New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[winniewinser]

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

Big congrats!

[Captain Darling]

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

Cracking work that, congrats Sakly.

I've had several 5ks in the past where I needed to drop of the pace slightly in the middle like that due to a tendency to let adrenaline at the start of a TT get the better of me. The grit to get through those 3rd and 4th 1000m whilst seeing higher splits is great work. At that stage seeing the split drift up hurts mentally, then the legs and lungs are of course starting to hurt physically! Getting through test pieces like that gives you so much belief for the next one in my experience.

[Sakly]

Big congrats!

Cracking work that, congrats Sakly.

Thx much, guys

This run felt so much harder than my last 5k PB, so I know I am not where I was before helth issues, but my focus and willpower to go through hard times is fully back already. This is one (or the most?) important part for hard sessions and was always my biggest advantage compared to others while lacking power.

[Dangerscouse]

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

Well done Sascha. The 3.5-4k stage is where it really does bite when you're going full on...unless your Tom George.

You'll keep improving on this as you're still sharpening up after your time off

[Captain Darling]

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

Well done Sascha. The 3.5-4k stage is where it really does bite when you're going full on...unless your Tom George.

You'll keep improving on this as you're still sharpening up after your time off

I'm increasingly convinced that Tom George was built in a lab. That 5000m world record is absurd. Sub 1:30 for nearly 20 minutes. Mind blowing.

I'm just hoping George and Moe Sbihi are in the men's 4 for Paris 2024 as they try to reclaim that gold GB held for so long. Incredible athletes.

[Sakly]

Well done Sascha. The 3.5-4k stage is where it really does bite when you're going full on...unless your Tom George.

You'll keep improving on this as you're still sharpening up after your time off

Thx Stu.
This was exactly the stage where my willpower had to kick in to stay on track today!
I think I will keep improving, but will not become a second Tom George at my age

I think I will follow the negative split approach and start a bit slower next time.

[aussie nick]

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

great PR - welcome back! You're tougher than me...no way I could go out that hard and then hold it together.

[Sakly]

great PR - welcome back! You're tougher than me...no way I could go out that hard and then hold it together.

Thx Nick - I really wanted that PR to prove I am on track and willpower is on right setting!
Even after my bodyweight session in the evening (~6 hours after rowing session) I am feeling great today after ~6.5 hours of deep sleep

[Spinal]

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

Congrats on the PB Sakly, the 5k is a horrible distance regardless and you managed to hold it together even after going out too hard

[KeithT]

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

Great work - the negative split isn't ideal but I have done many PBs in a similar manner.

[Sakly]

Great work - the negative split isn't ideal but I have done many PBs in a similar manner.

Thx - at the beginning I was convinced I could keep the pace
But then reality kicked in
I am sure to be able to peel of another few seconds when fully back on old level.

[winniewinser]

Default 60' Skierg PB as first time....

14,340m 2:05.5 spm37

[Sakly]

Default 60' Skierg PB as first time....

14,340m 2:05.5 spm37

Oh, right, did the same on rowErg some days ago - 14,712m @20spm.

[KeithT]

50K PB....because it was my first one!

So, this may ramble but what a strange and partly horrifying experience. I promised that I was not going for a specific time and just wanted to finish the 50K. With that idea I figured the 50K would be easier than my 2 prior FMs in the last 2 years where I did try to hit a goal time. I did say that I wanted to be under 3:30 but thought that was a guarantee. Well, of course my plans got completely wrecked. I had an idea to do a fairly aggressive positive split and build a little cushion in case I needed it later. Plan was to do 5K at 1:57 pace then slow to 1:59, 2:01.....slow 2 seconds every 5K and end rowing at a slow 2:15, this gets me under 3:30.

I had an simple breakfast of oatmeal, banana and some peanut butter - had two bottles of sports drink by my side and slices of banana and oranges to refuel a bit every 5K. Off we go (10:00 AM) - I do the 1:57 5K as planned and feel good and then decide to just drop 1 second to 1:58 for second 5K. Thru 10K I feel shockingly good, so decide to drop just 1 second to 1:59 for third 5K, then since still feeling good keep it there for the next 5K. Then drop to 2:00 for the 5th 5K. So, halfway in and I am on a 1:58.6 pace and feel great!

This is where I start thinking "I can average a sub 2:00 pace for the 50K - I can go like 2:01 the rest of the way and hit that". So, 6th and 7th 5k at 2:01. Suddenly at 35K mark I started feeling bad - I knew this would come and was ready but I couldn't fight it and I slowed to a 2:05 pace. However, I am still right at 2:00 pace overall with 10K to go and that's when I hit a wall like nothing I have ever experience before. I mean I get to the point of muscles freezing up when doing 500M, 1K and 2K TTs when sprinting and I was beyond exhausted at the end of my FMs but this was different. I started getting cramps in my forearms and weird pains everywhere and my sitz bones were in agony. I was pulling hard but got to where I was pulling 2:10. All thoughts of 2:00 were gone and my mind was screaming at me to stop - I slowed way down into the 2:15 and even 2:20 range for a bit. I was in pure survival mode the rest of the way and ended the whole thing at a 2:02.3 pace - 3:23:49.9 total.

When done I was a mess. I couldn't, eat for several hours and I felt hot/cold on and off and my sitz bones were a disaster. I felt a little better in the evening and finally ate and moved around some. Now what's really weird is today I feel fine and my leg muscles and such aren't even sore. Other than a couple blisters I feel fine other than sitz bones. The way I felt after I thought I was going to be a mess for days. I am having a hard time trying to understand what happened to me. Anyway, that's my long story for my first 50K.

[MartinSH4321]

50K PB....because it was my first one!

So, this may ramble but what a strange and partly horrifying experience. I promised that I was not going for a specific time and just wanted to finish the 50K. With that idea I figured the 50K would be easier than my 2 prior FMs in the last 2 years where I did try to hit a goal time. I did say that I wanted to be under 3:30 but thought that was a guarantee. Well, of course my plans got completely wrecked. I had an idea to do a fairly aggressive positive split and build a little cushion in case I needed it later. Plan was to do 5K at 1:57 pace then slow to 1:59, 2:01.....slow 2 seconds every 5K and end rowing at a slow 2:15, this gets me under 3:30.

I had an simple breakfast of oatmeal, banana and some peanut butter - had two bottles of sports drink by my side and slices of banana and oranges to refuel a bit every 5K. Off we go (10:00 AM) - I do the 1:57 5K as planned and feel good and then decide to just drop 1 second to 1:58 for second 5K. Thru 10K I feel shockingly good, so decide to drop just 1 second to 1:59 for third 5K, then since still feeling good keep it there for the next 5K. Then drop to 2:00 for the 5th 5K. So, halfway in and I am on a 1:58.6 pace and feel great!

This is where I start thinking "I can average a sub 2:00 pace for the 50K - I can go like 2:01 the rest of the way and hit that". So, 6th and 7th 5k at 2:01. Suddenly at 35K mark I started feeling bad - I knew this would come and was ready but I couldn't fight it and I slowed to a 2:05 pace. However, I am still right at 2:00 pace overall with 10K to go and that's when I hit a wall like nothing I have ever experience before. I mean I get to the point of muscles freezing up when doing 500M, 1K and 2K TTs when sprinting and I was beyond exhausted at the end of my FMs but this was different. I started getting cramps in my forearms and weird pains everywhere and my sitz bones were in agony. I was pulling hard but got to where I was pulling 2:10. All thoughts of 2:00 were gone and my mind was screaming at me to stop - I slowed way down into the 2:15 and even 2:20 range for a bit. I was in pure survival mode the rest of the way and ended the whole thing at a 2:02.3 pace - 3:23:49.9 total.

When done I was a mess. I couldn't, eat for several hours and I felt hot/cold on and off and my sitz bones were a disaster. I felt a little better in the evening and finally ate and moved around some. Now what's really weird is today I feel fine and my leg muscles and such aren't even sore. Other than a couple blisters I feel fine other than sitz bones. The way I felt after I thought I was going to be a mess for days. I am having a hard time trying to understand what happened to me. Anyway, that's my long story for my first 50K.

I was waiting for your 50k post, always love your writing!
This sounds absolutely horrible, when someone with such a strong will and pain tolerance hits the wall that hard I'm sure most people would have stopped, inspiring how you struggled through! And more than 6' faster than your minimum target is great, big congrats!