried to skierg about 18 months ago, and enjoying it, but realising that i wasn't good at it I sort of know what it takes, albeit I never in a million years would come close to these times.

I found it harder than the rower but that might have changed if I persevered