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[old] sockman71 · Post by **[old] sockman71** » June 29th, 2004, 10:35 pm

Congrats to Carole & Roy! Those are great PB's. I look to this board for encouragement to keep pressing on.

[old] sockman71 · Post by **[old] sockman71** » July 2nd, 2004, 6:38 pm

30min, 7396m, 2:01.7 (old PB 7325m)

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » July 2nd, 2004, 8:07 pm

Only a few meters improvement but I will take it: 60min @ 25 / 132DF 1:51.2 (1:51.4) 16,186m (16,158)

[old] ranger · Post by **[old] ranger** » July 3rd, 2004, 5:47 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (GeorgeD @ Jul 2 2004, 07:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Only a few meters improvement but I will take it: 60min @ 25 / 132DF 1:51.2 (1:51.4) 16,186m (16,158) </td></tr></table> George-- Nice goin'. Those few meters are hard earned. By the way, have you tried lightening up your stroke a little for (racing) the hour row? I think that 27 spm might be ideal. You are rowing at 10.2 SPI. 9.7 SPI at 27 spm is 1:50 pace. 10 SPI at 27 spm is 1:48.5. 11 SPI at 27 spm is right about 17K. ranger

[old] Karl1234 · Post by **[old] Karl1234** » July 4th, 2004, 8:42 am

First time going for a pb in a long time (yesterday). I just started rowing again about 3 weeks ago and have been fearful of opening it up, both because of the pain and because I didn't want a crappy result! I was astounded to pull 1:53.0 for 60 minutes, 15936m, 243w, 25spm (was shooting for 26, 9.5 spi, 247w, ended up a bit shy of that). I had the DF at 108. Anyway I'm totally stoked about that. No way that I would try for 2 PBs in 2 days like George there, yikes. I almost stopped at 30 minutes and again at 19 (1/3 to go!), but held on, and feel fine today. I think I'll do a 2k sometime this week.

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » July 4th, 2004, 4:04 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Karl1234 @ Jul 5 2004, 12:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>First time going for a pb in a long time (yesterday). I just started rowing again about 3 weeks ago and have been fearful of opening it up, both because of the pain and because I didn't want a crappy result! I was astounded to pull 1:53.0 for 60 minutes, 15936m, 243w, 25spm (was shooting for 26, 9.5 spi, 247w, ended up a bit shy of that). I had the DF at 108. Anyway I'm totally stoked about that. No way that I would try for 2 PBs in 2 days like George there, yikes. I almost stopped at 30 minutes and again at 19 (1/3 to go!), but held on, and feel fine today. I think I'll do a 2k sometime this week. </td></tr></table> Hey great going and thats a great effort for an hour .... metally just keeping going is the toughest part. As to 2 in 2 days I am sure you could do that to as I dont think that rowing at that pace takes to much out of you if you re-hydrate and get some food into you. I dont think that it is a case of going for a PB as knowing in your head you can go that fast one day means that to go another 10m the next is achievable. Thats a low DF do you always row at that level? Small chunks at a time can make a big gains over the year ... Go get it !!

[old] phowd · Post by **[old] phowd** » July 5th, 2004, 10:11 am

10K - old 40:00.7, new 38:52.2 Peter

[old] Karl1234 · Post by **[old] Karl1234** » July 5th, 2004, 2:08 pm

Hi George, thanks! Well, I've been rowing at 120-122, but raner posted somewhere that an hour effort should be at 26 spm and drag 105. I had been training with the 120, but sat down with 108. I see you use a 135 (?). It didn't seem to be a problem for me, though perhaps next time I will use the 120 I train at.

[old] sockman71 · Post by **[old] sockman71** » July 5th, 2004, 2:54 pm

1st ever 1k today: 3:26.6. Goal was a sub 3:35.

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » July 5th, 2004, 3:48 pm

After about 6 weeks of low spm and modest pace I decided to do a 5k and see how the breathing held up so went out at old PB pace of 1:44.8 approx. Held it very comfortably to end at: 5000m / 17:18.2 / 28spm / 133df / 1:43.8 / 313w = 10sec PB Felt that with a bit more effort and after some pace work sub 17 is very much a possibility.

[old] Nick Rockliff · Post by **[old] Nick Rockliff** » July 5th, 2004, 6:17 pm

Nice going George, sub 17 is not far away for you now.

[old] ranger · Post by **[old] ranger** » July 6th, 2004, 3:20 am

George-- Congrats. _Very_ nice advance. I think I might be able to slip under 17:00 for 5K this fall. I am not going to try until then, though. I got to 17:10 last fall. ranger

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » July 6th, 2004, 8:21 am

Tks Nick and Rich .... what I need to do now is keep my focus on my 2k in September and not get side tracked chasing PB's. If they come as part of a training session that is good, but from limited experience I know it is to easy to blow a days planned workout by letting time chasing get in the way.

[old] ranger · Post by **[old] ranger** » July 6th, 2004, 11:28 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (GeorgeD @ Jul 6 2004, 07:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Tks Nick and Rich .... what I need to do now is keep my focus on my 2k in September and not get side tracked chasing PB's. If they come as part of a training session that is good, but from limited experience I know it is to easy to blow a days planned workout by letting time chasing get in the way. </td></tr></table> Imagine that: Getting faster _and_ wiser! ranger

[old] Andreas · Post by **[old] Andreas** » July 8th, 2004, 5:04 pm

Nick ,I saw your PB on the rankings yesterday. Well done now I have to catch you again.This season I have done 5 PB's :500m: 1:22.5(Previous 1:23.5) 1000m:2:56.8(Previous 3:00.4) 6000m:20:03.9(Previous20:11.4) 60min:17221m(Previous 17064) 1/2Marathon 1h14:19.7(previous1h14:54) I would like to race on e-row for PB's. Being in South Africa I dont have any exposure to competition.Hope to see some of you no e-row

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