New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Andrew Shuck]

@ Henry & Lindsay, thank you for your very supportive words of encouragement. I find your replies both motivational and inspiring especially above average talented (my Father would have been proud to read that) and serious blue sky..thank you again for the encouragement.
Ant & Stu, thank you
@ David, sometimes i get additional aid from from a different wind department

[nick rockliff]

Ok that's enough talk about the weather..
Here's my 60min P.B. 16557m @ 1:48.5 26spm DF 133. 273w No warm up. C' Breeze,tall fan, patio door open.
Splits,
12mins 3314m 1:48.6
24mins 3322m 1:48.3
36mins 3293m 1:49.3 ( thoughts of why?)
48mins 3300m 1:49.0 (told myself to shut up and get on with it, literally).
60mins 3349m 1:47.4

4k c/d

Just spotted this, very well done not any easy result at any age.

[Kkperrott]

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[Andrew Shuck]

Ok that's enough talk about the weather..
Here's my 60min P.B. 16557m @ 1:48.5 26spm DF 133. 273w No warm up. C' Breeze,tall fan, patio door open.
Splits,
12mins 3314m 1:48.6
24mins 3322m 1:48.3
36mins 3293m 1:49.3 ( thoughts of why?)
48mins 3300m 1:49.0 (told myself to shut up and get on with it, literally).
60mins 3349m 1:47.4

4k c/d

Just spotted this, very well done not any easy result at any age.

Thank's a lot Nick.

[MartinSH4321]

5k PB - 18:26,7

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
18:26.7 5,000m 1:50.6 258 1188 26
3:43.4 1,000m 1:51.7 251 1164 26
3:43.6 2,000m 1:51.8 250 1161 25
3:43.1 3,000m 1:51.5 252 1167 26
3:43.2 4,000m 1:51.6 252 1166 27
3:33.3 5,000m 1:46.6 289 1292 29

It was an OK effort, feeling 100% fit, but haven't done a lot of training at this pace, so I felt a bit unconfident. Started too slow, as you can see the last 1k was way too fast, the last 300m were at 1:3X pace, too much left in the tank. Nice to reach the 18:30 milestone
I decided to work on my 5k PB this month and will do a TT every week (plus 1x long distance intervals, 1x short distance intervals, 1x weights and 3-4x UT2), I think sub 18:15 should be possible, maybe sub 18:10.

[Anth_F]

5k PB - 18:26,7

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
18:26.7 5,000m 1:50.6 258 1188 26
3:43.4 1,000m 1:51.7 251 1164 26
3:43.6 2,000m 1:51.8 250 1161 25
3:43.1 3,000m 1:51.5 252 1167 26
3:43.2 4,000m 1:51.6 252 1166 27
3:33.3 5,000m 1:46.6 289 1292 29

Started too slow, as you can see the last 1k was way too fast, the last 300m were at 1:3X pace, too much left in the tank. I think sub 18:15 should be possible, maybe sub 18:10.

Better to start out on the conservative side than go out too hot and blowup somewhere... but yeah plenty left in the tank there! Still a real nice 5k PB time though non the less, congratulations Martin. Sub 18:15 is well in reach i reckon

[Dangerscouse]

5k PB - 18:26,7

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
18:26.7 5,000m 1:50.6 258 1188 26
3:43.4 1,000m 1:51.7 251 1164 26
3:43.6 2,000m 1:51.8 250 1161 25
3:43.1 3,000m 1:51.5 252 1167 26
3:43.2 4,000m 1:51.6 252 1166 27
3:33.3 5,000m 1:46.6 289 1292 29

It was an OK effort, feeling 100% fit, but haven't done a lot of training at this pace, so I felt a bit unconfident. Started too slow, as you can see the last 1k was way too fast, the last 300m were at 1:3X pace, too much left in the tank. Nice to reach the 18:30 milestone
I decided to work on my 5k PB this month and will do a TT every week (plus 1x long distance intervals, 1x short distance intervals, 1x weights and 3-4x UT2), I think sub 18:15 should be possible, maybe sub 18:10.

Well done Martin. 5k does need a fair amount of confidence as it's easy to go too fast, and all too easy to go too slow!I agree you went off too slow, but don't be fooled by 1:3× pace as to you going too slow: I usually manage this sort of pace for the last 300m, like on Wednesday's 30 mins but I lay on the floor for a few minutes afterwards and I pushed it more or less as hard as I could have done.

With more practice will come better times, confidence and fitness.

[hjs]

5k PB - 18:26,7

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
18:26.7 5,000m 1:50.6 258 1188 26
3:43.4 1,000m 1:51.7 251 1164 26
3:43.6 2,000m 1:51.8 250 1161 25
3:43.1 3,000m 1:51.5 252 1167 26
3:43.2 4,000m 1:51.6 252 1166 27
3:33.3 5,000m 1:46.6 289 1292 29

It was an OK effort, feeling 100% fit, but haven't done a lot of training at this pace, so I felt a bit unconfident. Started too slow, as you can see the last 1k was way too fast, the last 300m were at 1:3X pace, too much left in the tank. Nice to reach the 18:30 milestone
I decided to work on my 5k PB this month and will do a TT every week (plus 1x long distance intervals, 1x short distance intervals, 1x weights and 3-4x UT2), I think sub 18:15 should be possible, maybe sub 18:10.

Nice one, pretty ok rating also, not bad to have a good endsprint, no need to really kill yourself, nicely start chipping away from here. Next time start a bit sooner to speed up. You now know you can.

[MartinSH4321]

Better to start out on the conservative side than go out too hot and blowup somewhere... but yeah plenty left in the tank there! Still a real nice 5k PB time though non the less, congratulations Martin. Sub 18:15 is well in reach i reckon

Well done Martin. 5k does need a fair amount of confidence as it's easy to go too fast, and all too easy to go too slow!I agree you went off too slow, but don't be fooled by 1:3× pace as to you going too slow: I usually manage this sort of pace for the last 300m, like on Wednesday's 30 mins but I lay on the floor for a few minutes afterwards and I pushed it more or less as hard as I could have done.

With more practice will come better times, confidence and fitness.

Nice one, pretty ok rating also, not bad to have a good endsprint, no need to really kill yourself, nicely start chipping away from here. Next time start a bit sooner to speed up. You now know you can.

Thank you mates!
Yeah, it's a good starting point, I'll start a bit faster every TT. I'll also try to speed up sooner, depends a bit on how confident/fit I feel. This sessions was really good for my confidence anyway

[max_ratcliffe]

With the "do not race your training" wisdom of experienced rowers front and central in my mind, I sat down to do an hour at HM pace.

12.00 2759 2.10.4 ("ooh, this is easy. Bang on pace target")
24.00 2776 2.09.6 ("bit fast, but still conversation pace")
36.00 2785 2.09.2 ("hmm. I have no discipline!")
48.00 2811 2.08.0 ("going for the PB now")
60.00 2852 2.06.2 ("damn, the monitor's showing the force curve, no idea how far I've gone").

13983 overall at 2.08.7 22/m.

Two more strokes would have got me over 14k, but a PB by nearly 200m nevertheless. Perhaps I'll stick to my plan one day!

[Dino]

With the "do not race your training" wisdom of experienced rowers front and central in my mind, I sat down to do an hour at HM pace.

12.00 2759 2.10.4 ("ooh, this is easy. Bang on pace target")
24.00 2776 2.09.6 ("bit fast, but still conversation pace")
36.00 2785 2.09.2 ("hmm. I have no discipline!")
48.00 2811 2.08.0 ("going for the PB now")
60.00 2852 2.06.2 ("damn, the monitor's showing the force curve, no idea how far I've gone").

13983 overall at 2.08.7 22/m.

Two more strokes would have got me over 14k, but a PB by nearly 200m nevertheless. Perhaps I'll stick to my plan one day!

Well done Max... so close!!
I am sure you will get it next time
You'll have to practice pressing that display button mid row!!

[Dangerscouse]

With the "do not race your training" wisdom of experienced rowers front and central in my mind, I sat down to do an hour at HM pace.

12.00 2759 2.10.4 ("ooh, this is easy. Bang on pace target")
24.00 2776 2.09.6 ("bit fast, but still conversation pace")
36.00 2785 2.09.2 ("hmm. I have no discipline!")
48.00 2811 2.08.0 ("going for the PB now")
60.00 2852 2.06.2 ("damn, the monitor's showing the force curve, no idea how far I've gone").

13983 overall at 2.08.7 22/m.

Two more strokes would have got me over 14k, but a PB by nearly 200m nevertheless. Perhaps I'll stick to my plan one day!

Hahaha, it's as important in my mind to not hold back if you're feeling it on a given day. There is no definite logic to it so you need to grab it with both hands when you're feeling good.

Congrats on the PB and 14k will happen in the near future.

[Andrew Shuck]

@ Martin,Max well done on your PB's defo more to come.

[MartinSH4321]

With the "do not race your training" wisdom of experienced rowers front and central in my mind, I sat down to do an hour at HM pace.

12.00 2759 2.10.4 ("ooh, this is easy. Bang on pace target")
24.00 2776 2.09.6 ("bit fast, but still conversation pace")
36.00 2785 2.09.2 ("hmm. I have no discipline!")
48.00 2811 2.08.0 ("going for the PB now")
60.00 2852 2.06.2 ("damn, the monitor's showing the force curve, no idea how far I've gone").

13983 overall at 2.08.7 22/m.

Two more strokes would have got me over 14k, but a PB by nearly 200m nevertheless. Perhaps I'll stick to my plan one day!

well done Max, next time you'll get the 14k!

[MartinSH4321]

@ Martin,Max well done on your PB's defo more to come.

Thanks Andrew, I hope you're right!