congratulations on the 2k pr - you mention you've beaten it by 'a large margin'.....so first time sub 7?fragandclear wrote: ↑February 11th, 2022, 6:38 pmBeen a few weeks since I've posted, but since then I've "accidentally" been about 1km away from a HM on a few occasions and now beat my previous 2K by a large margin.
Stepping off the rower after the first "near HM" I hadn't even broken a sweat and was speaking on the phone for 15 minutes during it. The joys of UT2.
I really put some thought into a training plan of my own, working weights into the non-rowing days. The biggest change has definitely been the implementation of "work hard or hardly work", and training for HR zones seems to have made a big difference too.
I'll post the current split soon but anyway, the PR (small drum roll): 2K in 6:56.3.
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
6:56.3 2,000m 1:44.0 310 1368 30 168
1:43.5 500m 1:43.5 316 1386 29 161
1:44.2 1,000m 1:44.2 309 1364 29 169
1:44.5 1,500m 1:44.5 307 1355 29 171
1:44.1 2,000m 1:44.1 310 1367 31 173
I had gas in the tank and my HR was pretty steady. Didn't even peak (max HR around 187-190 I think).
It was encouraging enough that I'm already thinking about 6:50, but no rush.
well done - big milestone!
also, a really nicely paced row