New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[MartinSH4321]

Took 8 seconds off of previous best time from October 24.

20:54.6 5,000m 2:05.4 177 909 27 150
4:11.6 1,000m 2:05.8 176 905 29 144
4:11.1 2,000m 2:05.5 177 908 28 149
4:11.7 3,000m 2:05.8 176 904 27 151
4:11.1 4,000m 2:05.5 177 908 27 152
4:09.0 5,000m 2:04.5 181 924 27 154

If I stick to the schedule and keep up the momentum, by the end of the day Friday I will have achieved PB's for all four of my tracked categories just this month.

This Saturday I will be adding Pilates to the routine. I hope I don't embarrass myself.

Well done!

[MartinSH4321]

Thrashed around on the Skierg for 100m tonight....small improvement....20.8 to 20.4

0:20.4 100m 1:42.0 64 129
0:05.7 25m 1:54.0 63 121
0:04.9 50m 1:38.0 61 125
0:04.9 75m 1:38.0 62 133
0:04.9 100m 1:38.0 74 141

Well done Alex, #1 poster in this thread at the moment

[MartinSH4321]

SkiErg 2k PB.

Unplanned and not expected.


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
7:52.9 2,000m 1:58.2 212 1028 44 186
1:58.8 500m 1:58.8 209 1018 40 179
1:59.2 1,000m 1:59.2 207 1011 42 185
1:59.0 1,500m 1:59.0 208 1014 43 189
1:55.9 2,000m 1:55.9 225 1073 49 192

Great effort!

[Tandstad]

SkiErg 2k PB.

Unplanned and not expected.


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
7:52.9 2,000m 1:58.2 212 1028 44 186
1:58.8 500m 1:58.8 209 1018 40 179
1:59.2 1,000m 1:59.2 207 1011 42 185
1:59.0 1,500m 1:59.0 208 1014 43 189
1:55.9 2,000m 1:55.9 225 1073 49 192

Big congrats Spinal

[goldcd]

Accidentally got a new PB today,

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
21:10.3 5,000m 2:07.0 171 887 26 143
4:00.7 1,000m 2:00.3 201 991 28 140
4:15.7 2,000m 2:07.8 167 876 27 141
4:21.1 3,000m 2:10.5 157 841 26 143
4:22.2 4,000m 2:11.1 155 834 25 145
4:10.6 5,000m 2:05.3 178 912 25 150

(44, 300# fat, had rower for about a month and a half)

[Dangerscouse]

SkiErg 2k PB.

Unplanned and not expected.


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
7:52.9 2,000m 1:58.2 212 1028 44 186
1:58.8 500m 1:58.8 209 1018 40 179
1:59.2 1,000m 1:59.2 207 1011 42 185
1:59.0 1,500m 1:59.0 208 1014 43 189
1:55.9 2,000m 1:55.9 225 1073 49 192

I usually find a 2k TT is best done unplanned, as you don't do on the stress as much. Well done Spinal, and thats a nice last 500.

[Dangerscouse]

Accidentally got a new PB today,

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
21:10.3 5,000m 2:07.0 171 887 26 143
4:00.7 1,000m 2:00.3 201 991 28 140
4:15.7 2,000m 2:07.8 167 876 27 141
4:21.1 3,000m 2:10.5 157 841 26 143
4:22.2 4,000m 2:11.1 155 834 25 145
4:10.6 5,000m 2:05.3 178 912 25 150

(44, 300# fat, had rower for about a month and a half)

Good going, and that's a gutsy first 1k, so you should be faster with a different strategy

[Autoland]

Moved the boat 95m more than previous best 30 minute session.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 7,030m 2:08.0 167 874 21 154
6:00.0 1,401m 2:08.4 165 867 21 149
12:00.0 1,404m 2:08.2 166 871 21 154
18:00.0 1,407m 2:07.9 167 875 21 156
24:00.0 1,407m 2:07.9 167 875 22 157
30:00.0 1,412m 2:07.4 169 881 22 158

[KeithT]

Accidentally got a new PB today,

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
21:10.3 5,000m 2:07.0 171 887 26 143
4:00.7 1,000m 2:00.3 201 991 28 140
4:15.7 2,000m 2:07.8 167 876 27 141
4:21.1 3,000m 2:10.5 157 841 26 143
4:22.2 4,000m 2:11.1 155 834 25 145
4:10.6 5,000m 2:05.3 178 912 25 150

(44, 300# fat, had rower for about a month and a half)

Good work - the pacing was bit "off" but you know you can do better especially with the faster last 1K. Next try start out slower (maybe 2:05) and hold it and possibly go faster at the end.

[goldcd]

Good work - the pacing was bit "off" but you know you can do better especially with the faster last 1K. Next try start out slower (maybe 2:05) and hold it and possibly go faster at the end.

My pacing, technique, pretty much everything is a mess - only discovered this forum today and already learnt I should knock resistance down from 7.5 (and had already noticed I should get more power out doing fewer/harder strokes just from stats after a few weeks)

Personally seems to work mentally better for me if I start hard and then slack off a bit - but today I dropped back down to a 5k from daily (occasionally leisurely) 10k I've been doing for the last few weeks and suddenly realized I'd got something left in the tank at the end - and then realized I'd cruised past my previous 'painful 5k' I'd been doing when I first bought the rower.

Important thing to me wasn't so much the the 'PB', it's just the first 'unequivocal improvement' (way better time, with less pain, without really trying) - a lovely surprise.

I know it sounds dumb - but just feels great to know that any idiot can get on their erg, row however they like on their erg - and if you stick with it, you'll get better/fitter.

(@KeithT - and I forgot to mention, I'm loving the fact this community exists and you replied. I bought the erg so I could just sort myself out in a bare room with just a fan and a podcast, but when it goes well, it's lovely to get that bit of external encouragement)

[winniewinser]

Thrashed around on the Skierg for 100m tonight....small improvement....20.8 to 20.4

0:20.4 100m 1:42.0 64 129
0:05.7 25m 1:54.0 63 121
0:04.9 50m 1:38.0 61 125
0:04.9 75m 1:38.0 62 133
0:04.9 100m 1:38.0 74 141

Nice one Alex. This is the domain of the strength athletes though. Not something I expect myself to be good at.

Me either tbh....but a good barometer of strength improvement hopefully.

[winniewinser]

Weights and core work followed by what was intended to be a steady 5k but the rhythm was good so I carried on pushing and ended up with a 15s PB

21:13.8 5,000m 2:07.3 35
4:18.5 1,000m 2:09.2 33
4:15.7 2,000m 2:07.8 35
4:15.4 3,000m 2:07.7 36
4:15.0 4,000m 2:07.5 36
4:09.2 5,000m 2:04.6 39

Progress

[btlifter]

Nice fat 18m PB for CTC's 1minute challenge this morning

1:00 /// 423m /// 47 spm
:10 /// 71 /// 1:10.4
:10 /// 72 /// 1:09.4
:10 /// 73` /// 1:08.4
:10 /// 72 /// 1:09.4
:10 /// 70 /// 1:11.4
:10 /// 66 /// 1:15.7

Nearly "perfect" pacing. If I let my third split be closer to 1:10 I imagine I could have finished a bit stronger and snuck out 1-2 more meters. But I'm splitting hairs.

[Tandstad]

Nice fat 18m PB for CTC's 1minute challenge this morning

1:00 /// 423m /// 47 spm
:10 /// 71 /// 1:10.4
:10 /// 72 /// 1:09.4
:10 /// 73` /// 1:08.4
:10 /// 72 /// 1:09.4
:10 /// 70 /// 1:11.4
:10 /// 66 /// 1:15.7

Nearly "perfect" pacing. If I let my third split be closer to 1:10 I imagine I could have finished a bit stronger and snuck out 1-2 more meters. But I'm splitting hairs.

Wow, 18 meters at this level is absolute world class!! Closing in on clapp and passed Chris Scott?! Good job

[MartinSH4321]

Nice fat 18m PB for CTC's 1minute challenge this morning

1:00 /// 423m /// 47 spm
:10 /// 71 /// 1:10.4
:10 /// 72 /// 1:09.4
:10 /// 73` /// 1:08.4
:10 /// 72 /// 1:09.4
:10 /// 70 /// 1:11.4
:10 /// 66 /// 1:15.7

Nearly "perfect" pacing. If I let my third split be closer to 1:10 I imagine I could have finished a bit stronger and snuck out 1-2 more meters. But I'm splitting hairs.

Wow, you're the 4th fastest person ever at the 1', incredible!
Time to go for a 1:12 500m