New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[max_ratcliffe]

6k in 22:06.7 today.
First hard go at it so had to be a PB, but pleased to get at my 5k pace. Suppose I’ll have to try to squeeze that one down a bit now.

Great work Tony,

This is a very good time, but I suspect you'll go a faster still soon as you get more experienced on the erg.

[max_ratcliffe]

Had a crack at the 5k today, but HD'd at 3k. A pretty poor effort TBH, as I wasn't going much quicker than I did the 6k last week.

3:50.1 1000 1:55.0 28
3:53.6 2000 1:56.8 27
3:52.2 3000 1:56.1 27
:06.3 3019 2:45.7 9

Bearing in mind Stu's advice about doing a "punisher" after a poor effort, had a break for a few minutes and then first ever TT on the 500m (so an automatic PB):

1:38.2 500m 1:38.2 370 1572 40
0:20.1 100m 1:40.5 345 1486 39
0:19.2 200m 1:35.9 396 1661 41
0:19.4 300m 1:37.0 383 1619 43
0:19.7 400m 1:38.5 366 1560 40
0:19.9 500m 1:39.5 355 1522 42.

Following my current plan of seeing Dino's PBs and chipping the proverbial gnat's appendage off them...

I think I need a bit more stroke power to improve this - trading power for rate atm. I am going to try the following for a couple of weeks to see if I can bring this 500m down a bit. This is from a link that Lindsay shared recently, originally from a Ralph Earle. Target certainly won't be 1:20 through!

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During that time, squeeze the target from above and below with just two speed workouts per week.
For example, suppose your target is 1:20, then on Speed Day #1 do 300|250|200 @1:20 with as much rest as you want without getting cold.
On Speed Day #2, do 600|550|500 @ target+10 (in this case, 1:30), but with only 2:30 rest (i.e., go again when the flywheel stops).
Speed Day #3 = 325|275|225 @1:20.
Speed Day #4 = 600|550|500 @1:29
Each week add 25m to the @1:20 workout and subtract 1s/500m from the other.
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[Dangerscouse]

Today.... it was the ''BIG ONE'', the Marathon,

Delighted to report I set a new British record in the 60-69 year olds Lightweight (under 75 kilo) Category.

2:47:22.5

1:59.0 pace

It also beat the Hwt record...so there's a target for you Nick Rockliff!


I was ably encouraged by my wife Carol Woodward and got into shape for it thanks to some great coaching from Eddie Fletcher so the record splits 3 ways I think!

I'm now going to start a 3 month training program with Eddie for a 100k and see if I can break the British Record for that one...as it's roughly 63 miles it will make a nice thing to do on my 63rd Birthday in September...that should earn me a decent sized bit of cake!

Very impressive result Rod. Well done

[rtbrouwer]

Today.... it was the ''BIG ONE'', the Marathon,

Delighted to report I set a new British record in the 60-69 year olds Lightweight (under 75 kilo) Category.

2:47:22.5

1:59.0 pace

It also beat the Hwt record...so there's a target for you Nick Rockliff!


I was ably encouraged by my wife Carol Woodward and got into shape for it thanks to some great coaching from Eddie Fletcher so the record splits 3 ways I think!

I'm now going to start a 3 month training program with Eddie for a 100k and see if I can break the British Record for that one...as it's roughly 63 miles it will make a nice thing to do on my 63rd Birthday in September...that should earn me a decent sized bit of cake!

Very well done, excellent performance!

[Rod]

Wow!! Really well done Rod. That’s a great pace at any age.
Any of Eddie’s golden nuggets that you are free to pass on?

Another nice session, well done.
Only ever done one FM and that was a long long time ago. Never even thought about doing another but then again didn't say I wouldn't.

Great effort being a lwt anf 62.
I'm just practising. 3 years to go.
But hope to come close to me effort of yesterday.
FM: 2:42:55.4.: https://log.concept2.com/profile/1076802/log/45076823

Congrats Rod, strong effort and on the same day Cracknell broke the 40-49 HWT record.

Congrats Rod, amazing performance

Well done Rod. That's 8 of the 13 in the bag. You're well over half way, keep 'em coming.

Lovely work Rod. Amazing run of success you're on at the moment.

Very impressive result Rod. Well done

Very well done, excellent performance!

A big ''Thank you'' for the positive comments to all the kind folk that have taken the time and trouble to make them on here, they are very much appreciated I assure you and I'm just sorry I can't reply to them all individually as that would clog up the page for quite a while!

Alex mentioned the Marathon record from James Cracknell, he and I have the same coach and we're in the same training group so spurred each other on....he's quite a guy to have encouraging you I have to say!

Happy rowing to all of you and good luck for plenty of PB's

[Dangerscouse]

I'm just practising. 3 years to go.
But hope to come close to me effort of yesterday.
FM: 2:42:55.4.: https://log.concept2.com/profile/1076802/log/45076823

This really deserves its own post as it's got lost.

That's an excellent result, and this not being a PB makes it even more remarkable

[sjors]

I'm just practising. 3 years to go.
But hope to come close to me effort of yesterday.
FM: 2:42:55.4.: https://log.concept2.com/profile/1076802/log/45076823

This really deserves its own post as it's got lost.

That's an excellent result, and this not being a PB makes it even more remarkable

Thanks. It was max.
I fear I’m in the age category where PBs are getting unreachable. But who knows if I can find new strategies.

[Dangerscouse]

I'm just practising. 3 years to go.
But hope to come close to me effort of yesterday.
FM: 2:42:55.4.: https://log.concept2.com/profile/1076802/log/45076823

This really deserves its own post as it's got lost.

That's an excellent result, and this not being a PB makes it even more remarkable

Thanks. It was max.
I fear I’m in the age category where PBs are getting unreachable. But who knows if I can find new strategies.

It's inevitable that we slow down, but regardless this is a extremely enviable result for any age.

[hjs]

This really deserves its own post as it's got lost.

That's an excellent result, and this not being a PB makes it even more remarkable

Thanks. It was max.
I fear I’m in the age category where PBs are getting unreachable. But who knows if I can find new strategies.

It's inevitable that we slow down, but regardless this is a extremely enviable result for any age.

Also done on a hot day outside. 25c ish. No matter what that is not optimal. The same effort on a cooler day will be faster.

[jackarabit]

57 yrs. cf. 65 yrs old. Not much age difference to Rodney either but Siebe does have the weather gauge. . Fortune favors the bold print atm.

[Anth_F]

Today.... it was the ''BIG ONE'', the Marathon,

Delighted to report I set a new British record in the 60-69 year olds Lightweight (under 75 kilo) Category.

2:47:22.5

1:59.0 pace

It also beat the Hwt record...so there's a target for you Nick Rockliff!


I was ably encouraged by my wife Carol Woodward and got into shape for it thanks to some great coaching from Eddie Fletcher so the record splits 3 ways I think!

I'm now going to start a 3 month training program with Eddie for a 100k and see if I can break the British Record for that one...as it's roughly 63 miles it will make a nice thing to do on my 63rd Birthday in September...that should earn me a decent sized bit of cake!

You sure put the Pow WoW in that one Rod Even just doing a FM is great one to tick off... i doubt you'd catch me doing one! 30 mins is enough for me these days

Kudos buddy!!!!

[Rod]

You sure put the Pow WoW in that one Rod Even just doing a FM is great one to tick off... i doubt you'd catch me doing one! 30 mins is enough for me these days Kudos buddy!!!!

Thanks Anth, kind of you to say, given how badly my glutes still ache today I'd say you're the sensible one...going over 30 mins can cause pain that lasts a loooong time!

[hobbit]

Today.... it was the ''BIG ONE'', the Marathon,

Delighted to report I set a new British record in the 60-69 year olds Lightweight (under 75 kilo) Category.

2:47:22.5

1:59.0 pace

Great stuff, Rod! What a roll you're on. You're an inspiration to us older, LW rowers.

[Dino]

1:38.2 500m 1:38.2 370 1572 40
0:20.1 100m 1:40.5 345 1486 39
0:19.2 200m 1:35.9 396 1661 41
0:19.4 300m 1:37.0 383 1619 43
0:19.7 400m 1:38.5 366 1560 40
0:19.9 500m 1:39.5 355 1522 42.

Following my current plan of seeing Dino's PBs and chipping the proverbial gnat's appendage off them...

LOL... nice one Max!
That's my oldest PB 07/12/18
Haven't tried it since, although maybe now I'll have do something about that

[winniewinser]

...
1:38.2 500m 1:38.2 370 1572 40
0:20.1 100m 1:40.5 345 1486 39
0:19.2 200m 1:35.9 396 1661 41
0:19.4 300m 1:37.0 383 1619 43
0:19.7 400m 1:38.5 366 1560 40
0:19.9 500m 1:39.5 355 1522 42.

Following my current plan of seeing Dino's PBs and chipping the proverbial gnat's appendage off them...

...

NIce bounceback Max and I'm sure you can nibble more off that given some dedicated training