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[aussie nick]

new 2k row PR 6.50.3 at 1.42.5/500m sr 31

a PR by 1.1 seconds

Probably went out a little hard without trying to - stroke 4 had 1.28/500 average on it and the first 250 I was at 1.38/500. I gradually slowed down into race pace, but I paid for it a little in the 2nd split. Chest contractions started at about 600m and continued for a few hundred but didn't get appreciably worse. As ever the pain stabilised and while my attempt to turn the screw with 600 to go didn't get much response, i tried again at 300 and managed to accelerate. For a brief period I thought sub 6.50 was on, but I just couldn't find the gas in the last 25 strokes

I think there's a better time in me - not sure 3 time trials in 10 days (along with a very boozy weekend just passed) was optimum for old man aussie

Splits were

1.42.2
1.43.5
1.42.8
1.41.8

I'm happy to fit in one final PR before I turn 50 in a few days. My interest in rowing has grown as part of a big fitness drive the past 6 months to reach the big birthday in good physical and mental shape. But realistically, it was madness to attempt 3 PRs in 10 days and I'm delighted to be able to put this to bed and commit to a month or more of solid training now.

[winniewinser]

new 2k row PR 6.50.3 at 1.42.5/500m sr 31

a PR by 1.1 seconds

Probably went out a little hard without trying to - stroke 4 had 1.28/500 average on it and the first 250 I was at 1.38/500. I gradually slowed down into race pace, but I paid for it a little in the 2nd split. Chest contractions started at about 600m and continued for a few hundred but didn't get appreciably worse. As ever the pain stabilised and while my attempt to turn the screw with 600 to go didn't get much response, i tried again at 300 and managed to accelerate. For a brief period I thought sub 6.50 was on, but I just couldn't find the gas in the last 25 strokes

I think there's a better time in me - not sure 3 time trials in 10 days (along with a very boozy weekend just passed) was optimum for old man aussie

Splits were

1.42.2
1.43.5
1.42.8
1.41.8

I'm happy to fit in one final PR before I turn 50 in a few days. My interest in rowing has grown as part of a big fitness drive the past 6 months to reach the big birthday in good physical and mental shape. But realistically, it was madness to attempt 3 PRs in 10 days and I'm delighted to be able to put this to bed and commit to a month or more of solid training now.

Excellent new PB Nick....congrats.

I'm seeking that sub 6:50 too and you no doubt have it in you by the looks of things. Same age but I'm just a skinny git

[KeithT]

new 2k row PR 6.50.3 at 1.42.5/500m sr 31

a PR by 1.1 seconds

Probably went out a little hard without trying to - stroke 4 had 1.28/500 average on it and the first 250 I was at 1.38/500. I gradually slowed down into race pace, but I paid for it a little in the 2nd split. Chest contractions started at about 600m and continued for a few hundred but didn't get appreciably worse. As ever the pain stabilised and while my attempt to turn the screw with 600 to go didn't get much response, i tried again at 300 and managed to accelerate. For a brief period I thought sub 6.50 was on, but I just couldn't find the gas in the last 25 strokes

I think there's a better time in me - not sure 3 time trials in 10 days (along with a very boozy weekend just passed) was optimum for old man aussie

Splits were

1.42.2
1.43.5
1.42.8
1.41.8

I'm happy to fit in one final PR before I turn 50 in a few days. My interest in rowing has grown as part of a big fitness drive the past 6 months to reach the big birthday in good physical and mental shape. But realistically, it was madness to attempt 3 PRs in 10 days and I'm delighted to be able to put this to bed and commit to a month or more of solid training now.

Great row and PB! You definitely have sub 6:50 in you with just not doing 3 hard rows in 10 days. Your pacing was actually pretty good. It's normal to start a little harder and then settle in which results in a faster first 500 but then you had a nice negative split from there. The 2K is a beast and you handled it well - you can keep improving as you get into you 50s.

[Dangerscouse]

new 2k row PR 6.50.3 at 1.42.5/500m sr 31

a PR by 1.1 seconds

Probably went out a little hard without trying to - stroke 4 had 1.28/500 average on it and the first 250 I was at 1.38/500. I gradually slowed down into race pace, but I paid for it a little in the 2nd split. Chest contractions started at about 600m and continued for a few hundred but didn't get appreciably worse. As ever the pain stabilised and while my attempt to turn the screw with 600 to go didn't get much response, i tried again at 300 and managed to accelerate. For a brief period I thought sub 6.50 was on, but I just couldn't find the gas in the last 25 strokes

I think there's a better time in me - not sure 3 time trials in 10 days (along with a very boozy weekend just passed) was optimum for old man aussie

Splits were

1.42.2
1.43.5
1.42.8
1.41.8

I'm happy to fit in one final PR before I turn 50 in a few days. My interest in rowing has grown as part of a big fitness drive the past 6 months to reach the big birthday in good physical and mental shape. But realistically, it was madness to attempt 3 PRs in 10 days and I'm delighted to be able to put this to bed and commit to a month or more of solid training now.

As Keith said, strategy was good but you suffered from accumulated fatigue over the past 10 days.

Sub 6:50 won't be an issue now you're seeing improvements. Your mind will accept the faster pace more readily as you've proved it's possible. Well done Nick.

[KeithT]

New 2K PB at 6:27.8

As promised, I tested my 2K today and I got a PB by 1.6 seconds. I am happy to get a PB especially since my 2K time hadn't changed much from 2019, it was 6:29.9 in March of 2019, and 6:29.4 in March of 2020 and then today - I have only tested it like a couple times other than these (the 6:29s PBs were at comps). So, while happy, I feel like I was in better position to be even lower back in March when I got my 1K PB and was feeling good. I keep battling Father Time but at times I worry improvements may come to an end.

The row today went very close to plan. The idea was to try and average 1:37 pace and go out with some hard pulls and then settle on 1:38 thru about 800m then move to 1:36/1:37 for next 800 and then see what I had left - I was hurting early on (more than expected) but was able to stick to plan well until 400m to go when I thought I could go faster and even if I faded I would still PB - well, I did go faster for a few strokes but then I started feeling like I was freezing up and it turned out to be a hang on the best I could effort instead of a sprint in the end - the last 400m was like 1:33, 1:37, 1:39, 1:40. I should have just stayed steady where I was until 200 or 100 to go like I usually do. When done I was in as bad as shape as I have ever been - completely crushed - absolute max effort. One last note - my SPM was higher than ever for a 2K TT, interestingly the fastest split the SPM was a little lower but I am usually right at 30 SPM for a 2K.

Time/Mtrs/Pace/SPM
6:27.8/2000/1:36.9/32

1:17.6/400/1:37.0/33
1:18.2/800/1:37.7/32
1:17.2/1200/1:36.5/33
1:17.0/1600/1:36.2/29
1:17.9/2000/1:37.3/32

[Dangerscouse]

New 2K PB at 6:27.8

As promised, I tested my 2K today and I got a PB by 1.6 seconds. I am happy to get a PB especially since my 2K time hadn't changed much from 2019, it was 6:29.9 in March of 2019, and 6:29.4 in March of 2020 and then today - I have only tested it like a couple times other than these (the 6:29s PBs were at comps). So, while happy, I feel like I was in better position to be even lower back in March when I got my 1K PB and was feeling good. I keep battling Father Time but at times I worry improvements may come to an end.

The row today went very close to plan. The idea was to try and average 1:37 pace and go out with some hard pulls and then settle on 1:38 thru about 800m then move to 1:36/1:37 for next 800 and then see what I had left - I was hurting early on (more than expected) but was able to stick to plan well until 400m to go when I thought I could go faster and even if I faded I would still PB - well, I did go faster for a few strokes but then I started feeling like I was freezing up and it turned out to be a hang on the best I could effort instead of a sprint in the end - the last 400m was like 1:33, 1:37, 1:39, 1:40. I should have just stayed steady where I was until 200 or 100 to go like I usually do. When done I was in as bad as shape as I have ever been - completely crushed - absolute max effort. One last note - my SPM was higher than ever for a 2K TT, interestingly the fastest split the SPM was a little lower but I am usually right at 30 SPM for a 2K.

Time/Mtrs/Pace/SPM
6:27.8/2000/1:36.9/32

1:17.6/400/1:37.0/33
1:18.2/800/1:37.7/32
1:17.2/1200/1:36.5/33
1:17.0/1600/1:36.2/29
1:17.9/2000/1:37.3/32

Great write up. Great effort. Great result. Very happy for you mate

[KeithT]

New 2K PB at 6:27.8

As promised, I tested my 2K today and I got a PB by 1.6 seconds. I am happy to get a PB especially since my 2K time hadn't changed much from 2019, it was 6:29.9 in March of 2019, and 6:29.4 in March of 2020 and then today - I have only tested it like a couple times other than these (the 6:29s PBs were at comps). So, while happy, I feel like I was in better position to be even lower back in March when I got my 1K PB and was feeling good. I keep battling Father Time but at times I worry improvements may come to an end.

The row today went very close to plan. The idea was to try and average 1:37 pace and go out with some hard pulls and then settle on 1:38 thru about 800m then move to 1:36/1:37 for next 800 and then see what I had left - I was hurting early on (more than expected) but was able to stick to plan well until 400m to go when I thought I could go faster and even if I faded I would still PB - well, I did go faster for a few strokes but then I started feeling like I was freezing up and it turned out to be a hang on the best I could effort instead of a sprint in the end - the last 400m was like 1:33, 1:37, 1:39, 1:40. I should have just stayed steady where I was until 200 or 100 to go like I usually do. When done I was in as bad as shape as I have ever been - completely crushed - absolute max effort. One last note - my SPM was higher than ever for a 2K TT, interestingly the fastest split the SPM was a little lower but I am usually right at 30 SPM for a 2K.

Time/Mtrs/Pace/SPM
6:27.8/2000/1:36.9/32

1:17.6/400/1:37.0/33
1:18.2/800/1:37.7/32
1:17.2/1200/1:36.5/33
1:17.0/1600/1:36.2/29
1:17.9/2000/1:37.3/32

Great write up. Great effort. Great result. Very happy for you mate

Thanks Stu! Plan to work on 2K over the rest of the year, not sure I will do any better but still good training. The only real difference will be with my interval sessions.

[aussie nick]

Excellent new PB Nick....congrats.

I'm seeking that sub 6:50 too and you no doubt have it in you by the looks of things. Same age but I'm just a skinny git

thank you! progress has slowed a little in the past two months but good to be getting faster still!

crazy to me how our 1k and 2k times are very similar but your 5k just blows mine out of the water - shows where I need to improve I guess?

[aussie nick]

new 2k row PR 6.50.3 at 1.42.5/500m sr 31

a PR by 1.1 seconds

Probably went out a little hard without trying to - stroke 4 had 1.28/500 average on it and the first 250 I was at 1.38/500. I gradually slowed down into race pace, but I paid for it a little in the 2nd split. Chest contractions started at about 600m and continued for a few hundred but didn't get appreciably worse. As ever the pain stabilised and while my attempt to turn the screw with 600 to go didn't get much response, i tried again at 300 and managed to accelerate. For a brief period I thought sub 6.50 was on, but I just couldn't find the gas in the last 25 strokes

I think there's a better time in me - not sure 3 time trials in 10 days (along with a very boozy weekend just passed) was optimum for old man aussie

Splits were

1.42.2
1.43.5
1.42.8
1.41.8

I'm happy to fit in one final PR before I turn 50 in a few days. My interest in rowing has grown as part of a big fitness drive the past 6 months to reach the big birthday in good physical and mental shape. But realistically, it was madness to attempt 3 PRs in 10 days and I'm delighted to be able to put this to bed and commit to a month or more of solid training now.

Great row and PB! You definitely have sub 6:50 in you with just not doing 3 hard rows in 10 days. Your pacing was actually pretty good. It's normal to start a little harder and then settle in which results in a faster first 500 but then you had a nice negative split from there. The 2K is a beast and you handled it well - you can keep improving as you get into you 50s.

thanks Keith! Yes, I still feel I've got improvement in me if I can train with consistency. I'm really enjoying this middle aged foray into something different

[aussie nick]

new 2k row PR 6.50.3 at 1.42.5/500m sr 31

a PR by 1.1 seconds

Probably went out a little hard without trying to - stroke 4 had 1.28/500 average on it and the first 250 I was at 1.38/500. I gradually slowed down into race pace, but I paid for it a little in the 2nd split. Chest contractions started at about 600m and continued for a few hundred but didn't get appreciably worse. As ever the pain stabilised and while my attempt to turn the screw with 600 to go didn't get much response, i tried again at 300 and managed to accelerate. For a brief period I thought sub 6.50 was on, but I just couldn't find the gas in the last 25 strokes

I think there's a better time in me - not sure 3 time trials in 10 days (along with a very boozy weekend just passed) was optimum for old man aussie

Splits were

1.42.2
1.43.5
1.42.8
1.41.8

I'm happy to fit in one final PR before I turn 50 in a few days. My interest in rowing has grown as part of a big fitness drive the past 6 months to reach the big birthday in good physical and mental shape. But realistically, it was madness to attempt 3 PRs in 10 days and I'm delighted to be able to put this to bed and commit to a month or more of solid training now.

As Keith said, strategy was good but you suffered from accumulated fatigue over the past 10 days.

Sub 6:50 won't be an issue now you're seeing improvements. Your mind will accept the faster pace more readily as you've proved it's possible. Well done Nick.

thank you - 6.40 is the 2021 goal for me from here - I'm going to enter a competition in Oct and I'd like to go sub 6.40 when I do that. Just need to train consistently and see where my old legs can take me

[aussie nick]

New 2K PB at 6:27.8

As promised, I tested my 2K today and I got a PB by 1.6 seconds. I am happy to get a PB especially since my 2K time hadn't changed much from 2019, it was 6:29.9 in March of 2019, and 6:29.4 in March of 2020 and then today - I have only tested it like a couple times other than these (the 6:29s PBs were at comps). So, while happy, I feel like I was in better position to be even lower back in March when I got my 1K PB and was feeling good. I keep battling Father Time but at times I worry improvements may come to an end.

The row today went very close to plan. The idea was to try and average 1:37 pace and go out with some hard pulls and then settle on 1:38 thru about 800m then move to 1:36/1:37 for next 800 and then see what I had left - I was hurting early on (more than expected) but was able to stick to plan well until 400m to go when I thought I could go faster and even if I faded I would still PB - well, I did go faster for a few strokes but then I started feeling like I was freezing up and it turned out to be a hang on the best I could effort instead of a sprint in the end - the last 400m was like 1:33, 1:37, 1:39, 1:40. I should have just stayed steady where I was until 200 or 100 to go like I usually do. When done I was in as bad as shape as I have ever been - completely crushed - absolute max effort. One last note - my SPM was higher than ever for a 2K TT, interestingly the fastest split the SPM was a little lower but I am usually right at 30 SPM for a 2K.

Time/Mtrs/Pace/SPM
6:27.8/2000/1:36.9/32

1:17.6/400/1:37.0/33
1:18.2/800/1:37.7/32
1:17.2/1200/1:36.5/33
1:17.0/1600/1:36.2/29
1:17.9/2000/1:37.3/32

wowee - brilliant time and thanks for the write up. Congratulations

[max_ratcliffe]

new 2k row PR 6.50.3 at 1.42.5/500m sr 31

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I think there's a better time in me - not sure 3 time trials in 10 days (along with a very boozy weekend just passed) was optimum for old man aussie

Splits were

1.42.2
1.43.5
1.42.8
1.41.8

I'm happy to fit in one final PR before I turn 50 in a few days. My interest in rowing has grown as part of a big fitness drive the past 6 months to reach the big birthday in good physical and mental shape. But realistically, it was madness to attempt 3 PRs in 10 days and I'm delighted to be able to put this to bed and commit to a month or more of solid training now.

Nice one Nick,
Very solid, and really gutsy if you started suffering already at 600m.

3 TTs in 10 days will definitely have caused some lingering fatigue that would have taken the edge off. Absolutely no doubt that you could go below 6:50 if you hadn't already blitzed yourself twice.

And you're not old BTW! 50 is the new, erm, 49.

[max_ratcliffe]

New 2K PB at 6:27.8

As promised, I tested my 2K today and I got a PB by 1.6 seconds. I am happy to get a PB especially since my 2K time hadn't changed much from 2019, it was 6:29.9 in March of 2019, and 6:29.4 in March of 2020 and then today - I have only tested it like a couple times other than these (the 6:29s PBs were at comps). So, while happy, I feel like I was in better position to be even lower back in March when I got my 1K PB and was feeling good. I keep battling Father Time but at times I worry improvements may come to an end.
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When done I was in as bad as shape as I have ever been - completely crushed - absolute max effort. One last note - my SPM was higher than ever for a 2K TT, interestingly the fastest split the SPM was a little lower but I am usually right at 30 SPM for a 2K.

Time/Mtrs/Pace/SPM
6:27.8/2000/1:36.9/32

1:17.6/400/1:37.0/33
1:18.2/800/1:37.7/32
1:17.2/1200/1:36.5/33
1:17.0/1600/1:36.2/29
1:17.9/2000/1:37.3/32

Outstanding Keith,
1.6s is heaps to take off what was already a very good PB.

32spm sounds about right for a 2k - you always rate relatively low, so I can't see you suddenly doing 36 any time soon.

There's nothing like rolling on the floor trying to quell the pain in your legs after an all-out session, but at least you know that you had nothing left in the tank.

[max_ratcliffe]

Still not feeling 100%, and work and life have been getting in the way of training. I've also been on my programme for nearly 3 months now, and as a regular sufferer from training ADD, I needed something to improve morale and get the motivation going again.

I'm nowhere near PB form and fitness on the rower, but as I'd never actually completed a 6k TT on the SkiErg, I dialled that in. (I was going to talk about the 6k being an ugly-stepchild and low-hanging fruit, which is quite an amusing mixed metaphor )

24:35.2 6,000m 2:02.9 188 948 37
4:06.9 1,000m 2:03.4 186 940 35
4:05.9 2,000m 2:02.9 188 948 37
4:05.9 3,000m 2:02.9 188 948 37
4:06.3 4,000m 2:03.1 187 944 37
4:05.8 5,000m 2:02.9 189 948 39
4:04.3 6,000m 2:02.1 192 960 39

I found this pretty tough today, and was delighted and relieved to get to the end. I'll have to work a bit harder to get any more PBs, but at least this one's ticked off for now.

[Dangerscouse]

Still not feeling 100%, and work and life have been getting in the way of training. I've also been on my programme for nearly 3 months now, and as a regular sufferer from training ADD, I needed something to improve morale and get the motivation going again.

I'm nowhere near PB form and fitness on the rower, but as I'd never actually completed a 6k TT on the SkiErg, I dialled that in. (I was going to talk about the 6k being an ugly-stepchild and low-hanging fruit, which is quite an amusing mixed metaphor )

24:35.2 6,000m 2:02.9 188 948 37
4:06.9 1,000m 2:03.4 186 940 35
4:05.9 2,000m 2:02.9 188 948 37
4:05.9 3,000m 2:02.9 188 948 37
4:06.3 4,000m 2:03.1 187 944 37
4:05.8 5,000m 2:02.9 189 948 39
4:04.3 6,000m 2:02.1 192 960 39

I found this pretty tough today, and was delighted and relieved to get to the end. I'll have to work a bit harder to get any more PBs, but at least this one's ticked off for now.

That's a big improvement on your previous PB Max. Well done mate.