New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by MartinSH4321 » November 20th, 2021, 12:23 pm

winniewinser wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 8:45 am
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 😎
Great improvement Alex, well done!
1983 Austria 1.86 94Kg
LP: 1:03.4 100m: 13.3 1': 392m 500m: 1:21.4
1k: 3:05 2k: 6:43 5k: 17:53 30': 8237m 30R20: 8088m 10k: 36:39
60': 16087m, HM: 1:19:42

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by winniewinser » November 20th, 2021, 1:19 pm

MartinSH4321 wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 12:23 pm
Great improvement Alex, well done!
Cheers bud 🙏
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Recent 2k - 7:19
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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by Dangerscouse » November 20th, 2021, 4:29 pm

winniewinser wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 8:45 am
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 😎
In the words of Tony Robbins "where focus goes, energy flows". Great to see you progressing since you've decided to work on the skierg
51 HWT; 6' 4"; 1k= 3:09; 2k= 6:36; 5k= 17:19; 6k= 20:47; 10k= 35:46 30mins= 8,488m 60mins= 16,618m HM= 1:16.47; FM= 2:40:41; 50k= 3:16:09; 100k= 7:52:44; 12hrs = 153km

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by aussie nick » November 20th, 2021, 10:19 pm

btlifter wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 12:11 pm
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.
congratulations on the huge PB
M/52/6ft/86kg
took up rowing during pandemic

500m 1.26.9
1k 3.08.2
2k 6.39.7
5k 18.02.2
30min 8008m

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by winniewinser » November 21st, 2021, 11:37 am

Dangerscouse wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 4:29 pm
In the words of Tony Robbins "where focus goes, energy flows". Great to see you progressing since you've decided to work on the skierg
Cheers Stu..... looking forward to making more Skierg progress 👍💪
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Recent 2k - 7:19
All time 2k - 6:50.2 (LW)

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by goldcd » November 21st, 2021, 4:20 pm

After bit of advice on my 5k PB (slow down, pull harder/longer), got a new 10k

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:46.7 10,000m 2:08.3 166 869 23 142
8:25.5 2,000m 2:06.3 173 896 22 138
8:38.3 4,000m 2:09.5 161 853 22 141
8:38.7 6,000m 2:09.6 161 852 22 142
8:36.5 8,000m 2:09.1 163 859 23 144
8:27.7 10,000m 2:06.9 171 889 24 148

Not particularly impressive - but I'm 300# and only a month into a half into this exercise/ergo malarky.

Not quite sure how the rankings work, but I seem to have got into the top half of 'everybody' - next goal, top half of men of my middle-age.

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by winniewinser » November 21st, 2021, 5:42 pm

goldcd wrote:
November 21st, 2021, 4:20 pm
After bit of advice on my 5k PB (slow down, pull harder/longer), got a new 10k

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:46.7 10,000m 2:08.3 166 869 23 142
8:25.5 2,000m 2:06.3 173 896 22 138
8:38.3 4,000m 2:09.5 161 853 22 141
8:38.7 6,000m 2:09.6 161 852 22 142
8:36.5 8,000m 2:09.1 163 859 23 144
8:27.7 10,000m 2:06.9 171 889 24 148

Not particularly impressive - but I'm 300# and only a month into a half into this exercise/ergo malarky.

Not quite sure how the rankings work, but I seem to have got into the top half of 'everybody' - next goal, top half of men of my middle-age.
Congrats on the PB.....well done
6'2" 52yo
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Recent 2k - 7:19
All time 2k - 6:50.2 (LW)

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by aussie nick » November 21st, 2021, 9:03 pm

goldcd wrote:
November 21st, 2021, 4:20 pm
After bit of advice on my 5k PB (slow down, pull harder/longer), got a new 10k

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:46.7 10,000m 2:08.3 166 869 23 142
8:25.5 2,000m 2:06.3 173 896 22 138
8:38.3 4,000m 2:09.5 161 853 22 141
8:38.7 6,000m 2:09.6 161 852 22 142
8:36.5 8,000m 2:09.1 163 859 23 144
8:27.7 10,000m 2:06.9 171 889 24 148

Not particularly impressive - but I'm 300# and only a month into a half into this exercise/ergo malarky.

Not quite sure how the rankings work, but I seem to have got into the top half of 'everybody' - next goal, top half of men of my middle-age.
congratulations on the PR and the consistent progress. keep it up!
M/52/6ft/86kg
took up rowing during pandemic

500m 1.26.9
1k 3.08.2
2k 6.39.7
5k 18.02.2
30min 8008m

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by Dangerscouse » November 22nd, 2021, 1:41 am

goldcd wrote:
November 21st, 2021, 4:20 pm
After bit of advice on my 5k PB (slow down, pull harder/longer), got a new 10k

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:46.7 10,000m 2:08.3 166 869 23 142
8:25.5 2,000m 2:06.3 173 896 22 138
8:38.3 4,000m 2:09.5 161 853 22 141
8:38.7 6,000m 2:09.6 161 852 22 142
8:36.5 8,000m 2:09.1 163 859 23 144
8:27.7 10,000m 2:06.9 171 889 24 148

Not particularly impressive - but I'm 300# and only a month into a half into this exercise/ergo malarky.

Not quite sure how the rankings work, but I seem to have got into the top half of 'everybody' - next goal, top half of men of my middle-age.
Well done, but I don't agree with "not particularly impressive." This is your PB, so that is always something to be proud of. Don't ever lose sight of how long some of us have been doing this, so there is no comparison.

When you've lost weight and been rowing for years, then you can start to consider what is particularly impressive, and if you keep working hard, I'm sure that your current PB will be your training pace.

Erging is a meritocratic exercise, but there are no shortcuts, so keep doing what you're doing, and we'll be celebrating a sub 40 min 10k before too long.
51 HWT; 6' 4"; 1k= 3:09; 2k= 6:36; 5k= 17:19; 6k= 20:47; 10k= 35:46 30mins= 8,488m 60mins= 16,618m HM= 1:16.47; FM= 2:40:41; 50k= 3:16:09; 100k= 7:52:44; 12hrs = 153km

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by max_ratcliffe » November 22nd, 2021, 6:23 am

winniewinser wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 8:45 am
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 😎
Well done Alex. Last 1k shows that you've definitely got a bit more in you if/when you go all out.
51 HWT
PBs:
Rower 1'=329m; 500m=1:34.0; 1k=3:25:1; 2k=7:16.5; 5k=19:44; 6k=23:24; 30'=7582m; 10k=40.28; 60'=14621m; HM=1:27:46
SkiErg 1'=309m; 500m=1:40.3; 1k=3:35.3; 2k=7:35.5; 5k=20:18; 6k=24:35; 30'=7239m; 10k=42:09; 60'=14209m; HM=1:32:24

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by max_ratcliffe » November 22nd, 2021, 6:26 am

btlifter wrote:
November 20th, 2021, 12:11 pm
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.
Crazily fast. Adding 18m to an already outstanding pb leaves me short of superlatives.
51 HWT
PBs:
Rower 1'=329m; 500m=1:34.0; 1k=3:25:1; 2k=7:16.5; 5k=19:44; 6k=23:24; 30'=7582m; 10k=40.28; 60'=14621m; HM=1:27:46
SkiErg 1'=309m; 500m=1:40.3; 1k=3:35.3; 2k=7:35.5; 5k=20:18; 6k=24:35; 30'=7239m; 10k=42:09; 60'=14209m; HM=1:32:24

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by max_ratcliffe » November 22nd, 2021, 6:29 am

goldcd wrote:
November 21st, 2021, 4:20 pm
After bit of advice on my 5k PB (slow down, pull harder/longer), got a new 10k

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:46.7 10,000m 2:08.3 166 869 23 142
8:25.5 2,000m 2:06.3 173 896 22 138
8:38.3 4,000m 2:09.5 161 853 22 141
8:38.7 6,000m 2:09.6 161 852 22 142
8:36.5 8,000m 2:09.1 163 859 23 144
8:27.7 10,000m 2:06.9 171 889 24 148

Not particularly impressive - but I'm 300# and only a month into a half into this exercise/ergo malarky.

Not quite sure how the rankings work, but I seem to have got into the top half of 'everybody' - next goal, top half of men of my middle-age.
Well done. Nothing unimpressive about your time. We're all competing against ourselves and any improvement is worth celebrating.
51 HWT
PBs:
Rower 1'=329m; 500m=1:34.0; 1k=3:25:1; 2k=7:16.5; 5k=19:44; 6k=23:24; 30'=7582m; 10k=40.28; 60'=14621m; HM=1:27:46
SkiErg 1'=309m; 500m=1:40.3; 1k=3:35.3; 2k=7:35.5; 5k=20:18; 6k=24:35; 30'=7239m; 10k=42:09; 60'=14209m; HM=1:32:24

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by max_ratcliffe » November 22nd, 2021, 7:15 am

Been struggling with motivation after the 1k but had a crack at the 1' on the skierg today.

Unusual warm up...
Front squats. 60kg 5x5

1:00.0 309m 1:37.0 382 1616 65
0:15.0 78m 1:36.1 394 1654 72
0:30.0 80m 1:33.7 425 1761 64
0:45.0 77m 1:37.4 379 1603 64
1:00.0 74m 1:41.3 336 1457 60

Classic fly and die. Saw projected distances of 327 (never going to happen), 323 and then 318 come and go and it was a bit of a battle to get any power into my arms from about 40 seconds.

Happy with this and hopefully mojo now regained.
51 HWT
PBs:
Rower 1'=329m; 500m=1:34.0; 1k=3:25:1; 2k=7:16.5; 5k=19:44; 6k=23:24; 30'=7582m; 10k=40.28; 60'=14621m; HM=1:27:46
SkiErg 1'=309m; 500m=1:40.3; 1k=3:35.3; 2k=7:35.5; 5k=20:18; 6k=24:35; 30'=7239m; 10k=42:09; 60'=14209m; HM=1:32:24

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by MartinSH4321 » November 22nd, 2021, 7:17 am

goldcd wrote:
November 21st, 2021, 4:20 pm
After bit of advice on my 5k PB (slow down, pull harder/longer), got a new 10k

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
42:46.7 10,000m 2:08.3 166 869 23 142
8:25.5 2,000m 2:06.3 173 896 22 138
8:38.3 4,000m 2:09.5 161 853 22 141
8:38.7 6,000m 2:09.6 161 852 22 142
8:36.5 8,000m 2:09.1 163 859 23 144
8:27.7 10,000m 2:06.9 171 889 24 148

Not particularly impressive - but I'm 300# and only a month into a half into this exercise/ergo malarky.

Not quite sure how the rankings work, but I seem to have got into the top half of 'everybody' - next goal, top half of men of my middle-age.
Well done!
1983 Austria 1.86 94Kg
LP: 1:03.4 100m: 13.3 1': 392m 500m: 1:21.4
1k: 3:05 2k: 6:43 5k: 17:53 30': 8237m 30R20: 8088m 10k: 36:39
60': 16087m, HM: 1:19:42

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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by MartinSH4321 » November 22nd, 2021, 7:22 am

max_ratcliffe wrote:
November 22nd, 2021, 7:15 am
Been struggling with motivation after the 1k but had a crack at the 1' on the skierg today.

Unusual warm up...
Front squats. 60kg 5x5

1:00.0 309m 1:37.0 382 1616 65
0:15.0 78m 1:36.1 394 1654 72
0:30.0 80m 1:33.7 425 1761 64
0:45.0 77m 1:37.4 379 1603 64
1:00.0 74m 1:41.3 336 1457 60

Classic fly and die. Saw projected distances of 327 (never going to happen), 323 and then 318 come and go and it was a bit of a battle to get any power into my arms from about 40 seconds.

Happy with this and hopefully mojo now regained.
Well done Max, +11m is huge and pacing looks about right, around 40'' in is also the point for me where it gets nasty and painful, and when looking at the effort in the logbook I'm always a bit surprised that the watts weren't close to zero for the last strokes :)
1983 Austria 1.86 94Kg
LP: 1:03.4 100m: 13.3 1': 392m 500m: 1:21.4
1k: 3:05 2k: 6:43 5k: 17:53 30': 8237m 30R20: 8088m 10k: 36:39
60': 16087m, HM: 1:19:42

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