New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[p_b82]

New 2k PB today. Previous best 7:53.1 30/04.

For once got the pacing dead right. Possibly could have gone marginally faster..Very happy.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
7:48.7 2,000m 1:57.1 218 1048 32
1:34.8 400m 1:58.5 210 1023 32
1:34.3 800m 1:57.8 214 1035 31
1:33.7 1,200m 1:57.1 218 1049 33
1:33.1 1,600m 1:56.3 222 1064 33
1:32.7 2,000m 1:55.8 225 1074 34

Congrats - that's a great improvement!

[Kerry1960]

Thanks everyone for kind words . I did a big 1k PB a couple of days ago so I knew I was in good shape to PB at 2k

I wasn't trying to negative split but because I didn"t go too fast too early I just felt I could go gradually faster as I progressed. No fading at the end, workout graph shows I was still going faster to the end.

For a 2k I wasn't even totally done in either. I was on the cross trainer at the gym within 4 mins of finishing. Just a good day and far less painful when you get the pacing right. Might have a couple more seconds up my sleeve for next time, who knows.

I should also add that I've changed my training habits a bit in the last 3 weeks. Spending a bit less time on the C2 and a bit more time lifting weights and on the cross trainer (eliptical). At least so far this appears to be paying dividends.

[nick rockliff]

New 2k PB today. Previous best 7:53.1 30/04.

For once got the pacing dead right. Possibly could have gone marginally faster..Very happy.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
7:48.7 2,000m 1:57.1 218 1048 32
1:34.8 400m 1:58.5 210 1023 32
1:34.3 800m 1:57.8 214 1035 31
1:33.7 1,200m 1:57.1 218 1049 33
1:33.1 1,600m 1:56.3 222 1064 33
1:32.7 2,000m 1:55.8 225 1074 34

Nice going, well done.

[winniewinser]

New 2k PB today. Previous best 7:53.1 30/04.

For once got the pacing dead right. Possibly could have gone marginally faster..Very happy.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
7:48.7 2,000m 1:57.1 218 1048 32
1:34.8 400m 1:58.5 210 1023 32
1:34.3 800m 1:57.8 214 1035 31
1:33.7 1,200m 1:57.1 218 1049 33
1:33.1 1,600m 1:56.3 222 1064 33
1:32.7 2,000m 1:55.8 225 1074 34

Very nice work!

[DavidA]

New 2k PB today. Previous best 7:53.1 30/04.

For once got the pacing dead right. Possibly could have gone marginally faster..Very happy.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
7:48.7 2,000m 1:57.1 218 1048 32
1:34.8 400m 1:58.5 210 1023 32
1:34.3 800m 1:57.8 214 1035 31
1:33.7 1,200m 1:57.1 218 1049 33
1:33.1 1,600m 1:56.3 222 1064 33
1:32.7 2,000m 1:55.8 225 1074 34

Congratulations!
Very nice job.

David

[RWAGR]

Happy to get over 8100 in my 30 min today! PB by 69 meters. I think there *might" be a little more there physically. And by that I really mean a little, like maybe 10/15 meters. But in any event mentally I was really at the limit today so it felt great to avoid the HD and push through for a solid PB.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 8,120m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
3:00.0 816m 1:50.2 261 1197 26
6:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
9:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
12:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
15:00.0 806m 1:51.6 251 1165 26
18:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
21:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
24:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
27:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
30:00.0 828m 1:48.6 273 1237 26

[nick rockliff]

Happy to get over 8100 in my 30 min today! PB by 69 meters. I think there *might" be a little more there physically. And by that I really mean a little, like maybe 10/15 meters. But in any event mentally I was really at the limit today so it felt great to avoid the HD and push through for a solid PB.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 8,120m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
3:00.0 816m 1:50.2 261 1197 26
6:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
9:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
12:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
15:00.0 806m 1:51.6 251 1165 26
18:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
21:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
24:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
27:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
30:00.0 828m 1:48.6 273 1237 26

Nice going, well done and yes, probably a bit more there too.

[Sakly]

Happy to get over 8100 in my 30 min today! PB by 69 meters. I think there *might" be a little more there physically. And by that I really mean a little, like maybe 10/15 meters. But in any event mentally I was really at the limit today so it felt great to avoid the HD and push through for a solid PB.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 8,120m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
3:00.0 816m 1:50.2 261 1197 26
6:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
9:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
12:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
15:00.0 806m 1:51.6 251 1165 26
18:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
21:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
24:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
27:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
30:00.0 828m 1:48.6 273 1237 26

Nice
Looking at the splits and rate I think you have a bit more to give on a good day
But really good result in a 30min! 8k+ is no joke.

[p_b82]

Happy to get over 8100 in my 30 min today! PB by 69 meters. I think there *might" be a little more there physically. And by that I really mean a little, like maybe 10/15 meters. But in any event mentally I was really at the limit today so it felt great to avoid the HD and push through for a solid PB.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 8,120m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
3:00.0 816m 1:50.2 261 1197 26
6:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
9:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
12:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
15:00.0 806m 1:51.6 251 1165 26
18:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
21:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
24:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
27:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
30:00.0 828m 1:48.6 273 1237 26

Well done - I reckon you've got a little more than you think - so on a good day like others I think there more than 10-15m.

I've a very long way to go before I can even contemplate 8k in 30mins!

[Dangerscouse]

Happy to get over 8100 in my 30 min today! PB by 69 meters. I think there *might" be a little more there physically. And by that I really mean a little, like maybe 10/15 meters. But in any event mentally I was really at the limit today so it felt great to avoid the HD and push through for a solid PB.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 8,120m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
3:00.0 816m 1:50.2 261 1197 26
6:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
9:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
12:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
15:00.0 806m 1:51.6 251 1165 26
18:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
21:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
24:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
27:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
30:00.0 828m 1:48.6 273 1237 26

I do agree that you can squeeze a bit more out, but more importantly that is a great improvement and milestone broken. Well done Rob.

[winniewinser]

Happy to get over 8100 in my 30 min today! PB by 69 meters. I think there *might" be a little more there physically. And by that I really mean a little, like maybe 10/15 meters. But in any event mentally I was really at the limit today so it felt great to avoid the HD and push through for a solid PB.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:00.0 8,120m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
3:00.0 816m 1:50.2 261 1197 26
6:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
9:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
12:00.0 809m 1:51.2 254 1174 26
15:00.0 806m 1:51.6 251 1165 26
18:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
21:00.0 810m 1:51.1 255 1178 26
24:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
27:00.0 812m 1:50.8 257 1184 26
30:00.0 828m 1:48.6 273 1237 26

Great work

[RWAGR]

Thanks all!

[HornetMaX]

Marathon today. Goal was first to finish it avoiding a bloodbath (like in the one I tried 1 year ago) and second to keep a 2:12 pace.
Short story: previous PB was 3h31m, did 3h11m at 2:16 avg pace.

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Time 		Meters 		Pace 	Watts 	Cal/Hr 	S/M 	HR
3:11:18.0 	42,195m 	2:16.0 	139 	778 	22 	69
17:34.2 	 4,000m 	2:11.7 	153 	826 	22 	143
17:34.5 	 8,000m 	2:11.8 	153 	825 	23 	148
17:34.2 	12,000m 	2:11.7 	153 	826 	23 	153
17:33.8 	16,000m 	2:11.7 	153 	827 	23 	154
17:33.5 	20,000m 	2:11.6 	153 	827 	23 	156
19:45.4 	24,000m 	2:28.1 	108 	670 	21
17:32.1 	28,000m 	2:11.5 	154 	829 	23
17:34.7 	32,000m 	2:11.8 	153 	825 	23
18:12.6 	36,000m 	2:16.5 	137 	772 	23
19:57.2 	40,000m 	2:29.6 	104 	659 	22
10:25.9 	42,195m 	2:22.5 	121 	715 	24

Lost 2m10s right after mid point because nature called and I had to take a quick leak (6th split). Bad thing is that PM5 lost connection to my HR monitor (Polar H9 via ANT) so no HR in the second half of the marathon. Ouch.
All good until 34K, then I started losing power and my left quad was very willing to have cramps.
So I had to slow down, take 2-3 30s breaks and give up the idea of finishing under 3h10m.
Rowed the last 6K basically on a single leg, but overall it was much more comfortable than the previous attempt.

Takeaways:

• Sweating was bearable, despite the temp being 26C when I started and 29-30C stable after 1 hour. Fan full power all the time.
• Drank 0.5L before start and 2L during, but at the end I still had lost 2Kg. Took some salt tabs, that helped a bit (recently I had cramps right at 32K)
• Maybe I overdid the week before the attempt: 1HM 7 days before and 1HM 4 days before (summer solstice challenge, I'm a sucker for that gamification stuff)

Anyway, kind of happy about it.

[Dangerscouse]

Marathon today. Goal was first to finish it avoiding a bloodbath (like in the one I tried 1 year ago) and second to keep a 2:12 pace.
Short story: previous PB was 3h31m, did 3h11m at 2:16 avg pace.

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Time 		Meters 		Pace 	Watts 	Cal/Hr 	S/M 	HR
3:11:18.0 	42,195m 	2:16.0 	139 	778 	22 	69
17:34.2 	 4,000m 	2:11.7 	153 	826 	22 	143
17:34.5 	 8,000m 	2:11.8 	153 	825 	23 	148
17:34.2 	12,000m 	2:11.7 	153 	826 	23 	153
17:33.8 	16,000m 	2:11.7 	153 	827 	23 	154
17:33.5 	20,000m 	2:11.6 	153 	827 	23 	156
19:45.4 	24,000m 	2:28.1 	108 	670 	21
17:32.1 	28,000m 	2:11.5 	154 	829 	23
17:34.7 	32,000m 	2:11.8 	153 	825 	23
18:12.6 	36,000m 	2:16.5 	137 	772 	23
19:57.2 	40,000m 	2:29.6 	104 	659 	22
10:25.9 	42,195m 	2:22.5 	121 	715 	24

Lost 2m10s right after mid point because nature called and I had to take a quick leak (6th split). Bad thing is that PM5 lost connection to my HR monitor (Polar H9 via ANT) so no HR in the second half of the marathon. Ouch.
All good until 34K, then I started losing power and my left quad was very willing to have cramps.
So I had to slow down, take 2-3 30s breaks and give up the idea of finishing under 3h10m.
Rowed the last 6K basically on a single leg, but overall it was much more comfortable than the previous attempt.

Takeaways:

• Sweating was bearable, despite the temp being 26C when I started and 29-30C stable after 1 hour. Fan full power all the time.
• Drank 0.5L before start and 2L during, but at the end I still had lost 2Kg. Took some salt tabs, that helped a bit (recently I had cramps right at 32K)
• Maybe I overdid the week before the attempt: 1HM 7 days before and 1HM 4 days before (summer solstice challenge, I'm a sucker for that gamification stuff)

Anyway, kind of happy about it.

20-minute improvement?? That's huge, well done and as I always say you're basically training for the last 10k of the FM. That's where things can all go suddenly downhill.

I never suffer from cramp so I'm not sure what to advise on avoiding that, but I'd imagine that is very distracting to say the least.

[p_b82]

Marathon today. Goal was first to finish it avoiding a bloodbath (like in the one I tried 1 year ago) and second to keep a 2:12 pace.
Short story: previous PB was 3h31m, did 3h11m at 2:16 avg pace.

Anyway, kind of happy about it.

Congrats - I get some cramp in my left calf on only HM distances, so I can't imagine how much worse you felt with it in your quad, and still kept going!