New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[nick rockliff]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

Nice, well done.

[Tandstad]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

Big congrats Alex, this is brilliant stuff and 2 minutes too!!

[winniewinser]

Nice, well done.

Big congrats Alex, this is brilliant stuff and 2 minutes too!!

Thanks chaps....been a long time since I had something to post in this thread

[Dino]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

Well done Alex... big milestone going sub 2:00 pace on the HM

[iangallagher]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

great to see you posting in this thread mate! A big PB too and looks like more to come! well done

[winniewinser]

Well done Alex... big milestone going sub 2:00 pace on the HM

Thanks Dino, appreciate the kind words

great to see you posting in this thread mate! A big PB too and looks like more to come! well done

Cheers Ian, feels like an age since I had a PB so happy to get this one bagged

[Dangerscouse]

Thanks chaps....been a long time since I had something to post in this thread

In a strange way this can be a good thing. When you're maxing out your potential, PBs can be hard to come by.

Admittedly this isn't infallible logic but as you get more experienced you know when to stick, when to twist and when to quit

[winniewinser]

Thanks chaps....been a long time since I had something to post in this thread

In a strange way this can be a good thing. When you're maxing out your potential, PBs can be hard to come by.

Admittedly this isn't infallible logic but as you get more experienced you know when to stick, when to twist and when to quit

Agreed....plus these are not 100% effort as I'm restricting myself to around 90% MHR. So not many of my PB's will be breakable at that level for sure. The last 60' TT was around 90% so I may have a chance at that and possibly the 6K TT which seems light compared to others.

I did sense a little HR flutter late on in the HM yesterday so need to be sure not to get carried away

[KeithT]

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Outstanding time, Keith, your mixed feelings notwithstanding.

A positive split doesn't work for me - it's too easy to listen to the chimp when you're ahead of target (I nearly stopped with 800m to go of my HM last month, because I was ahead of the clock, and felt that I'd still get a PB after a rest!).

Doug shared this a while ago as a method of negative splitting. I might use it next time I'm doing a TT:

40% at target +1
30% at target
20% at target -1
10% at target -2.

So for a 36' 10k, you'd do 4k at 1:49, the next 3k at 1:48, 2k at 1:47 and then the final 1000m at 1:46. I think.

Thanks - yeah I follow similar negative splits for most rows and PBs but started this "cushion building" thing with longer rows as I prepared for my first FM and it has become a habit. It seems like an OK ides until your tired and an mind tells you that you have to slow down and it's OK to.

[KeithT]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

Massive improvement and finished strong!

[winniewinser]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

Massive improvement and finished strong!

Many thanks Keith

[DavidA]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

Woo hoo!
Congratulations on the PB, and beating 2:00! (Now to drop those 8.5 s )

David

[winniewinser]

Woo hoo!
Congratulations on the PB, and beating 2:00! (Now to drop those 8.5 s )

David

Thx David. I don't normally have the projected finish time on display or I might have pushed a but more to break 1:24:00 . Save that for another day

[philjoakley]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

A bit late in seeing this. Very nicely done Alex. I could never think about sitting on an erg for that long. Great stuff!

[winniewinser]

HM PB ...got it done this morning....no dramas...all positive and really pleased to knock nearly 2mins off the PB . Onwards to other distances now.

A bit late in seeing this. Very nicely done Alex. I could never think about sitting on an erg for that long. Great stuff!

Thx Phil.

I never thought I'd do another HM after walking like John Wayne post my first one in December . The distance feels relatively comfortable now.