New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[max_ratcliffe]

First HM today, so no surprise - a PB

1:21:59.0 - after starting slower with aim to stay sub 2:00 split increased pressure a bit as it went good.
I will feel it tomorrow - for sure!
Also got 4 blisters left hand

Wow. This is so good, and at such a low rate too.

[Sakly]

First HM today, so no surprise - a PB

1:21:59.0 - after starting slower with aim to stay sub 2:00 split increased pressure a bit as it went good.
I will feel it tomorrow - for sure!
Also got 4 blisters left hand

Wow. This is so good, and at such a low rate too.

Thank you Max!
I think I must rely more on my strength and not waste much power for body movement, so lower rating is probably better for me on long distances. Rating of 20 feels very nice for 10k or longer. Also my breathing is far more controlled in slower ratings.
Today I was not able to increase rating in the end, but I could drive with more pressure to drop the pace below 1:50 to reach the desired time.

Seems that my bodyweight workouts performed in various ways built good base for rowing

[KeithT]

First HM today, so no surprise - a PB

1:21:59.0 - after starting slower with aim to stay sub 2:00 split increased pressure a bit as it went good.
I will feel it tomorrow - for sure!
Also got 4 blisters left hand

That's a really good first HM!

[Sakly]

First HM today, so no surprise - a PB

1:21:59.0 - after starting slower with aim to stay sub 2:00 split increased pressure a bit as it went good.
I will feel it tomorrow - for sure!
Also got 4 blisters left hand

That's a really good first HM!

Thx KeithT!
During the row I was fine, but at the end it was max effort to stay at the pace to go sub 1:22:00
Today I feel my left forearm, sure this is from the HM row and missing recovery. Trained the day after with mid-high intensity and also yesterday with lighter intensity. But not really a problem

[max_ratcliffe]

First leg of the TdS, and my most feared: the 5k.

20' warm up - 5' bike and 15' SkiErg at 2:20.

20:18.2 5,000m 2:01.8 194 966 34 174
4:05.0 1,000m 2:02.5 190 955 34 167
4:05.0 2,000m 2:02.5 190 955 34 170
4:03.9 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 35 175
4:05.2 4,000m 2:02.6 190 953 35 175
3:59.1 5,000m 1:59.5 205 1004 37 185

Delighted that I was able to get a PB, as I didn't think I was in that sort of form.

Could I have gone a bit quicker? Perhaps a little (I could still stand at the end), but not a cat in hell's chance of getting sub-20.

Over to you Alex - I do want to see sub-20 from you.

[Dangerscouse]

First leg of the TdS, and my most feared: the 5k.

20' warm up - 5' bike and 15' SkiErg at 2:20.

20:18.2 5,000m 2:01.8 194 966 34 174
4:05.0 1,000m 2:02.5 190 955 34 167
4:05.0 2,000m 2:02.5 190 955 34 170
4:03.9 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 35 175
4:05.2 4,000m 2:02.6 190 953 35 175
3:59.1 5,000m 1:59.5 205 1004 37 185

Delighted that I was able to get a PB, as I didn't think I was in that sort of form.

Could I have gone a bit quicker? Perhaps a little (I could still stand at the end), but not a cat in hell's chance of getting sub-20.

Over to you Alex - I do want to see sub-20 from you.

Not only a PB, but a 17 second PB. Really good result mate, well done

[winniewinser]

First leg of the TdS, and my most feared: the 5k.

20' warm up - 5' bike and 15' SkiErg at 2:20.

20:18.2 5,000m 2:01.8 194 966 34 174
4:05.0 1,000m 2:02.5 190 955 34 167
4:05.0 2,000m 2:02.5 190 955 34 170
4:03.9 3,000m 2:01.9 193 964 35 175
4:05.2 4,000m 2:02.6 190 953 35 175
3:59.1 5,000m 1:59.5 205 1004 37 185

Delighted that I was able to get a PB, as I didn't think I was in that sort of form.

Could I have gone a bit quicker? Perhaps a little (I could still stand at the end), but not a cat in hell's chance of getting sub-20.

Over to you Alex - I do want to see sub-20 from you.

Whoop Whoop.....great job Max and a PB too

I'd almost forgotten TBH .....need to squeeze this into my training plan this week. Might have to be at the weekend now

[Sakly]

Today got an idea of what could be possible in a single 2k.
Performed c2's WOD 2x2k 4r (with increasing rate from 26 to 32) and got a 7:13.1 in the second run.
As this was surely not all out I think on a good day with proper warmup probably a near to 7 could be manageable.

[winniewinser]

Kinda default 10km Skierg PB as it's the first go at this distance. Was really intending to row this at base pace 2:06.9 but ego got me . A line drawn for future TDS efforts later this month.

41:05.6 10,000m 2:03.2 35 163
8:12.1 2,000m 2:03.0 35 150
8:12.5 4,000m 2:03.1 35 159
8:12.8 6,000m 2:03.2 35 165
8:15.1 8,000m 2:03.7 36 169
8:13.1 10,000m 2:03.2 36 172

[Dutch]

Today got an idea of what could be possible in a single 2k.
Performed c2's WOD 2x2k 4r (with increasing rate from 26 to 32) and got a 7:13.1 in the second run.
As this was surely not all out I think on a good day with proper warmup probably a near to 7 could be manageable.

Nice one sakly, 7 is very achievable. Just get your pacing plan in place and don't blast off and you will it have within 3 weeks .

[Dutch]

Kinda default 10km Skierg PB as it's the first go at this distance. Was really intending to row this at base pace 2:06.9 but ego got me . A line drawn for future TDS efforts later this month.

41:05.6 10,000m 2:03.2 35 163
8:12.1 2,000m 2:03.0 35 150
8:12.5 4,000m 2:03.1 35 159
8:12.8 6,000m 2:03.2 35 165
8:15.1 8,000m 2:03.7 36 169
8:13.1 10,000m 2:03.2 36 172

Way to go Winnie, good going that is.

[Sakly]

Today got an idea of what could be possible in a single 2k.
Performed c2's WOD 2x2k 4r (with increasing rate from 26 to 32) and got a 7:13.1 in the second run.
As this was surely not all out I think on a good day with proper warmup probably a near to 7 could be manageable.

Nice one sakly, 7 is very achievable. Just get your pacing plan in place and don't blast off and you will it have within 3 weeks .

Thx Dutch
I will go for a single 2k as soon as I am feeling more or less fresh at some day.
As I do rowing besides strength/fitness training on a very intense level I am mostly not recovered when rowing
The only session on the rower feeling recovered was my first HM last week.

[winniewinser]

Kinda default 10km Skierg PB as it's the first go at this distance. Was really intending to row this at base pace 2:06.9 but ego got me . A line drawn for future TDS efforts later this month.

41:05.6 10,000m 2:03.2 35 163
8:12.1 2,000m 2:03.0 35 150
8:12.5 4,000m 2:03.1 35 159
8:12.8 6,000m 2:03.2 35 165
8:15.1 8,000m 2:03.7 36 169
8:13.1 10,000m 2:03.2 36 172

Way to go Winnie, good going that is.

Thanks very much

[KeithT]

Kinda default 10km Skierg PB as it's the first go at this distance. Was really intending to row this at base pace 2:06.9 but ego got me . A line drawn for future TDS efforts later this month.

41:05.6 10,000m 2:03.2 35 163
8:12.1 2,000m 2:03.0 35 150
8:12.5 4,000m 2:03.1 35 159
8:12.8 6,000m 2:03.2 35 165
8:15.1 8,000m 2:03.7 36 169
8:13.1 10,000m 2:03.2 36 172

great work. Good news is you got a PB, bad news now you have to chase sub 40:00

[winniewinser]

Kinda default 10km Skierg PB as it's the first go at this distance. Was really intending to row this at base pace 2:06.9 but ego got me . A line drawn for future TDS efforts later this month.

41:05.6 10,000m 2:03.2 35 163
8:12.1 2,000m 2:03.0 35 150
8:12.5 4,000m 2:03.1 35 159
8:12.8 6,000m 2:03.2 35 165
8:15.1 8,000m 2:03.7 36 169
8:13.1 10,000m 2:03.2 36 172

great work. Good news is you got a PB, bad news now you have to chase sub 40:00

Cheers Keith....5km sub 20' first