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[KeithT]

Nice work Spinal. Looks like sub-7 is a near-certainty (not that it'll be easy or pain-free of course).

The pauls law calculator I'm using clears you under 7 minutes for 2K by a full 2 seconds based on that. Nice going.

Don't see many people doing the mile these days. Used to be two or three mile races per season back in the early 2000s.
It's usually about 1 sec faster than 2k pace so sub 7 2k is there for the taking.

Great row - as others have said, sub 7:00 2K is there.

Imo, you should give it a go next week, and carry on with PP. You're in a good patch of form, so strike whilst the iron is hot.

Guys thanks for the encouragement, it gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the 2k TT. I've had the 2k test on a pedestal; over thinking and worrying about missing my target.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
6:58.2 2,000m 1:44.5 306 1354 33 180
1:43.6 500m 1:43.6 315 1383 33 175
1:45.6 1,000m 1:45.6 297 1322 32 179
1:44.8 1,500m 1:44.8 304 1346 33 183
1:44.3 2,000m 1:44.3 308 1361 35 186

Delighted hit my 2021 rowing goal of a sub 7 2k row.

Yes!!! Huge milestone! Very happy for you.

[MartinSH4321]

Nice work Spinal. Looks like sub-7 is a near-certainty (not that it'll be easy or pain-free of course).

The pauls law calculator I'm using clears you under 7 minutes for 2K by a full 2 seconds based on that. Nice going.

Don't see many people doing the mile these days. Used to be two or three mile races per season back in the early 2000s.
It's usually about 1 sec faster than 2k pace so sub 7 2k is there for the taking.

Great row - as others have said, sub 7:00 2K is there.

Imo, you should give it a go next week, and carry on with PP. You're in a good patch of form, so strike whilst the iron is hot.

Guys thanks for the encouragement, it gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the 2k TT. I've had the 2k test on a pedestal; over thinking and worrying about missing my target.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
6:58.2 2,000m 1:44.5 306 1354 33 180
1:43.6 500m 1:43.6 315 1383 33 175
1:45.6 1,000m 1:45.6 297 1322 32 179
1:44.8 1,500m 1:44.8 304 1346 33 183
1:44.3 2,000m 1:44.3 308 1361 35 186

Delighted hit my 2021 rowing goal of a sub 7 2k row.

Well done, congrats for reaching this big milestone!

[winniewinser]

Guys thanks for the encouragement, it gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the 2k TT. I've had the 2k test on a pedestal; over thinking and worrying about missing my target.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
6:58.2 2,000m 1:44.5 306 1354 33 180
1:43.6 500m 1:43.6 315 1383 33 175
1:45.6 1,000m 1:45.6 297 1322 32 179
1:44.8 1,500m 1:44.8 304 1346 33 183
1:44.3 2,000m 1:44.3 308 1361 35 186

Delighted hit my 2021 rowing goal of a sub 7 2k row.

Great way to finish the year.....sub 7 is a big milestone so congrats.....enjoy the moment

[nick rockliff]

Nice work Spinal. Looks like sub-7 is a near-certainty (not that it'll be easy or pain-free of course).

The pauls law calculator I'm using clears you under 7 minutes for 2K by a full 2 seconds based on that. Nice going.

Don't see many people doing the mile these days. Used to be two or three mile races per season back in the early 2000s.
It's usually about 1 sec faster than 2k pace so sub 7 2k is there for the taking.

Great row - as others have said, sub 7:00 2K is there.

Imo, you should give it a go next week, and carry on with PP. You're in a good patch of form, so strike whilst the iron is hot.

Guys thanks for the encouragement, it gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the 2k TT. I've had the 2k test on a pedestal; over thinking and worrying about missing my target.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
6:58.2 2,000m 1:44.5 306 1354 33 180
1:43.6 500m 1:43.6 315 1383 33 175
1:45.6 1,000m 1:45.6 297 1322 32 179
1:44.8 1,500m 1:44.8 304 1346 33 183
1:44.3 2,000m 1:44.3 308 1361 35 186

Delighted hit my 2021 rowing goal of a sub 7 2k row.

Nice going, well done.

[btlifter]

Nice work Spinal. Looks like sub-7 is a near-certainty (not that it'll be easy or pain-free of course).

The pauls law calculator I'm using clears you under 7 minutes for 2K by a full 2 seconds based on that. Nice going.

Don't see many people doing the mile these days. Used to be two or three mile races per season back in the early 2000s.
It's usually about 1 sec faster than 2k pace so sub 7 2k is there for the taking.

Great row - as others have said, sub 7:00 2K is there.

Imo, you should give it a go next week, and carry on with PP. You're in a good patch of form, so strike whilst the iron is hot.

Guys thanks for the encouragement, it gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the 2k TT. I've had the 2k test on a pedestal; over thinking and worrying about missing my target.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
6:58.2 2,000m 1:44.5 306 1354 33 180
1:43.6 500m 1:43.6 315 1383 33 175
1:45.6 1,000m 1:45.6 297 1322 32 179
1:44.8 1,500m 1:44.8 304 1346 33 183
1:44.3 2,000m 1:44.3 308 1361 35 186

Delighted hit my 2021 rowing goal of a sub 7 2k row.

Fantastic job - Congrats!

[max_ratcliffe]

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Guys thanks for the encouragement, it gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the 2k TT. I've had the 2k test on a pedestal; over thinking and worrying about missing my target.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
6:58.2 2,000m 1:44.5 306 1354 33 180
1:43.6 500m 1:43.6 315 1383 33 175
1:45.6 1,000m 1:45.6 297 1322 32 179
1:44.8 1,500m 1:44.8 304 1346 33 183
1:44.3 2,000m 1:44.3 308 1361 35 186

Delighted hit my 2021 rowing goal of a sub 7 2k row.

Great stuff Spinal. The biggest milestone of all for mortals. Bit of a wahoo at the start or was a faster first 500 part of the plan?

[Spinal]

Great stuff Spinal. The biggest milestone of all for mortals. Bit of a wahoo at the start or was a faster first 500 part of the plan?

Thanks Max. I take 5 or 6 hard strokes at the start to bring average split below target pace then try and settle to rhythm/pace. I find it easier to have a small buffer or be thereabouts going into 2nd and 3rd split rather than have the added pressure of chasing a lower split when fatigued.

[KeithT]

Great stuff Spinal. The biggest milestone of all for mortals. Bit of a wahoo at the start or was a faster first 500 part of the plan?

Thanks Max. I take 5 or 6 hard strokes at the start to bring average split below target pace then try and settle to rhythm/pace. I find it easier to have a small buffer or be thereabouts going into 2nd and 3rd split rather than have the added pressure of chasing a lower split when fatigued.

I often use this approach as well.

[winniewinser]

Impromptu 500m TT on the Skierg....managed a little jump of 9.2s . Bit more like it

1:45.0 500m 1:45.0 52
0:26.0 125m 1:44.0 51
0:26.3 250m 1:45.2 50
0:26.2 375m 1:44.8 53
0:26.5 500m 1:46.0 54

[max_ratcliffe]

Impromptu 500m TT on the Skierg....managed a little jump of 9.2s . Bit more like it

1:45.0 500m 1:45.0 52
0:26.0 125m 1:44.0 51
0:26.3 250m 1:45.2 50
0:26.2 375m 1:44.8 53
0:26.5 500m 1:46.0 54

9.2s! Very good work. That's a decent start too. Do you do some half strokes to really get going?

[Dangerscouse]

Impromptu 500m TT on the Skierg....managed a little jump of 9.2s . Bit more like it

1:45.0 500m 1:45.0 52
0:26.0 125m 1:44.0 51
0:26.3 250m 1:45.2 50
0:26.2 375m 1:44.8 53
0:26.5 500m 1:46.0 54

You know what I think. Very good work Al

[Tony Cook]

Guys thanks for the encouragement, it gave me the confidence to go ahead and do the 2k TT. I've had the 2k test on a pedestal; over thinking and worrying about missing my target.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
6:58.2 2,000m 1:44.5 306 1354 33 180
1:43.6 500m 1:43.6 315 1383 33 175
1:45.6 1,000m 1:45.6 297 1322 32 179
1:44.8 1,500m 1:44.8 304 1346 33 183
1:44.3 2,000m 1:44.3 308 1361 35 186

Delighted hit my 2021 rowing goal of a sub 7 2k row.

The just result of your hard work.

[Tony Cook]

Woke up in the night and thought, ‘I wonder if I could do a marathon?’ And as I had a few hours to spare I gave it a go.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
2:53:37.0 42,195m 2:03.4 186 940 22 134
8:06.2 2,000m 2:01.5 195 970 23 122
8:05.7 4,000m 2:01.4 195 972 23 119
7:56.9 6,000m 1:59.2 207 1010 24 125
7:59.3 8,000m 1:59.8 203 1000 23 128
8:00.8 10,000m 2:00.2 202 993 23 135
8:01.8 12,000m 2:00.4 200 989 23 133
8:03.2 14,000m 2:00.8 199 983 22 131
8:02.4 16,000m 2:00.6 200 986 22 134
9:22.2 18,000m 2:20.5 126 733 19 125
8:20.7 20,000m 2:05.1 178 914 21 130
8:02.7 22,000m 2:00.6 199 985 22 134
8:03.5 24,000m 2:00.8 198 982 23 135
8:03.1 26,000m 2:00.7 199 983 22 135
8:03.4 28,000m 2:00.8 198 982 22 133
8:05.3 30,000m 2:01.3 196 974 22 138
8:11.4 32,000m 2:02.8 189 949 22 133
9:53.2 34,000m 2:28.3 107 669 19 137
8:05.7 36,000m 2:01.4 195 972 23 143
8:08.0 38,000m 2:02.0 193 963 23 148
8:06.1 40,000m 2:01.5 195 971 23 147
8:08.1 42,000m 2:02.0 193 962 22 148
0:47.4 42,195m 2:01.5 195 970 23 149

I think that will be my PB for a long time.

[flatbread]

3 x 10 today -- first intervals since july

1:00:21.6 15,074m 2:00.1 202 994 20 129

5:00.0 1,256m 1:59.4 205 1007 20 116
5:00.0 1,287m 1:56.5 221 1060 21 128

5:00.0 1,340m 1:51.9 250 1158 23 139
5:00.0 1,364m 1:49.9 263 1205 24 145

5:00.0 1,078m 2:19.1 130 747 15 117

5:00.0 1,376m 1:49.0 270 1229 25 147
5:00.0 1,379m 1:48.7 272 1235 25 149

5:00.0 1,050m 2:22.8 120 713 15 110

5:00.0 1,352m 1:50.9 256 1182 25 144
5:00.0 1,361m 1:50.2 261 1199 25 144

5:00.0 1,085m 2:18.2 132 755 15 113
5:00.0 1,088m 2:17.8 134 759 15 110

[Autoland]

Woke up in the night and thought, ‘I wonder if I could do a marathon?’ And as I had a few hours to spare I gave it a go.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
2:53:37.0 42,195m 2:03.4 186 940 22 134
8:06.2 2,000m 2:01.5 195 970 23 122
8:05.7 4,000m 2:01.4 195 972 23 119
7:56.9 6,000m 1:59.2 207 1010 24 125
7:59.3 8,000m 1:59.8 203 1000 23 128
8:00.8 10,000m 2:00.2 202 993 23 135
8:01.8 12,000m 2:00.4 200 989 23 133
8:03.2 14,000m 2:00.8 199 983 22 131
8:02.4 16,000m 2:00.6 200 986 22 134
9:22.2 18,000m 2:20.5 126 733 19 125
8:20.7 20,000m 2:05.1 178 914 21 130
8:02.7 22,000m 2:00.6 199 985 22 134
8:03.5 24,000m 2:00.8 198 982 23 135
8:03.1 26,000m 2:00.7 199 983 22 135
8:03.4 28,000m 2:00.8 198 982 22 133
8:05.3 30,000m 2:01.3 196 974 22 138
8:11.4 32,000m 2:02.8 189 949 22 133
9:53.2 34,000m 2:28.3 107 669 19 137
8:05.7 36,000m 2:01.4 195 972 23 143
8:08.0 38,000m 2:02.0 193 963 23 148
8:06.1 40,000m 2:01.5 195 971 23 147
8:08.1 42,000m 2:02.0 193 962 22 148
0:47.4 42,195m 2:01.5 195 970 23 149

I think that will be my PB for a long time.

Brilliant! Congrats.