New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Sakly]

First 1k at the skierg today, so a PB by default, but good enough to post it in here
Target was sub 3:20, so started a bit below 1:40 splits, but lost rate and power through the middle and couldn't catch up to get it done! So close, but not in me today

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	♥️
3:20.6	1,000m	1:40.3	347	1493	49	168
0:38.9	200m	1:37.2	381	1609	52	162
0:39.7	400m	1:39.2	358	1532	50	167
0:40.5	600m	1:41.2	337	1460	47	170
0:41.1	800m	1:42.7	323	1410	48	171
0:40.3	1,000m	1:40.7	342	1477	48	172

[aussie nick]

Perhaps not the textbook start to a taper week, but I wanted to stretch the legs at least once this week before resting up for Saturday's 100k. So decided to attack the Power Hour PB. New PB by 223 meters. Hopefully the confidence boost from hitting this will offset any physical issues from pushing it hard 5 days before an ultra-distance. Feeling fit and strong (albeit this felt at my limit) with all the distance training. Hopefully one day I can target 16k in an hour.

1:00:00.0 15,826m 1:53.7 238 1118 25 165
6:00.0 1,581m 1:53.8 237 1116 24 147
12:00.0 1,572m 1:54.5 233 1102 25 151
18:00.0 1,576m 1:54.2 235 1108 25 157
24:00.0 1,580m 1:53.9 237 1114 25 162
30:00.0 1,581m 1:53.8 237 1116 25 167
36:00.0 1,583m 1:53.7 238 1119 25 168
42:00.0 1,578m 1:54.0 236 1111 25 171
48:00.0 1,576m 1:54.2 235 1108 25 172
54:00.0 1,579m 1:53.9 236 1113 25 175
1:00:00.0 1,621m 1:51.0 256 1179 27 180

awesome row, well done

[p_b82]

Perhaps not the textbook start to a taper week, but I wanted to stretch the legs at least once this week before resting up for Saturday's 100k. So decided to attack the Power Hour PB. New PB by 223 meters.

Good job - nice big gain there!

[alex9026]

My first attempt at a 2k today, completely unplanned but I'm in for a hernia op on Thursday so wanted one big effort to see where I'm at now, as a benchmark ahead of BRIC in December:

6:31.0 2,000m 1:37.7 375 1589 34
1:37.7 500m 1:37.7 375 1591 35
1:37.4 1,000m 1:37.4 379 1603 34
1:37.6 1,500m 1:37.6 376 1595 35
1:38.2 2,000m 1:38.2 370 1572 35

[RWAGR]

Really impressive bro.

The type of “first time” 2k that causes extreme envy in those of us who have been grinding for years and will never even get close!

[Sakly]

My first attempt at a 2k today, completely unplanned but I'm in for a hernia op on Thursday so wanted one big effort to see where I'm at now, as a benchmark ahead of BRIC in December:

6:31.0 2,000m 1:37.7 375 1589 34
1:37.7 500m 1:37.7 375 1591 35
1:37.4 1,000m 1:37.4 379 1603 34
1:37.6 1,500m 1:37.6 376 1595 35
1:38.2 2,000m 1:38.2 370 1572 35

Nice result and pacing as well
I probably need to train a higher stroke rate at the 2k distance, to get my times down a little more.
I'm not sure if I asked before, what's your weight and height?

[HornetMaX]

My first attempt at a 2k today, completely unplanned but I'm in for a hernia op on Thursday so wanted one big effort to see where I'm at now, as a benchmark ahead of BRIC in December:

6:31.0 2,000m 1:37.7 375 1589 34
1:37.7 500m 1:37.7 375 1591 35
1:37.4 1,000m 1:37.4 379 1603 34
1:37.6 1,500m 1:37.6 376 1595 35
1:38.2 2,000m 1:38.2 370 1572 35

I'm not sure if I asked before, what's your weight and height?

And overall genome, just to save it somewhere, for the future.

[Kerry1960]

My first attempt at a 2k today, completely unplanned but I'm in for a hernia op on Thursday so wanted one big effort to see where I'm at now, as a benchmark ahead of BRIC in December:

6:31.0 2,000m 1:37.7 375 1589 34
1:37.7 500m 1:37.7 375 1591 35
1:37.4 1,000m 1:37.4 379 1603 34
1:37.6 1,500m 1:37.6 376 1595 35
1:38.2 2,000m 1:38.2 370 1572 35

Very impressive and to hold 34-35 spm for the full 2k as a first timer even more so.

[alex9026]

Really impressive bro.

The type of “first time” 2k that causes extreme envy in those of us who have been grinding for years and will never even get close!

Ah, but you've completed a marathon, I crashed and burned in my prep to run one

Nice result and pacing as well
I probably need to train a higher stroke rate at the 2k distance, to get my times down a little more.
I'm not sure if I asked before, what's your weight and height?

Thanks Sasha, I went off last month's CTC to judge my pacing, 2 secs quicker than the second 1500m which felt just as miserable as this. Served me well. I'm 6'2 and 94kg, so....

And overall genome, just to save it somewhere, for the future.

...yes, I'm a little blessed in the genetics department (though my running peak was 72kg give or take).

[alex9026]

Very impressive and to hold 34-35 spm for the full 2k as a first timer even more so.

Thanks Kerry, without doing anything too structured in training, because I couldn't make my mind up what my goals were, training at various stroke rates has proved a useful tool, even just throwing in 10 or so fast pulls on a steady day. 34/35's don't feel so alien then.

[Dangerscouse]

Really impressive bro.

The type of “first time” 2k that causes extreme envy in those of us who have been grinding for years and will never even get close!

Hahaha

[Sakly]

Nice result and pacing as well
I probably need to train a higher stroke rate at the 2k distance, to get my times down a little more.
I'm not sure if I asked before, what's your weight and height?

Thanks Sasha, I went off last month's CTC to judge my pacing, 2 secs quicker than the second 1500m which felt just as miserable as this. Served me well. I'm 6'2 and 94kg, so....

Reading such numbers make me always feel small and light/weak
I also used the CTC as a marker what should be possible for the 2k, but I estimated based on the first 1,5k...and was a good bit slower in both of them
Very well done

[KeithT]

Perhaps not the textbook start to a taper week, but I wanted to stretch the legs at least once this week before resting up for Saturday's 100k. So decided to attack the Power Hour PB. New PB by 223 meters. Hopefully the confidence boost from hitting this will offset any physical issues from pushing it hard 5 days before an ultra-distance. Feeling fit and strong (albeit this felt at my limit) with all the distance training. Hopefully one day I can target 16k in an hour.

1:00:00.0 15,826m 1:53.7 238 1118 25 165
6:00.0 1,581m 1:53.8 237 1116 24 147
12:00.0 1,572m 1:54.5 233 1102 25 151
18:00.0 1,576m 1:54.2 235 1108 25 157
24:00.0 1,580m 1:53.9 237 1114 25 162
30:00.0 1,581m 1:53.8 237 1116 25 167
36:00.0 1,583m 1:53.7 238 1119 25 168
42:00.0 1,578m 1:54.0 236 1111 25 171
48:00.0 1,576m 1:54.2 235 1108 25 172
54:00.0 1,579m 1:53.9 236 1113 25 175
1:00:00.0 1,621m 1:51.0 256 1179 27 180

Excellent! Big improvement and close to the 16K - with strong finish.

[KeithT]

First 1k at the skierg today, so a PB by default, but good enough to post it in here
Target was sub 3:20, so started a bit below 1:40 splits, but lost rate and power through the middle and couldn't catch up to get it done! So close, but not in me today

Code: Select all

Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	♥️
3:20.6	1,000m	1:40.3	347	1493	49	168
0:38.9	200m	1:37.2	381	1609	52	162
0:39.7	400m	1:39.2	358	1532	50	167
0:40.5	600m	1:41.2	337	1460	47	170
0:41.1	800m	1:42.7	323	1410	48	171
0:40.3	1,000m	1:40.7	342	1477	48	172

This seems very impressive to me. I have not used the Ski-erg that much but when I have I know I am a lot slower on it than the rower. It's an underused fitness tool despite it always being in Crossfit Games - just hasn't caught on like the rower did.

[alex9026]

Reading such numbers make me always feel small and light/weak
I also used the CTC as a marker what should be possible for the 2k, but I estimated based on the first 1,5k...and was a good bit slower in both of them
Very well done

Ha ha ha, your power to weight must make for impressive reading though!
I think from memory, on comparison you opened up with a quicker 1500m than me, I only used the second one because they came after the sprints.