New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Dangerscouse]

SkiErg

2k warm up

5k TT

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
20:34.8 5,000m 2:03.4 186 939 36

2:03.3 500m 2:03.3 187 942 34
2:04.0 1,000m 2:04.0 184 931 33
2:03.5 1,500m 2:03.5 186 939 34
2:03.6 2,000m 2:03.6 185 937 34
2:03.6 2,500m 2:03.6 185 937 35
2:03.5 3,000m 2:03.5 186 939 37
2:04.7 3,500m 2:04.7 180 921 37
2:04.5 4,000m 2:04.5 181 924 40
2:04.1 4,500m 2:04.1 183 930 41
1:59.9 5,000m 1:59.9 203 998 44

Thanks to all for the great advice, especially Henry, who suggested free rate and slowing down a smidgeon between 3-4k.

Complete jelly legs at the end. Didn't have the cojones to start putting the hammer down until about 200m to go - no way was I getting under 20:30, but this beats the hell out of yesterday's HD.

Well done Max. As you know, I always think that there should be a consequence to a HD, but PBing the day after is a massive effort

[winniewinser]

SkiErg

2k warm up

5k TT

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
20:34.8 5,000m 2:03.4 186 939 36

2:03.3 500m 2:03.3 187 942 34
2:04.0 1,000m 2:04.0 184 931 33
2:03.5 1,500m 2:03.5 186 939 34
2:03.6 2,000m 2:03.6 185 937 34
2:03.6 2,500m 2:03.6 185 937 35
2:03.5 3,000m 2:03.5 186 939 37
2:04.7 3,500m 2:04.7 180 921 37
2:04.5 4,000m 2:04.5 181 924 40
2:04.1 4,500m 2:04.1 183 930 41
1:59.9 5,000m 1:59.9 203 998 44

Thanks to all for the great advice, especially Henry, who suggested free rate and slowing down a smidgeon between 3-4k.

Complete jelly legs at the end. Didn't have the cojones to start putting the hammer down until about 200m to go - no way was I getting under 20:30, but this beats the hell out of yesterday's HD.

Congrats Max....great perseverance after recent HDs

[iangallagher]

New 2k PB by 1.1s
It got a bit bitey in the middle, inner demons shouting about but pride kicked in to allow me to finish strong. Whether this will be good enough for WRICH qualification only time will tell but for today I'm happy

Thx @jdmad7 for getting me to this point (more to come!) and for the pep talk. Shout out to all the boys in The Delivery Room for their support too

thats class mate!! Very well deserved!!

[iangallagher]

Jesus - so many PB's and i cant multiquote so:

Cam - insane 500m!
Alex - lovely 2km pb. the holy grail!
Tony - Quality 2km!
Max - excellent 5km score!
Martin - great 10km!! woosh!

Keep at it everyone! very motivating to see

[winniewinser]

New 2k PB by 1.1s
It got a bit bitey in the middle, inner demons shouting about but pride kicked in to allow me to finish strong. Whether this will be good enough for WRICH qualification only time will tell but for today I'm happy

Thx @jdmad7 for getting me to this point (more to come!) and for the pep talk. Shout out to all the boys in The Delivery Room for their support too

thats class mate!! Very well deserved!!

Thanks Ian....appreciate your support in the search for the 2k Grail .....gotta do it all again in 2 weeks time by the looks of things

[max_ratcliffe]

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Well done Max. As you know, I always think that there should be a consequence to a HD, but PBing the day after is a massive effort

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Congrats Max....great perseverance after recent HDs

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Well done, on your way to sub 20.

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Max - excellent 5km score!

Thanks all.
500m this week. Never ranked one of those on the SkiErg, so will be another PB... but it'll hurt.

[KeithT]

New 2k PB by 1.1s
It got a bit bitey in the middle, inner demons shouting about but pride kicked in to allow me to finish strong. Whether this will be good enough for WRICH qualification only time will tell but for today I'm happy

Thx @jdmad7 for getting me to this point (more to come!) and for the pep talk. Shout out to all the boys in The Delivery Room for their support too

Great row Alex!! I knew you would get a PB

[KeithT]

Slimmed down my 2k to 6:34.6 in coming 3rd in the Canadian Champs. https://regatta.time-team.nl/circ/2021/ ... 1e83e8.php
01:38.6
01:39.6
01:39.5
01:36.9

That is really strong!! Excellent work and great finish.

[KeithT]

As a couple of you know, I was entering the 500m at Canadian Nationals today.

I had 2 goals:
1. win
2. establish a legitimate 500m pb.

Unfortunately, the internet gods had other ideas and I was removed from the race due to connection issues. I rowed it anyway to at least check off #2. Reasonably happy with my result (1:14.6), particularly the relative lack of fade. If anybody has a minute they want to kill here is the video (begins the moment I start)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzSTad1y0qc

Amazing time and power!! I feel so bad about the connection issue.

[winniewinser]

New 2k PB by 1.1s
It got a bit bitey in the middle, inner demons shouting about but pride kicked in to allow me to finish strong. Whether this will be good enough for WRICH qualification only time will tell but for today I'm happy

Thx @jdmad7 for getting me to this point (more to come!) and for the pep talk. Shout out to all the boys in The Delivery Room for their support too

Great row Alex!! I knew you would get a PB

Thanks Keith.

If I can sort my head out and commit I know there is more in there. I got myself wound up tight leading up to this and it showed in the middle. Onwards to WRICH

[Dangerscouse]

I don't know why, but I had an urge to do an FM. I expected a 2:48 result, at best, given my recent sessions, a bad night's sleep, and a 4/10 HRV. Some days just don't follow the rule book, and I think this is a 1 minute 42 second PB.

Annoyingly I didn't have any wobbles, so I could have gone faster. I really expected it to get messy with circa 7k to go, but it just didn't happen. I didn't even want to stop, and a 2:43 is in my sights with some more normal preparation.

Very happy with this, but that won't last for long. I have far too restless satisfaction, and I'm trying to grab what I can whilst I'm still improving.

[max_ratcliffe]

I don't know why, but I had an urge to do an FM. I expected a 2:48 result, at best, given my recent sessions, a bad night's sleep, and a 4/10 HRV. Some days just don't follow the rule book, and I think this is a 1 minute 42 second PB.

Annoyingly I didn't have any wobbles, so I could have gone faster. I really expected it to get messy with circa 7k to go, but it just didn't happen. I didn't even want to stop, and a 2:43 is in my sights with some more normal preparation.

Very happy with this, but that won't last for long. I have far too restless satisfaction, and I'm trying to grab what I can whilst I'm still improving.

Brilliant work Stu. How to do this on a whim is beyond me but I guess you don't get performance anxiety that way!

[hjs]

I don't know why, but I had an urge to do an FM. I expected a 2:48 result, at best, given my recent sessions, a bad night's sleep, and a 4/10 HRV. Some days just don't follow the rule book, and I think this is a 1 minute 42 second PB.

Annoyingly I didn't have any wobbles, so I could have gone faster. I really expected it to get messy with circa 7k to go, but it just didn't happen. I didn't even want to stop, and a 2:43 is in my sights with some more normal preparation.

Very happy with this, but that won't last for long. I have far too restless satisfaction, and I'm trying to grab what I can whilst I'm still improving.

Nice, congrats, you should do one with 100% focus and rested, you got the form to put a really sharp one in. Rating/hf look really easy here.

[MartinSH4321]

I don't know why, but I had an urge to do an FM. I expected a 2:48 result, at best, given my recent sessions, a bad night's sleep, and a 4/10 HRV. Some days just don't follow the rule book, and I think this is a 1 minute 42 second PB.

Annoyingly I didn't have any wobbles, so I could have gone faster. I really expected it to get messy with circa 7k to go, but it just didn't happen. I didn't even want to stop, and a 2:43 is in my sights with some more normal preparation.

Very happy with this, but that won't last for long. I have far too restless satisfaction, and I'm trying to grab what I can whilst I'm still improving.

Wow, that's a very strong PB mate!
Can't say what's more impressive, being almost 2' faster or the fact that there's still a good bit more to come!? Big congrats!

[faach1]

I don't know why, but I had an urge to do an FM. I expected a 2:48 result, at best, given my recent sessions, a bad night's sleep, and a 4/10 HRV. Some days just don't follow the rule book, and I think this is a 1 minute 42 second PB.

Annoyingly I didn't have any wobbles, so I could have gone faster. I really expected it to get messy with circa 7k to go, but it just didn't happen. I didn't even want to stop, and a 2:43 is in my sights with some more normal preparation.

Very happy with this, but that won't last for long. I have far too restless satisfaction, and I'm trying to grab what I can whilst I'm still improving.

Nice Stu, plenty more to come when fully tapered etc.!