New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Dangerscouse]

Back to 10k from the 2k attempts last week. The good news is the 2ks gave me a better understanding of where the hard limits of my endurance are, which led to a 10k pb today!

41m 14.9s.

Well done. Keep chipping away and you'll get to sub 40

[Jenniferinfl]

It's a silly PB, because I'm new and every 4th row or so ends up being a new personal best.

But, I was super thrilled to crack 30 minutes on my 5k.

My first 5k towards the beginning of the month was 35:22 on Oct 9th and today's 5k was 28:41.

I would love to see 25- just to be in the bottom 25% of my age category.

[Dino]

It's a silly PB, because I'm new and every 4th row or so ends up being a new personal best.

But, I was super thrilled to crack 30 minutes on my 5k.

My first 5k towards the beginning of the month was 35:22 on Oct 9th and today's 5k was 28:41.

I would love to see 25- just to be in the bottom 25% of my age category.

Not silly at all! Well done
Using the percentiles is a great motivation - I used them all the time when starting out and still look at them now. Its great when you can look at the people above you and think...e.g. if I improve by 10 seconds I can jump 20 places up. You can also look at the people around you in the rankings and see what their PBs are for other ranked distances.

[Dangerscouse]

It's a silly PB, because I'm new and every 4th row or so ends up being a new personal best.

But, I was super thrilled to crack 30 minutes on my 5k.

My first 5k towards the beginning of the month was 35:22 on Oct 9th and today's 5k was 28:41.

I would love to see 25- just to be in the bottom 25% of my age category.

Every significant improvement should be celebrated. Well done, 25 mins will not be far off with the progress you're making.

[winniewinser]

It's a silly PB, because I'm new and every 4th row or so ends up being a new personal best.

But, I was super thrilled to crack 30 minutes on my 5k.

My first 5k towards the beginning of the month was 35:22 on Oct 9th and today's 5k was 28:41.

I would love to see 25- just to be in the bottom 25% of my age category.

Nothing silly here....celebrate the wins and this is great progress

[Tony Cook]

Happened upon an improvement in my half-marathon today. Like last time I had a 90’ UT2 session planned so set the distance for a HM and capped HR at 138 (almost). Took just over a minute off my previous. Would squeezed a few more seconds if I didn’t have to stop to clean an annoying bit of dirt off a seat roller after 15 mins.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:23:13.1 21,097m 1:58.3 211 1026 19 134
16:57.1 4,300m 1:58.2 212 1028 20 129
16:46.3 8,600m 1:57.0 218 1051 20 133
16:53.5 12,900m 1:57.8 214 1035 20 135
17:11.9 17,200m 1:59.9 203 997 19 139
15:24.2 21,097m 1:58.5 210 1022 19 136

[Dangerscouse]

Happened upon an improvement in my half-marathon today. Like last time I had a 90’ UT2 session planned so set the distance for a HM and capped HR at 138 (almost). Took just over a minute off my previous. Would squeezed a few more seconds if I didn’t have to stop to clean an annoying bit of dirt off a seat roller after 15 mins.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:23:13.1 21,097m 1:58.3 211 1026 19 134
16:57.1 4,300m 1:58.2 212 1028 20 129
16:46.3 8,600m 1:57.0 218 1051 20 133
16:53.5 12,900m 1:57.8 214 1035 20 135
17:11.9 17,200m 1:59.9 203 997 19 139
15:24.2 21,097m 1:58.5 210 1022 19 136

Well done Tony, that's a big improvement. Out of interest why did you cap your HR? Didn't that also slow you down?

[Tony Cook]

Happened upon an improvement in my half-marathon today. Like last time I had a 90’ UT2 session planned so set the distance for a HM and capped HR at 138 (almost). Took just over a minute off my previous. Would squeezed a few more seconds if I didn’t have to stop to clean an annoying bit of dirt off a seat roller after 15 mins.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:23:13.1 21,097m 1:58.3 211 1026 19 134
16:57.1 4,300m 1:58.2 212 1028 20 129
16:46.3 8,600m 1:57.0 218 1051 20 133
16:53.5 12,900m 1:57.8 214 1035 20 135
17:11.9 17,200m 1:59.9 203 997 19 139
15:24.2 21,097m 1:58.5 210 1022 19 136

Well done Tony, that's a big improvement. Out of interest why did you cap your HR? Didn't that also slow you down?

Thanks Stu,
It was a UT2 piece and on my plan that’s a Hr zone of 130-138. I didn’t go for a PB I just wondered if I would be quicker than last time. 31 July I did same plan and averaged 2:00.3. 2 secs quicker pace and slightly lower average HR I’m guessing means improved aerobic fitness?

[jimmyshand]

It's a silly PB, because I'm new and every 4th row or so ends up being a new personal best.

But, I was super thrilled to crack 30 minutes on my 5k.

My first 5k towards the beginning of the month was 35:22 on Oct 9th and today's 5k was 28:41.

I would love to see 25- just to be in the bottom 25% of my age category.

Keep at it and you'll be under 25 minutes in no time. Already making big improvements and with a bit more practice and (maybe) some improvement in technique you might dropping the time even further. Well done.

[Dino]

Happened upon an improvement in my half-marathon today. Like last time I had a 90’ UT2 session planned so set the distance for a HM and capped HR at 138 (almost). Took just over a minute off my previous. Would squeezed a few more seconds if I didn’t have to stop to clean an annoying bit of dirt off a seat roller after 15 mins.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:23:13.1 21,097m 1:58.3 211 1026 19 134
16:57.1 4,300m 1:58.2 212 1028 20 129
16:46.3 8,600m 1:57.0 218 1051 20 133
16:53.5 12,900m 1:57.8 214 1035 20 135
17:11.9 17,200m 1:59.9 203 997 19 139
15:24.2 21,097m 1:58.5 210 1022 19 136

Very impressive Tony -2 off your previous pace and easily sub 2:00 pace for HM without it seems particularly trying hard!

[Tandstad]

It's a silly PB, because I'm new and every 4th row or so ends up being a new personal best.

But, I was super thrilled to crack 30 minutes on my 5k.

My first 5k towards the beginning of the month was 35:22 on Oct 9th and today's 5k was 28:41.

I would love to see 25- just to be in the bottom 25% of my age category.

Good job Jennifer, before long you will break 25 with these kinds om improvements!

[Tandstad]

Happened upon an improvement in my half-marathon today. Like last time I had a 90’ UT2 session planned so set the distance for a HM and capped HR at 138 (almost). Took just over a minute off my previous. Would squeezed a few more seconds if I didn’t have to stop to clean an annoying bit of dirt off a seat roller after 15 mins.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:23:13.1 21,097m 1:58.3 211 1026 19 134
16:57.1 4,300m 1:58.2 212 1028 20 129
16:46.3 8,600m 1:57.0 218 1051 20 133
16:53.5 12,900m 1:57.8 214 1035 20 135
17:11.9 17,200m 1:59.9 203 997 19 139
15:24.2 21,097m 1:58.5 210 1022 19 136

Great job Tony, that is a strong HM PB, and considering your HR there should be more to improve on too

[Dangerscouse]

Thanks Stu,
It was a UT2 piece and on my plan that’s a Hr zone of 130-138. I didn’t go for a PB I just wondered if I would be quicker than last time. 31 July I did same plan and averaged 2:00.3. 2 secs quicker pace and slightly lower average HR I’m guessing means improved aerobic fitness?

I think you could knock off two minutes off that time with an all out attack, and you've made some demonstrably big aerobic gains

[winniewinser]

Happened upon an improvement in my half-marathon today. Like last time I had a 90’ UT2 session planned so set the distance for a HM and capped HR at 138 (almost). Took just over a minute off my previous. Would squeezed a few more seconds if I didn’t have to stop to clean an annoying bit of dirt off a seat roller after 15 mins.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
1:23:13.1 21,097m 1:58.3 211 1026 19 134
16:57.1 4,300m 1:58.2 212 1028 20 129
16:46.3 8,600m 1:57.0 218 1051 20 133
16:53.5 12,900m 1:57.8 214 1035 20 135
17:11.9 17,200m 1:59.9 203 997 19 139
15:24.2 21,097m 1:58.5 210 1022 19 136

Impressive stuff with the HR cap....congrats

[winniewinser]

1km TT - PB by 3.9s
Previous PB felt light so thought I could beat it. Would have loved sub 3:20 but maybe after a bit more training.

3:20.7 1,000m 1:40.3 29
0:49.8 250m 1:39.6 30
0:51.0 500m 1:42.0 28
0:51.1 750m 1:42.2 28
0:48.7 1,000m 1:37.4 33