New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[vepjan]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

[Dangerscouse]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Well done. Your first sub 7 is always a moment to be very proud of, and you didn't have any margin for error

[Rod]

Brill to see, well done Rod. So you reckon that hard work does pay off - not something I'm familiar with . And more to come you say - will look forward to that IDC.

Congrats Rod....keep em coming!There's hope for me yet as I only started at 47

Thanks Mike and Alex, now to get stuck into a 10k (maybe 2-3 weeks time) then the big one...the hour.....and a go at getting over 10 miles (16k)....it's gonna hurt!

[vepjan]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Well done. Your first sub 7 is always a moment to be very proud of, and you didn't have any margin for error

Thanks! You are right. This was more like stumbling over the finish line, but I will take it. Next time will be with bigger margin I hope.
My splits looked like this
1:44.5 500m 1:44.5 307 1355 30
1:44.8 1,000m 1:44.8 304 1346 32
1:45.4 1,500m 1:45.4 299 1328 32
1:45.1 2,000m 1:45.1 301 1337 33

[Dangerscouse]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Well done. Your first sub 7 is always a moment to be very proud of, and you didn't have any margin for error

Thanks! You are right. This was more like stumbling over the finish line, but I will take it. Next time will be with bigger margin I hope.
My splits looked like this
1:44.5 500m 1:44.5 307 1355 30
1:44.8 1,000m 1:44.8 304 1346 32
1:45.4 1,500m 1:45.4 299 1328 32
1:45.1 2,000m 1:45.1 301 1337 33

Confidence is a big part in improving so next time you will know it's possible rather than just hoping.

It doesn't matter how you do it, just getting it done is all that matters.

[Dangerscouse]

6k Time Trial

21:55.9

New British Record in the 60-69 Lightweight Category (The ''Little Old Men'' )

I improved the record I set a year ago by 3.7 seconds.

I posted this in the training thread but putting it here as well as it's an ''all time'' PB....which shows I should have taken this crazy lark a lot more seriously when I first got involved at the tender age of 49.....but I really did have absolutely no idea I could ever get to Lightweight (the thought didn't even occur to me back then...) or row this fast!

Big thanks again to Eddie Fletcher whose superb coaching has got me into the kind of shape where I can do this and continues to get me fitter and faster

Great result Rod. The 6k is a tough distance to pace properly.

[max_ratcliffe]

6k Time Trial

21:55.9

New British Record in the 60-69 Lightweight Category (The ''Little Old Men'' )

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Big thanks again to Eddie Fletcher whose superb coaching has got me into the kind of shape where I can do this and continues to get me fitter and faster

Fantastic work Rod. You're on a roll at the moment, and as I said last time (all of a week ago?), it's inspiring that this is an all-time PB for you.

[max_ratcliffe]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Nice one. This is a huge milestone, perhaps the biggest of all.

[Rod]

Fantastic work Rod. You're on a roll at the moment, and as I said last time (all of a week ago?), it's inspiring that this is an all-time PB for you.

Great result Rod. The 6k is a tough distance to pace properly.

Thanks Max and Stu.....now for the 10k in a few weeks then the 60 mins....ouch!

[jimmyshand]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Well done. Your first sub 7 is always a moment to be very proud of, and you didn't have any margin for error

Thanks! You are right. This was more like stumbling over the finish line, but I will take it. Next time will be with bigger margin I hope.
My splits looked like this
1:44.5 500m 1:44.5 307 1355 30
1:44.8 1,000m 1:44.8 304 1346 32
1:45.4 1,500m 1:45.4 299 1328 32
1:45.1 2,000m 1:45.1 301 1337 33

Great result and gutsy performance with the final 500m! With slightly different pacing I'm sure you can shave some more off this.

[WIghtsculler]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Well done indeed. First sub 7 mins is always a massive milestone.

[Tandstad]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Congratulations, sub7 is the one to get

[vepjan]

Thanks everyone! Will keep working on it. 6:50 is next goal.

[KeithT]

It finally happened.... 6:59.9 for the 2k. My throat is not feeling too great, but I am well chuffed.

Great job!! As others have said, this may be the ultimate milestone to hit, so enjoy it and know you now have it in you.

[Dangerscouse]

Thanks everyone! Will keep working on it. 6:50 is next goal.

Make sure to keep working on it as you're full of confidence and belief so you are more likely to keep improving. If you hit a wall and can't improve, back off a bit and do 3 or 4 sub-max 2k intervals at 2k+3/4 pace with 4 or 5 mins rest just to further strengthen your fitness and belief.

Are you following a structured plan?