What Training Have You Done Today?

[nick rockliff]

Did an 8 x 500 with 2.30 recovery this evening and should do more often.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
13:55.2 4,000m 1:44.4 308 1358 30 153
1:45.0 500m 1:45.0 302 1340 30 148
1:45.0 500m 1:45.0 302 1340 30 150
1:44.9 500m 1:44.9 303 1343 30 152
1:44.8 500m 1:44.8 304 1346 30 154
1:44.7 500m 1:44.7 305 1349 30 154
1:44.7 500m 1:44.7 305 1349 30 155
1:44.7 500m 1:44.7 305 1349 30 156
1:41.5 500m 1:41.5 335 1451 31 158

Bit of a push on the last one and highest HR I've seen for ages.

[deadlifting265]

3/10/24(Thu)

10x200m(1)

2km-5.49.6-1.27.4-R39-524w

7watts quicker than last time for the same rate so I'll take that, especially as these are the sesssions I struggle on.

Could feel the increased fitness coming through, but still a deceivingly hard sesh.

Various resistance work after..........

Good pacing here, those one minute recoveries soon pass by...

Cheers Alex. Ok for the moment, needs to be faster though......

Was hoping the Devon Indoor 5km was going to go ahead this year but hasn't materialised.

My training partner and I were planning to go down for the weekend, me doing the 5km and him the 1km.....

[Sakly]

As a spontaneous idea tried a SkiErg 2k today, but failed.
I already felt some "handbrake mode" during my skierg warmup, something affected my breathing. I thought it would loosen up, but it wasn't the case. Despite this feeling, started the 2k, but gave up before reaching the 1k mark.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
3:13.5	912m	1:46.0	293	1308	41
1:44.1	500m	1:44.1	310	1367	43
1:28.8	912m	1:47.7	280	1262	40

Afterwards I did 3 sets pause squats @90kg, some pullup and pushup variations, felt much better then.
Programmed 8x250m for a short burst and breathing was no problem anymore.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
6:20.3	2,000m	1:35.0	407	1701	54
0:48.5	250m	1:37.0	383	1619	56
0:48.0	250m	1:36.0	396	1661	52
0:47.8	250m	1:35.6	401	1678	54
0:47.6	250m	1:35.2	406	1696	55
0:47.5	250m	1:35.0	408	1704	54
0:47.3	250m	1:34.6	413	1722	54
0:47.3	250m	1:34.6	413	1722	55
0:46.3	250m	1:32.6	441	1817	58

I think I ate a bit too late, as I went to the gym a bit earlier as usual, and I had a coffee right before, so my digestive system was not ready to go and needed some time.

[Dino]

Nothing much this week - one session in the garage on the erg where I changed plan about 3x, then boat club gym session last night.
The infamous snakes and ladders session... a giant sized board.. teams of 2... 10 different exercises numbered 0-9. What ever number you end up on after moving your giant counter you do 20 of that exercise. So could be 20 press up, 20 squats, 20 lunges, 20 sit-ups and so on - what ever the number equates to. If you go up a ladder you do 40 instead , down a snake only 10. Soon as your team finishes you run to the board and throw the dice again. Race to the top. This was bookended by stretching and steady-state on the erg, then more steady-state and stretching again at the end. Staggered back to car afterwards

[Dangerscouse]

1:27:20.0 21,097m 2:04.1 183 928 20 124
12:23.0 3,000m 2:03.8 184 934 21 122
12:25.7 6,000m 2:04.2 182 927 21 121
12:26.8 9,000m 2:04.4 182 924 21 123
12:27.8 12,000m 2:04.6 181 922 20 126
12:23.9 15,000m 2:03.9 184 932 21 126
12:22.4 18,000m 2:03.7 185 935 21 124
12:26.3 21,000m 2:04.3 182 925 20 126
0:24.1 21,097m 2:04.2 183 928 20 126

After a notably stressful week at work, and totally losing interest near the end of yesterday's session I didn't have much hope for today.

It always surprises me what a difference a night's sleep can make

[winniewinser]

Did an 8 x 500 with 2.30 recovery this evening and should do more often.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
13:55.2 4,000m 1:44.4 308 1358 30 153
1:45.0 500m 1:45.0 302 1340 30 148
1:45.0 500m 1:45.0 302 1340 30 150
1:44.9 500m 1:44.9 303 1343 30 152
1:44.8 500m 1:44.8 304 1346 30 154
1:44.7 500m 1:44.7 305 1349 30 154
1:44.7 500m 1:44.7 305 1349 30 155
1:44.7 500m 1:44.7 305 1349 30 156
1:41.5 500m 1:41.5 335 1451 31 158

Bit of a push on the last one and highest HR I've seen for ages.

Tidy as always

As a spontaneous idea tried a SkiErg 2k today, but failed.
I already felt some "handbrake mode" during my skierg warmup, something affected my breathing. I thought it would loosen up, but it wasn't the case. Despite this feeling, started the 2k, but gave up before reaching the 1k mark.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
3:13.5	912m	1:46.0	293	1308	41
1:44.1	500m	1:44.1	310	1367	43
1:28.8	912m	1:47.7	280	1262	40

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Today wasn't the day....What's your Ski 2k?

1:27:20.0 21,097m 2:04.1 183 928 20 124
12:23.0 3,000m 2:03.8 184 934 21 122
12:25.7 6,000m 2:04.2 182 927 21 121
12:26.8 9,000m 2:04.4 182 924 21 123
12:27.8 12,000m 2:04.6 181 922 20 126
12:23.9 15,000m 2:03.9 184 932 21 126
12:22.4 18,000m 2:03.7 185 935 21 124
12:26.3 21,000m 2:04.3 182 925 20 126
0:24.1 21,097m 2:04.2 183 928 20 126

After a notably stressful week at work, and totally losing interest near the end of yesterday's session I didn't have much hope for today.

It always surprises me what a difference a night's sleep can make

Looks nice and easy

[Sakly]

As a spontaneous idea tried a SkiErg 2k today, but failed.
I already felt some "handbrake mode" during my skierg warmup, something affected my breathing. I thought it would loosen up, but it wasn't the case. Despite this feeling, started the 2k, but gave up before reaching the 1k mark.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M
3:13.5	912m	1:46.0	293	1308	41
1:44.1	500m	1:44.1	310	1367	43
1:28.8	912m	1:47.7	280	1262	40

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Today wasn't the day....What's your Ski 2k?

I think at the end of the gym session, the outcome would have been different. It really wasn't fatigue of muscles or something similar, only not getting into appropriate breathing.
My one and only skierg 2k is 7:06.3 from February during the tour de skierg. I'm pretty sure I can manage a sub 7 on this machine now.

[Gustel]

The aim was faster 10k. It was too ambitious and I stopped after 3k because I could not concentrate anymore on it. I am out of practice what harder rows are concerned.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
12:14.6 3,103m 1:58.3 211 1026 27 152
7:52.2 2,000m 1:58.0 213 1032 27 151
4:22.4 3,103m 1:58.9 208 1015 28 154

I then rowed the remaining 7k at an easier pace.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:08.2 7,000m 2:09.1 162 859 22 144
6:05.4 1,400m 2:10.5 157 841 21 140
6:06.2 2,800m 2:10.7 156 838 21 140
6:10.1 4,200m 2:12.1 152 821 23 142
6:01.0 5,600m 2:08.9 163 862 22 145
5:45.6 7,000m 2:03.4 186 940 24 153

I posted it because I hope that it will help me to keep going next time.

[Sakly]

The aim was faster 10k. It was too ambitious and I stopped after 3k because I could not concentrate anymore on it. I am out of practice what harder rows are concerned.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
12:14.6 3,103m 1:58.3 211 1026 27 152
7:52.2 2,000m 1:58.0 213 1032 27 151
4:22.4 3,103m 1:58.9 208 1015 28 154

I then rowed the remaining 7k at an easier pace.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
30:08.2 7,000m 2:09.1 162 859 22 144
6:05.4 1,400m 2:10.5 157 841 21 140
6:06.2 2,800m 2:10.7 156 838 21 140
6:10.1 4,200m 2:12.1 152 821 23 142
6:01.0 5,600m 2:08.9 163 862 22 145
5:45.6 7,000m 2:03.4 186 940 24 153

I posted it because I hope that it will help me to keep going next time.

Posting also the "bad" sessions, holds you accountable for the progress. Also everybody can see, struggles are normal, so this can be motivating for others, too.
Same happened to me yesterday with a skierg 2k, so what. Next time.

[winniewinser]

CTC October for Team Oarsome...was after something like last month's pace (1:51.2 ) but did better than expected

I felt the rests were generous enough to give each piece a tickle.

19:00.4 5,250m 1:48.6 273 1240 27
7:22.8 2,000m 1:50.7 258 1187 26
r: 2:00 124m
1:44.3 500m 1:44.3 308 1361 28
r: 4:00 89m
5:27.5 1,500m 1:49.1 269 1225 27
r: 1:30 119m
0:49.9 250m 1:39.8 352 1511 34
r: 3:00 116m
3:35.9 1,000m 1:47.9 278 1257 29

[alex9026]

Cheers Alex. Ok for the moment, needs to be faster though......

Was hoping the Devon Indoor 5km was going to go ahead this year but hasn't materialised.

My training partner and I were planning to go down for the weekend, me doing the 5km and him the 1km.....

Ha, we all need to be faster! I haven't touched any short stuff in a while, look forward to seeing how I fare at it at current fitness.

I'd like to have a crack at a 5k in a competitive environment, it's tough going solo in a garage.

[Dangerscouse]

I posted it because I hope that it will help me to keep going next time.

The bad days are what make the good days that much better.

You've got to use bad days as fuel for the next time, especially if deep down you know that it was a lack of fortitude to keep going, rather than you'd given 100% and still failed.

As Sascha says, everyone struggles at some point. It's all part of the game, and I've lost count of how many bad days I've had, but I'll never hide from a bad day or a stupid ego led decision.

[Dangerscouse]

1:24:03.6 21,097m 1:59.5 205 1005 23 133
11:59.0 3,000m. 1:59.8 203 999 23 130
11:57.0 6,000m. 1:59.5 205 1005 23 132
11:57.0 9,000m 1:59.5 205 1005 23 132
11:58.0 12,000m 1:59.6 204 1002 23 133
11:56.3 15,000m 1:59.3 206 1007 23 136
11:57.2 18,000m 1:59.5 205 1005 23 134
11:56.0 21,000m 1:59.3 206 1008 23 139
0:23.1 21,097m 1:59.0 207 1013 23 138

Before i started, it felt like this week had finally caught up with me, but fairly quickly it got easier.

105k for the week which is the most metres in far too long.

[Kerry1960]

First row in 17 days after a 2 week holiday. Came back with a cold as usual. Didn"t push too hard but tried to keep rate at 24. Didn't feel too bad at all considering I've gained about 5lbs on holiday. Now looking forward to autumn/winter rowing season.

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
21:25.8 5,000m 2:08.5 165 866 23
4:21.9 1,000m 2:10.9 156 836 24
4:17.4 2,000m 2:08.7 164 865 24
4:17.3 3,000m 2:08.6 164 865 24
4:15.6 4,000m 2:07.8 168 877 23
4:13.6 5,000m 2:06.8 172 890 24

[Sakly]

After a 5k walk to an event location, 6h party time and another 5k back with only 4 hours of sleep, I needed a low intensity session.
Low rate, blind HM. Felt much better than expected

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	❤️
1:27:04	21,097m	2:03.8	184	934	17	133
10:53.7	2,638m	2:03.9	184	933	17	134
10:48.4	5,276m	2:02.8	189	948	17	135
10:58.6	7,914m	2:04.8	180	919	17	130
10:56.1	10,552m	2:04.3	182	926	17	132
10:54.1	13,190m	2:03.9	184	932	18	132
10:52.2	15,828m	2:03.6	185	937	18	134
10:53.8	18,466m	2:03.9	184	933	18	135
10:47.2	21,097m	2:02.9	188	947	18	137