New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

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

Post by Sakly » April 19th, 2022, 10:46 am

fragandclear wrote:
April 19th, 2022, 6:16 am
First real attempt at a 500m time (so technically a PR I guess) - 1:30.00.

Did this after a "sprint" session so I had already more than warmed up. This would have been my sixth 500m within half an hour.

Also a couple of notes for my own reference:
  • Erg needs to be properly situated. Wobbling about like crazy.
  • Started sliding of the seat at the halfway mark. Very distracting
  • Next 500m attempt should have a specific test warmup as opposed to the usual workout immediately beforehand. Duh.
Wow, nice time for 500! 👌🏻
Male - '80 - 82kg - 177cm - Start rowErg Jan 2022
1': 358m
4': 1217m
30'r20: 8068m
30': 8,283m
60': 16,222m
100m: 0:16.1
500m: 1:27.1
1k: 3:07.8
2k: 6:37.1
5k: 17:39.6
6k: 21:03.5
10k: 36:01.5
HM: 1:18:40.1
FM: 2:52:32.6
My log

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

Post by KeithT » April 19th, 2022, 11:05 am

fragandclear wrote:
April 19th, 2022, 6:16 am
First real attempt at a 500m time (so technically a PR I guess) - 1:30.00.

Did this after a "sprint" session so I had already more than warmed up. This would have been my sixth 500m within half an hour.

Also a couple of notes for my own reference:
  • Erg needs to be properly situated. Wobbling about like crazy.
  • Started sliding of the seat at the halfway mark. Very distracting
  • Next 500m attempt should have a specific test warmup as opposed to the usual workout immediately beforehand. Duh.
Great result! Now you have to test again to hot the sun 1:30 milestone.
56 yo, 6'3" 205# PBs (all since turning 50):
1 min - 376m, 500m - 1:21.3, 1K - 2:57.2, 4 min - 1305m, 2K - 6:27.8, 5K - 17:23, 30 min - 8444m, 10K - 35:54, 60 min - 16110, HM - 1:19:19, FM - 2:45:41

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

Post by Dangerscouse » April 19th, 2022, 11:23 am

fragandclear wrote:
April 19th, 2022, 6:16 am
First real attempt at a 500m time (so technically a PR I guess) - 1:30.00.

Did this after a "sprint" session so I had already more than warmed up. This would have been my sixth 500m within half an hour.

Also a couple of notes for my own reference:
  • Erg needs to be properly situated. Wobbling about like crazy.
  • Started sliding of the seat at the halfway mark. Very distracting
  • Next 500m attempt should have a specific test warmup as opposed to the usual workout immediately beforehand. Duh.
Well done Frag, and it sounds like you can easily get it faster with better preparation
50 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

"You reap what you row"

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

Post by Rick » April 20th, 2022, 10:37 am

Finishing out my first full season, just topped 2 Million meters for the season today! I remember, not too far back, achieving 1 million meters lifetime seemed impossible, so this is both a goal achieved and a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Onward :D
63Y, M, 70” 215# Started: Jan 2021 @ 240# Goal: Fitness & Endurance
500 | 1000 | 2000 | 5000 | 30min | 10000 | HM
1:37 | 3:37 | 7:48 | 21:27 | 6803 | 45:24. | 1:42:08

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

Post by KeithT » April 20th, 2022, 2:18 pm

Rick wrote:
April 20th, 2022, 10:37 am
Finishing out my first full season, just topped 2 Million meters for the season today! I remember, not too far back, achieving 1 million meters lifetime seemed impossible, so this is both a goal achieved and a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Onward :D
Nice - that's some good work for a year.
56 yo, 6'3" 205# PBs (all since turning 50):
1 min - 376m, 500m - 1:21.3, 1K - 2:57.2, 4 min - 1305m, 2K - 6:27.8, 5K - 17:23, 30 min - 8444m, 10K - 35:54, 60 min - 16110, HM - 1:19:19, FM - 2:45:41

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

Post by aussie nick » April 20th, 2022, 8:04 pm

Rick wrote:
April 20th, 2022, 10:37 am
Finishing out my first full season, just topped 2 Million meters for the season today! I remember, not too far back, achieving 1 million meters lifetime seemed impossible, so this is both a goal achieved and a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Onward :D
congratulations Rick! My goal is always 40k per week but I rarely get there. Good effort
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 » April 21st, 2022, 3:16 am

Rick wrote:
April 20th, 2022, 10:37 am
Finishing out my first full season, just topped 2 Million meters for the season today! I remember, not too far back, achieving 1 million meters lifetime seemed impossible, so this is both a goal achieved and a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Onward :D
Two million is a good result, well done
50 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

"You reap what you row"

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

Post by winniewinser » April 21st, 2022, 4:23 am

Rick wrote:
April 20th, 2022, 10:37 am
Finishing out my first full season, just topped 2 Million meters for the season today! I remember, not too far back, achieving 1 million meters lifetime seemed impossible, so this is both a goal achieved and a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Onward :D
That's good going.

Not sure I will ever get close to the 3.3m I did in 20/21......1.69m so far with 634k Skierg this time.
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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by DavidA » April 21st, 2022, 3:20 pm

Rick wrote:
April 20th, 2022, 10:37 am
Finishing out my first full season, just topped 2 Million meters for the season today! I remember, not too far back, achieving 1 million meters lifetime seemed impossible, so this is both a goal achieved and a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Onward :D
Congratulations!
That's a fair bit of meters - and to go from 2 Mm/y from thinking 1 Mm/lifetime is quite a jump.
Good luck with keeping up the good exercising.

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

Post by fragandclear » April 22nd, 2022, 1:39 pm

Rick wrote:
April 20th, 2022, 10:37 am
Finishing out my first full season, just topped 2 Million meters for the season today! I remember, not too far back, achieving 1 million meters lifetime seemed impossible, so this is both a goal achieved and a bit of a pleasant surprise.

Onward :D
Bloody hell, good work.
Erging since 09/21
Male 1.83m 96kg
500m - 1:30.0 | 2km - 6:56.3 | 5km - 18:42.2 | 30min - 7776 | 10km - 38:24.6 | 1hr - 15021 | HM - 1:26:16
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Re: New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

Post by fragandclear » April 22nd, 2022, 1:43 pm

Very slight improvement on my 30 minutes today - 7776m.

Comfortably top quartile by age, weight and gender so pretty happy with that for my first season.

Aim for next season is 8K.
Erging since 09/21
Male 1.83m 96kg
500m - 1:30.0 | 2km - 6:56.3 | 5km - 18:42.2 | 30min - 7776 | 10km - 38:24.6 | 1hr - 15021 | HM - 1:26:16
Strava

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

Post by Dangerscouse » April 22nd, 2022, 4:23 pm

fragandclear wrote:
April 22nd, 2022, 1:43 pm
Very slight improvement on my 30 minutes today - 7776m.

Comfortably top quartile by age, weight and gender so pretty happy with that for my first season.

Aim for next season is 8K.
Well done, top quartile is a solid result for your first season. I think 8k is definitely achievable with your 2k PB
50 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

"You reap what you row"

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

Post by KeithT » April 25th, 2022, 9:11 am

fragandclear wrote:
April 22nd, 2022, 1:43 pm
Very slight improvement on my 30 minutes today - 7776m.

Comfortably top quartile by age, weight and gender so pretty happy with that for my first season.

Aim for next season is 8K.
Nice - yes, you have to go for 8K now.
56 yo, 6'3" 205# PBs (all since turning 50):
1 min - 376m, 500m - 1:21.3, 1K - 2:57.2, 4 min - 1305m, 2K - 6:27.8, 5K - 17:23, 30 min - 8444m, 10K - 35:54, 60 min - 16110, HM - 1:19:19, FM - 2:45:41

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

Post by aussie nick » April 25th, 2022, 9:03 pm

fragandclear wrote:
April 22nd, 2022, 1:43 pm
Very slight improvement on my 30 minutes today - 7776m.

Comfortably top quartile by age, weight and gender so pretty happy with that for my first season.

Aim for next season is 8K.
congratulations on the PB. I haven't done 8k yet and it's one of my goals for the year too, so maybe we can get there together? ....good luck with it and well done on great progress
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 Sakly » April 26th, 2022, 6:55 am

5k TT with 4.7s faster:

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	HR
18:24.3	5,000m	1:50.4	260	1194	26	177
3:37.1	1,000m	1:48.5	274	1241	27	174
3:39.0	2,000m	1:49.5	267	1217	27	175
3:43.5	3,000m	1:51.7	251	1163	26	175
3:44.2	4,000m	1:52.1	248	1155	27	178
3:40.4	5,000m	1:50.2	262	1200	27	183
Really hard, but wanted to see where I am on my way back.
Looks like fly and die 😅
Male - '80 - 82kg - 177cm - Start rowErg Jan 2022
1': 358m
4': 1217m
30'r20: 8068m
30': 8,283m
60': 16,222m
100m: 0:16.1
500m: 1:27.1
1k: 3:07.8
2k: 6:37.1
5k: 17:39.6
6k: 21:03.5
10k: 36:01.5
HM: 1:18:40.1
FM: 2:52:32.6
My log

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