New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Tandstad]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

[MartinSH4321]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

Wow, that's a great result, big congrats!
After your 2x1k/4'R I was very sure you'll crush your PB

[Tandstad]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

Wow, that's a great result, big congrats!
After your 2x1k/4'R I was very sure you'll crush your PB

Thank you very much MartinSH4321, I am very satifsied about it, I had a "sub3"-plan for the competition, glad I won't have to try 3 times during the 5 days

Did you have a go at it yet? Surely your results lately are also looking very promising for your part

[MartinSH4321]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

Wow, that's a great result, big congrats!
After your 2x1k/4'R I was very sure you'll crush your PB

Thank you very much MartinSH4321, I am very satifsied about it, I had a "sub3"-plan for the competition, glad I won't have to try 3 times during the 5 days

Did you have a go at it yet? Surely your results lately are also looking very promising for your part

Atm hay fever is slowing me down, normal training feels harder than usual and I get breathing problems, and one of my kids is sick, not the best preconditions for a 1k TT I hope it will get better and I can give it a good go, but I don't put myself under too much preassure, if I can't do it, bad luck. I'll get a new PB this season for sure
I'm curious what time you'll get at the 500m, maybe that's a distance where we can challenge

[Tandstad]

Wow, that's a great result, big congrats!
After your 2x1k/4'R I was very sure you'll crush your PB

Thank you very much MartinSH4321, I am very satifsied about it, I had a "sub3"-plan for the competition, glad I won't have to try 3 times during the 5 days

Did you have a go at it yet? Surely your results lately are also looking very promising for your part

Atm hay fever is slowing me down, normal training feels harder than usual and I get breathing problems, and one of my kids is sick, not the best preconditions for a 1k TT I hope it will get better and I can give it a good go, but I don't put myself under too much preassure, if I can't do it, bad luck. I'll get a new PB this season for sure
I'm curious what time you'll get at the 500m, maybe that's a distance where we can challenge

Sorry to hear that, hope you will be back soon, and that the kiddo will get well soon Know what you mean about the pre-conditions, have a 2 and 5 year old also, and sometimes it just seems like there are too many obstacles, when you get to start working out at 9/10 PM

I will definitely not be chasing you on the 500, you are a complete powermonster there! You will reach sub1:20 long before I can get anywhere near 1:25. During my 1k yesterday the lowest I saw was 1:26

[hjs]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

Given your build and age certainly not unexpected, think you are underestimating your potential.

Congrats

Re 500, don,t know what technique you are using, but a 500 is a lot faster than a 1k, think you should try a few 100m sprints to get a feeling for your speed. You should be able to pull 1.23 ish for certain.

[MartinSH4321]

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Sorry to hear that, hope you will be back soon, and that the kiddo will get well soon Know what you mean about the pre-conditions, have a 2 and 5 year old also, and sometimes it just seems like there are too many obstacles, when you get to start working out at 9/10 PM

I will definitely not be chasing you on the 500, you are a complete powermonster there! You will reach sub1:20 long before I can get anywhere near 1:25. During my 1k yesterday the lowest I saw was 1:26

Thank you, yeah we're in the same boat here

I agree with Henry (as almost always ), you underestimate your potential. As you can hold sub 1:30 for 1k you'll be much faster for half the distance, and your 30R20 shows that you have enough power. Propably you'll need 2-3 attempts as it's very different to the more aerobic distances, even the 1k. You'll do fine

The 1:20 is a big goal for me (like the sub 3 1k), I'll give it a try before this season ends, but I don't think I'll get it, my aerobic fitness still needs to be better (but at least I had big improvements this season, so next season I'll get it), lots of UT2 work to do for me

[OregonERG]

Preface - Why can't I row a good 2km? I do all these PRs in the 5000 (18:13) and 10000 (37:12) but I still blow up in the 2km? Any advice?

Last night was a 10,000m PR - This was so hard. I did a 5km warm-up (slow) and then got after it with a 10km time trial at 1:51.6 pace --- 37:12.5

It started well but got rough after the first 4km. There was nothing I could do to avoid positive splitting the whole thing… I just got more and more exhausted as it went along. I hit 5km in 18:27 and 8km in 29:41 though, which sounded good to me. The last 4km were bad though. So hard...

One good thing was that I have worked recently to lower the drag factor (4 on the damper) so I was pulling only 107. That is why my stroke rate was higher than usual (33 spm). I come from a running background and don't mind the higher stroke rate. I am not a "strong" rower so I make up for my weakness with spm.

p.s. My old PR was 37:19, so this was a 7 second PR. Rowing is so hard.

Date Mar. 4, '20
2,000m 7:21
4,000m 7:23
6,000m 7:26
8,000m 7:30
10,000m 7:31
Total Time 37:12.5
Pace / 500m 1:51.6
Stokes / Min. 33
Drag Factor 107

[KeithT]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

Awesome work! You beat my PB by .1 seconds too, now I will have to try and top that . Didn't happen today (see training post) but maybe in coming months.

[Tandstad]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

Awesome work! You beat my PB by .1 seconds too, now I will have to try and top that . Didn't happen today (see training post) but maybe in coming months.

Thanks KeithT, I actually had your time in the back of my head

I am sure you will better your time quite soon, and hopefully we can push each other on!

[canglem]

I apparently had never ranked a 1k before, and decided to go for the sprint challenge tonight. Did a 20m warmup then surprised myself with this. Definitely fly and die but held on better than I thought I would.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
3:45.3 1,000m 1:52.6 245 1142 29
0:41.4 200m 1:43.5 316 1386 35
0:42.8 400m 1:47.0 286 1283 32
0:46.3 600m 1:55.7 226 1076 27
0:47.1 800m 1:57.7 214 1037 27
0:47.6 1,000m 1:59.0 208 1014 26

https://log.concept2.com/profile/1263328/log/42550093

[Tandstad]

I apparently had never ranked a 1k before, and decided to go for the sprint challenge tonight. Did a 20m warmup then surprised myself with this. Definitely fly and die but held on better than I thought I would.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
3:45.3 1,000m 1:52.6 245 1142 29
0:41.4 200m 1:43.5 316 1386 35
0:42.8 400m 1:47.0 286 1283 32
0:46.3 600m 1:55.7 226 1076 27
0:47.1 800m 1:57.7 214 1037 27
0:47.6 1,000m 1:59.0 208 1014 26

https://log.concept2.com/profile/1263328/log/42550093

Aggressive start indeed, good going Perhaps you could try to hold 1:50 for the whole piece next time, and rather increase the speed at 200 meters left if you are up for it?

[max_ratcliffe]

2:59.7 for the 1k sprint challenge was definitely dreaming about it, but figured it would not happen until next years comp.

It was not pretty to watch, but got it done!

Boom! Great job.

[max_ratcliffe]

I apparently had never ranked a 1k before, and decided to go for the sprint challenge tonight. Did a 20m warmup then surprised myself with this. Definitely fly and die but held on better than I thought I would.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
3:45.3 1,000m 1:52.6 245 1142 29
0:41.4 200m 1:43.5 316 1386 35
0:42.8 400m 1:47.0 286 1283 32
0:46.3 600m 1:55.7 226 1076 27
0:47.1 800m 1:57.7 214 1037 27
0:47.6 1,000m 1:59.0 208 1014 26

https://log.concept2.com/profile/1263328/log/42550093

Well done.
That's pretty quick, and a seriously gutsy effort to not HD having gone out so quick.

[canglem]

I apparently had never ranked a 1k before, and decided to go for the sprint challenge tonight. Did a 20m warmup then surprised myself with this. Definitely fly and die but held on better than I thought I would.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
3:45.3 1,000m 1:52.6 245 1142 29
0:41.4 200m 1:43.5 316 1386 35
0:42.8 400m 1:47.0 286 1283 32
0:46.3 600m 1:55.7 226 1076 27
0:47.1 800m 1:57.7 214 1037 27
0:47.6 1,000m 1:59.0 208 1014 26

https://log.concept2.com/profile/1263328/log/42550093

Aggressive start indeed, good going Perhaps you could try to hold 1:50 for the whole piece next time, and rather increase the speed at 200 meters left if you are up for it?

Thanks! I sat down to do it with no plan or expectations, with a loose goal of going sub 4:00. I thought the best way to do it having not really done much sprinting at all would be go as fast as I can to build a cushion, then hold on for dear life.

Other than the last 750m, I really enjoyed it!