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[max_ratcliffe]

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This really is excellent work Max. Certainly leaving me for dust on the shorter distances!!!
Massive rate too. I could hold that SPM for about a minute before turning into a fish that has jumped out of its bowl!

Thanks Dino,

The slow rate training is going nowhere at the moment, but learning to rate up has made a big difference to my efforts in the short stuff. Henry made some comment a while ago along the lines of "why would you try to row like a tall heavyweight if you're short" that struck home.

I will be interested to see if I can extend the higher rate stroke to 2k (not 35spm - that would definitely end in an HD), but not 26spm either.

[KeithT]

8,038 in 30 minutes @ 20spm. Really please to have cracked the 8k barrier.
Then I see Stu goes quicker for twice that time! Well done.

This is a big milestone, way to go!

[DavidA]

8,038 in 30 minutes @ 20spm. Really please to have cracked the 8k barrier.
Then I see Stu goes quicker for twice that time! Well done.

Congratulations!
Breaking 8 k is big deal.

David

[Tony Cook]

10 seconds off my 10k time.
OK it’s only my second time at it and the first time I just wanted to see if I could come in under 40mins.
This time I did it as part of the Heptathlon Challenge and as it was the first event I took it steady. Looks like I may have to ‘pain up’ and have a proper crack at it.

[mict450]

Important milestone, Tony. Well done!!

[iangallagher]

This was totally unexpected as I did my neck in yesterday and could barely move - so hardly slept and was hobbling about all morning. As the morning wore on I loosened up a little but I resigned myself to a few days off. Out of interest, i did jump on the rower for 3 seconds at a low drag just to see how it felt. If i stayed completely rigid it was ok.
Anyway, big lunch of fish and chips and I was just about to settle down for the arvo - when the baby went off for a sleep. I thought i cant miss this opportunity so i'll go in the garage and just do a light and easy 10km to get the blood moving - as it might help with recovery.

Low and behold the session was feeling good and I was feeling better and better as it was progressing. I settled on a higher Stroke rate than normal and was just playing around doing rate ladders to keep things interesting. It was only when i go to 8km I saw that i might be able to sneak under 37 minutes if I pushed.

Thats a 58 second improvement in 4 days and my best before that was 38.31 from the start of May. Well chuffed!


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:55.7 10,000m 1:50.7 257 1185 25 167
7:32.9 2,000m 1:53.2 241 1129 23 156
7:22.0 4,000m 1:50.5 259 1192 25 161
7:28.8 6,000m 1:52.2 248 1152 25 166
7:22.5 8,000m 1:50.6 259 1189 26 174
7:09.4 10,000m 1:47.3 283 1273 29 182

[Tandstad]

This was totally unexpected as I did my neck in yesterday and could barely move - so hardly slept and was hobbling about all morning. As the morning wore on I loosened up a little but I resigned myself to a few days off. Out of interest, i did jump on the rower for 3 seconds at a low drag just to see how it felt. If i stayed completely rigid it was ok.
Anyway, big lunch of fish and chips and I was just about to settle down for the arvo - when the baby went off for a sleep. I thought i cant miss this opportunity so i'll go in the garage and just do a light and easy 10km to get the blood moving - as it might help with recovery.

Low and behold the session was feeling good and I was feeling better and better as it was progressing. I settled on a higher Stroke rate than normal and was just playing around doing rate ladders to keep things interesting. It was only when i go to 8km I saw that i might be able to sneak under 37 minutes if I pushed.

Thats a 58 second improvement in 4 days and my best before that was 38.31 from the start of May. Well chuffed!


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:55.7 10,000m 1:50.7 257 1185 25 167
7:32.9 2,000m 1:53.2 241 1129 23 156
7:22.0 4,000m 1:50.5 259 1192 25 161
7:28.8 6,000m 1:52.2 248 1152 25 166
7:22.5 8,000m 1:50.6 259 1189 26 174
7:09.4 10,000m 1:47.3 283 1273 29 182

Wow great job Ian, really strong time at a low rate funny how when you are not expecting to do good, it seems like all tention is removed, and suddenly you get a PB! Very strong last 2k too.

[MartinSH4321]

This was totally unexpected as I did my neck in yesterday and could barely move - so hardly slept and was hobbling about all morning. As the morning wore on I loosened up a little but I resigned myself to a few days off. Out of interest, i did jump on the rower for 3 seconds at a low drag just to see how it felt. If i stayed completely rigid it was ok.
Anyway, big lunch of fish and chips and I was just about to settle down for the arvo - when the baby went off for a sleep. I thought i cant miss this opportunity so i'll go in the garage and just do a light and easy 10km to get the blood moving - as it might help with recovery.

Low and behold the session was feeling good and I was feeling better and better as it was progressing. I settled on a higher Stroke rate than normal and was just playing around doing rate ladders to keep things interesting. It was only when i go to 8km I saw that i might be able to sneak under 37 minutes if I pushed.

Thats a 58 second improvement in 4 days and my best before that was 38.31 from the start of May. Well chuffed!


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:55.7 10,000m 1:50.7 257 1185 25 167
7:32.9 2,000m 1:53.2 241 1129 23 156
7:22.0 4,000m 1:50.5 259 1192 25 161
7:28.8 6,000m 1:52.2 248 1152 25 166
7:22.5 8,000m 1:50.6 259 1189 26 174
7:09.4 10,000m 1:47.3 283 1273 29 182

Well done Ian, a lot of great performances (and more to come for sure)!

[Dangerscouse]

10 seconds off my 10k time.
OK it’s only my second time at it and the first time I just wanted to see if I could come in under 40mins.
This time I did it as part of the Heptathlon Challenge and as it was the first event I took it steady. Looks like I may have to ‘pain up’ and have a proper crack at it.

10 secs improvement, with obvious reluctance to go too hard, is a great result.

[Dangerscouse]

This was totally unexpected as I did my neck in yesterday and could barely move - so hardly slept and was hobbling about all morning. As the morning wore on I loosened up a little but I resigned myself to a few days off. Out of interest, i did jump on the rower for 3 seconds at a low drag just to see how it felt. If i stayed completely rigid it was ok.
Anyway, big lunch of fish and chips and I was just about to settle down for the arvo - when the baby went off for a sleep. I thought i cant miss this opportunity so i'll go in the garage and just do a light and easy 10km to get the blood moving - as it might help with recovery.

Low and behold the session was feeling good and I was feeling better and better as it was progressing. I settled on a higher Stroke rate than normal and was just playing around doing rate ladders to keep things interesting. It was only when i go to 8km I saw that i might be able to sneak under 37 minutes if I pushed.

Thats a 58 second improvement in 4 days and my best before that was 38.31 from the start of May. Well chuffed!


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:55.7 10,000m 1:50.7 257 1185 25 167
7:32.9 2,000m 1:53.2 241 1129 23 156
7:22.0 4,000m 1:50.5 259 1192 25 161
7:28.8 6,000m 1:52.2 248 1152 25 166
7:22.5 8,000m 1:50.6 259 1189 26 174
7:09.4 10,000m 1:47.3 283 1273 29 182

I'm really not sure how you're doing it; short and long distances, injuries and all whilst you're still getting used to rowing

You're clearly a natural athlete especially given your running PBs too.

[winniewinser]

10 seconds off my 10k time.
OK it’s only my second time at it and the first time I just wanted to see if I could come in under 40mins.
This time I did it as part of the Heptathlon Challenge and as it was the first event I took it steady. Looks like I may have to ‘pain up’ and have a proper crack at it.

Well done Tony, great progress!

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Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:55.7 10,000m 1:50.7 257 1185 25 167
7:32.9 2,000m 1:53.2 241 1129 23 156
7:22.0 4,000m 1:50.5 259 1192 25 161
7:28.8 6,000m 1:52.2 248 1152 25 166
7:22.5 8,000m 1:50.6 259 1189 26 174
7:09.4 10,000m 1:47.3 283 1273 29 182

Another great PB....just knocking everything out the park right now and good to see the niggling injury didn't come to much.

[max_ratcliffe]

10 seconds off my 10k time.
OK it’s only my second time at it and the first time I just wanted to see if I could come in under 40mins.
This time I did it as part of the Heptathlon Challenge and as it was the first event I took it steady. Looks like I may have to ‘pain up’ and have a proper crack at it.

Any PB is worth shouting about. Well done.

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Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:55.7 10,000m 1:50.7 257 1185 25 167
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Preposterous! To put in this sort of effort while injured is pretty special. Nice work.

[max_ratcliffe]

Planning on an hour of steady state, but got a bit sidetracked with yard work, so had a crack at the ugly step child as part of the heptathlon.

Bare bones:

6000, 23:23.8, 1:56.9

1k splits:
3:52.2, 3:53.2, 3:53.2, 3:53.9, 4:00.8, 3:49.4

Chimp was agitating a lot with 2k to go, so I slowed down between 1500 and 1000 to go.

[Dino]

Planning on an hour of steady state, but got a bit sidetracked with yard work, so had a crack at the ugly step child as part of the heptathlon.

Bare bones:

6000, 23:23.8, 1:56.9

1k splits:
3:52.2, 3:53.2, 3:53.2, 3:53.9, 4:00.8, 3:49.4

Chimp was agitating a lot with 2k to go, so I slowed down between 1500 and 1000 to go.

Nice one Max! Done me again too!!
By my reckoning according to your signature that's 2 x PB for the price of 1 as you would have gone through 5k in 19:33?
If you target 5k you must be looking at ~19:25 now

[winniewinser]

Planning on an hour of steady state, but got a bit sidetracked with yard work, so had a crack at the ugly step child as part of the heptathlon.

Bare bones:

6000, 23:23.8, 1:56.9

1k splits:
3:52.2, 3:53.2, 3:53.2, 3:53.9, 4:00.8, 3:49.4

Chimp was agitating a lot with 2k to go, so I slowed down between 1500 and 1000 to go.

Nice and consistent with a fast last.... congrats mate