New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[max_ratcliffe]

Gave it another go at 5km today. Knocked about 16-17 seconds off my previous PB. I only wanted to beat my previous best of 19:14 but sub 19 was in sight so I had to go for it! Happy with the unintentional negative splits too!

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I was on the rower at work which has a PM3 so couldn’t use my HR monitor but I ended up at 182 bmp (on my Apple Watch) which is pretty much my max

Very nice Dave,
Sub-19 is a great milestone.

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Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:00:00.0 16,179m 1:51.2 254 1174 28 166
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Great work Ian.16k is another very enviable milestone.

[KeithT]

Gave it another go at 5km today. Knocked about 16-17 seconds off my previous PB. I only wanted to beat my previous best of 19:14 but sub 19 was in sight so I had to go for it! Happy with the unintentional negative splits too!



I was on the rower at work which has a PM3 so couldn’t use my HR monitor but I ended up at 182 bmp (on my Apple Watch) which is pretty much my max

Great improvement and major milestone to hit and great pacing, fantastic result all around!

[KeithT]

Did a 60 minute time trial today. Low expectations as i dont deserve a good time as i havent put in the hours. So i was expecting much - just hoping to complete it and hit 16km per the target.

Set off well. Thought id get a slight buffer as i knew id need it somewhere along the way. That happened at the 30 minute mark. Had to hop off the rower and adjust my fan and grab a drink. Lost 100 meters there. Didnt particularly revive me in any way but managed to slog home to the finish. Had a little sprint at the end and was glad to be done.

Didnt really enjoy that at all. Bum was numb for the majority, my form felt sloppy and generally just felt too hard today. Glad to get it over with. Just checked and beat my previous best by around 800 meters so cant be too upset really.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:00:00.0 16,179m 1:51.2 254 1174 28 166
5:00.0 1,358m 1:50.4 260 1193 29 141
10:00.0 1,359m 1:50.3 260 1195 28 152
15:00.0 1,361m 1:50.2 261 1199 28 159
20:00.0 1,362m 1:50.1 262 1201 29 165
25:00.0 1,358m 1:50.4 260 1193 28 167
30:00.0 1,346m 1:51.4 253 1170 28 166
35:00.0 1,246m 2:00.3 201 990 26 169
40:00.0 1,346m 1:51.4 253 1170 29 172
45:00.0 1,348m 1:51.2 254 1174 29 173
50:00.0 1,341m 1:51.8 250 1160 29 175
55:00.0 1,339m 1:52.0 249 1156 29 173
1:00:00.0 1,414m 1:46.0 293 1309 34 185

Amazing result, especially with a small break - this beats my PB. The 60 minute is a tough one in general but to me one of the hardest ones to get the pacing right. Seems simple to sit on a pace but going that for 60 minutes is hard as its not exactly slow, I tend to try to "build a cushion" on the 60 minute. Not optimal I am sure but I do that on a lot of the longer TTs.

[Dave_G1986]

Did a 60 minute time trial today. Low expectations as i dont deserve a good time as i havent put in the hours. So i was expecting much - just hoping to complete it and hit 16km per the target.

Set off well. Thought id get a slight buffer as i knew id need it somewhere along the way. That happened at the 30 minute mark. Had to hop off the rower and adjust my fan and grab a drink. Lost 100 meters there. Didnt particularly revive me in any way but managed to slog home to the finish. Had a little sprint at the end and was glad to be done.

Didnt really enjoy that at all. Bum was numb for the majority, my form felt sloppy and generally just felt too hard today. Glad to get it over with. Just checked and beat my previous best by around 800 meters so cant be too upset really.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:00:00.0 16,179m 1:51.2 254 1174 28 166
5:00.0 1,358m 1:50.4 260 1193 29 141
10:00.0 1,359m 1:50.3 260 1195 28 152
15:00.0 1,361m 1:50.2 261 1199 28 159
20:00.0 1,362m 1:50.1 262 1201 29 165
25:00.0 1,358m 1:50.4 260 1193 28 167
30:00.0 1,346m 1:51.4 253 1170 28 166
35:00.0 1,246m 2:00.3 201 990 26 169
40:00.0 1,346m 1:51.4 253 1170 29 172
45:00.0 1,348m 1:51.2 254 1174 29 173
50:00.0 1,341m 1:51.8 250 1160 29 175
55:00.0 1,339m 1:52.0 249 1156 29 173
1:00:00.0 1,414m 1:46.0 293 1309 34 185

Very impressive that Ian. I can see you beating that by a fair bit in the not too distance future

[DavidA]

YES! 10k PB - 36:51

Without any exaggeration, this felt like a whole new level for me, hard to explain, but I'll try

My last 10k PB effort of 37:05 was really hard, I did 248-250W for the first ca. 8k and then paced up, the second half was tough and I seriously thought about HD.
Today my plan was to stay >250W and have a fast finish to get sub37.
After about 4k I thought "this feels easier than last time, good sign" but thought the second half will get tough.
At 6k I waited for the pain to come, but no pain! It was taxing, but not more.
At 7k I thought "still no pain, OK, but don't risk the sub37 PB, so I only slightly paced up.
At 8k I was absolutely sure to reach my goal and paced up more, and the last k felt great, good pace, good rating and I didn't fall off the erg at the end

I'm so happy with this effort, but to be honest I think there was a good bit more possible, definitely sub 36:45 and maybe close to 36:30.

If this wasn't a "once in a lifetime form" day then I think all my 5k+ PBs can be crushed soon, today's pace was faster than my 30' PB and 16k for 60' are in reach I think, 15W less and 23' more is a fair tradeoff

Sorry for this long post, but the last few months were not very satisfying with both 2k and sprint prep ending bad, so joy is even bigger right now!

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:51.6 10,000m 1:50.5 259 1190 26
3:43.2 1,000m 1:51.6 252 1166 25
3:43.4 2,000m 1:51.7 251 1164 25
3:43.3 3,000m 1:51.6 251 1165 25
3:43.2 4,000m 1:51.6 252 1166 25
3:43.3 5,000m 1:51.6 251 1165 25
3:43.1 6,000m 1:51.5 252 1167 26
3:42.9 7,000m 1:51.4 253 1170 26
3:42.3 8,000m 1:51.1 255 1177 27
3:38.3 9,000m 1:49.1 269 1226 28
3:28.5 10,000m 1:44.2 309 1363 32

Congratulations on a great row and a PB!
It's nice to have had things come together so nicely for you.

David

[DavidA]

10k today - 41:27,8.
I have had a cold that kept me off the erg for almost a week and have only done a couple very slow recovery rows since. Today I wanted to add some sweat and planned for a 10k with 2:10 / 2:05 alternative 500 m. But it felt so good I ended up under 2:08 / 2:03 instead and with negative splits all the way. Great feeling!

Congratulations!
Great job.

David

[DavidA]

Gave it another go at 5km today. Knocked about 16-17 seconds off my previous PB. I only wanted to beat my previous best of 19:14 but sub 19 was in sight so I had to go for it! Happy with the unintentional negative splits too!



I was on the rower at work which has a PM3 so couldn’t use my HR monitor but I ended up at 182 bmp (on my Apple Watch) which is pretty much my max

Congratulations!
Not only a PB, but under 19!

David

[DavidA]

Did a 60 minute time trial today. Low expectations as i dont deserve a good time as i havent put in the hours. So i was expecting much - just hoping to complete it and hit 16km per the target.

Set off well. Thought id get a slight buffer as i knew id need it somewhere along the way. That happened at the 30 minute mark. Had to hop off the rower and adjust my fan and grab a drink. Lost 100 meters there. Didnt particularly revive me in any way but managed to slog home to the finish. Had a little sprint at the end and was glad to be done.

Didnt really enjoy that at all. Bum was numb for the majority, my form felt sloppy and generally just felt too hard today. Glad to get it over with. Just checked and beat my previous best by around 800 meters so cant be too upset really.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:00:00.0 16,179m 1:51.2 254 1174 28 166
5:00.0 1,358m 1:50.4 260 1193 29 141
10:00.0 1,359m 1:50.3 260 1195 28 152
15:00.0 1,361m 1:50.2 261 1199 28 159
20:00.0 1,362m 1:50.1 262 1201 29 165
25:00.0 1,358m 1:50.4 260 1193 28 167
30:00.0 1,346m 1:51.4 253 1170 28 166
35:00.0 1,246m 2:00.3 201 990 26 169
40:00.0 1,346m 1:51.4 253 1170 29 172
45:00.0 1,348m 1:51.2 254 1174 29 173
50:00.0 1,341m 1:51.8 250 1160 29 175
55:00.0 1,339m 1:52.0 249 1156 29 173
1:00:00.0 1,414m 1:46.0 293 1309 34 185

800 m!
Even with hop off!
Congratulations on the PB and breaking 16 km!

David

[MartinSH4321]

YES! 10k PB - 36:51

Without any exaggeration, this felt like a whole new level for me, hard to explain, but I'll try

My last 10k PB effort of 37:05 was really hard, I did 248-250W for the first ca. 8k and then paced up, the second half was tough and I seriously thought about HD.
Today my plan was to stay >250W and have a fast finish to get sub37.
After about 4k I thought "this feels easier than last time, good sign" but thought the second half will get tough.
At 6k I waited for the pain to come, but no pain! It was taxing, but not more.
At 7k I thought "still no pain, OK, but don't risk the sub37 PB, so I only slightly paced up.
At 8k I was absolutely sure to reach my goal and paced up more, and the last k felt great, good pace, good rating and I didn't fall off the erg at the end

I'm so happy with this effort, but to be honest I think there was a good bit more possible, definitely sub 36:45 and maybe close to 36:30.

If this wasn't a "once in a lifetime form" day then I think all my 5k+ PBs can be crushed soon, today's pace was faster than my 30' PB and 16k for 60' are in reach I think, 15W less and 23' more is a fair tradeoff

Sorry for this long post, but the last few months were not very satisfying with both 2k and sprint prep ending bad, so joy is even bigger right now!

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
36:51.6 10,000m 1:50.5 259 1190 26
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Congratulations on a great row and a PB!
It's nice to have had things come together so nicely for you.

David

Thanks David! Yeah, it was an awesome session

[winniewinser]

5km PB -13s
Opened up the engine this morning for a hard 5km. I had intended for this to be a sighter to gauge where I am but it felt good so I carried on and was over the moon to knock 13s off my old PB . The last of my old HWT PBs to fall.



It did highlight how breaking 18' is going to be very hard but it's a good target to have.

[Dangerscouse]

5km PB -13s
Opened up the engine this morning for a hard 5km. I had intended for this to be a sighter to gauge where I am but it felt good so I carried on and was over the moon to knock 13s off my old PB . The last of my old HWT PBs to fall.



It did highlight how breaking 18' is going to be very hard but it's a good target to have.

Well done mate, really good result. Big chunk to knock off.

If this was only a sighter, and based on a lot of recent restricted training, then breaking 18 may not be so tough with some dedicated training. That last 1k shows the potential is there.

[max_ratcliffe]

5km PB -13s
Opened up the engine this morning for a hard 5km. I had intended for this to be a sighter to gauge where I am but it felt good so I carried on and was over the moon to knock 13s off my old PB . The last of my old HWT PBs to fall.



It did highlight how breaking 18' is going to be very hard but it's a good target to have.

Boom. Look at this. Very nice work Alex. Very, very quick last 1km, too. New stronger stroke is doing wonders.

[MartinSH4321]

5km PB -13s
Opened up the engine this morning for a hard 5km. I had intended for this to be a sighter to gauge where I am but it felt good so I carried on and was over the moon to knock 13s off my old PB . The last of my old HWT PBs to fall.



It did highlight how breaking 18' is going to be very hard but it's a good target to have.

Woohoo! After your great 6k I was sure you'll have a new PB, but 13'' faster is A LOT! I'm very happy for you, you really deserve this, and it won't be the last PB

[RWAGR]

Been a couple of years since I posted on here but I have been lurking. Kept up with rowing but not pushing hard and took a few months off last year. Last 6 months I have been training hard again (weights and erg). I've dropped a decent amount of weight (20lbs/9kg) but kept or even built muscle. Anyway, I am pleased to say I set my first new PB in 2.5 years today by knocking 6.9' off my previous 5k PB (18.24.9). This was my result:

18:18.0 at 1:49.8 and my 1k splits:

1.50.9 r27
1.51.1 r29
1.50.7 r29
1.50.1 r29
1.46.0 r31

Hopefully my 30 min (7,968) and 10k (38.29.0) are in reach soon.

[Stefan Strand]

5000m - 19:50,4 - 27 spm - 131 resistance
1:59,5
1:59,4
1:59,3
1:59,0
1:57,9

Stats looks better than it felt. I guess I am not used to a sustained “harder” effort. I had decided to see if I could stay under 2:00 and it felt like it would be really hard after just 500 m because 5k just felt so long, but it kind of did not get harder and I had some left in the tank last 200 m.