New Personal Best

[old] holm188 · Post by **[old] holm188** » October 22nd, 2005, 10:26 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(bmoore @ Oct 23 2005, 03:40 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>This morning's race pulled me to a new 6k PB:<br /><br /><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>22:12.6</span></span> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Congratulations Bill,<br /><br />I got my PB as well in 22:12.0 down from 22:37.7<br /><br />I will not make it next week as I row the marathon on the 29th, but after that I will try to be there for all the HC and SC. See you for 1k in 2 weeks!

[old] bmoore · Post by **[old] bmoore** » October 22nd, 2005, 11:00 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(holm188 @ Oct 22 2005, 10:26 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(bmoore @ Oct 23 2005, 03:40 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>This morning's race pulled me to a new 6k PB:<br /><br /><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>22:12.6</span></span> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Congratulations Bill,<br /><br />I got my PB as well in 22:12.0 down from 22:37.7<br /><br />I will not make it next week as I row the marathon on the 29th, but after that I will try to be there for all the HC and SC. See you for 1k in 2 weeks! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />No head to head race next weekend (other than the marathon, that is...)? I didn't know how close we were with the 9 second difference in our start time. Congrats on your row.

[old] Citroen · Post by **[old] Citroen** » October 23rd, 2005, 8:03 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(bmoore @ Oct 22 2005, 09:40 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>This morning's race pulled me to a new 6k PB:<br /><br /><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>22:12.6</span></span> <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Well done Bill. <br />

[old] Citroen · Post by **[old] Citroen** » October 23rd, 2005, 8:05 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(holm188 @ Oct 23 2005, 03:26 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>I got my PB as well in 22:12.0 down from 22:37.7 <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Well done Holm.

[old] rspenger · Post by **[old] rspenger** » October 24th, 2005, 6:06 am

I gave the one hour a shot yesterday and came up with 13371 meters, a "post-op" personal best and possibly a record. Actually, it is really a post-op first, since my two previous one hour sessions were done with the old PM1 which was limited to 59:59. It is really nice to work with the PM3. Thanks again, C2. My old one hour records of a decade ago were done on a club model C, so they were legitimate.<br /><br />I kept the rate constant at 24 spm and the splits were about as even as I could get them, trying to hold between 2:14 and 2:15. A little sub 2:10 in the last couple of minutes, of course, but that doesn't have much effect in a 60 minute effort. I didn't raise the rate, just continued the 24 spm to the bitter end.<br /><br />A side note: I use the PM clock to help keep a steady rate, but sometimes, especially on the first stroke, the clock seems to be erratic, just a tad slow on that first one and showing an occasional quick jump in the middle. Has anyone else had this experience?<br /><br />regards,<br /><br />Bob S.

[old] johnnybike · Post by **[old] johnnybike** » October 24th, 2005, 6:17 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(rspenger @ Oct 24 2005, 05:06 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>A side note: I use the PM clock to help keep a steady rate, but sometimes, especially on the first stroke, the clock seems to be erratic, just a tad slow on that first one and showing an occasional quick jump in the middle. Has anyone else had this experience?<br /><br /><br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Congrats on the 60' effort Bob.<br /><br />I often do what I call my Zen cooldown where I try and row at a reasonable pace (2:30), at a low spm (18-20) and keep my HR on 100.<br />To do that I have to have everything perfectly in tune, smooth stroke, no effort, breathing easily. I can pull maybe 5-6 continious strokes like that at 2:29 and then a 2:31 appears and then back to 2:29.<br /><br />I don't think anything has change in the effort I have pout it but the C2 does. I think that the C2 is more sensitiv to slight differences that I never notice.<br /><br />Don't know if that answered or not<br /><br />PS I suspect holding 100 bpm would be easier for you Bob than me. <br />

[old] rspenger · Post by **[old] rspenger** » October 24th, 2005, 11:50 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(johnnybike @ Oct 24 2005, 03:17 AM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Congrats on the 60' effort Bob.<br />I often do what I call my Zen cooldown where I try and row at a reasonable pace (2:30), at a low spm (18-20) and keep my HR on 100.<br />To do that I have to have everything perfectly in tune, smooth stroke, no effort, breathing easily. I can pull maybe 5-6 continious strokes like that at 2:29 and then a 2:31 appears and then back to 2:29.<br />I don't think anything has change in the effort I have pout it but the C2 does. I think that the C2 is more sensitiv to slight differences that I never notice.<br />Don't know if that answered or not<br />PS I suspect holding 100 bpm would be easier for you Bob than me. <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />I don't use a heart monitor on the erg. My max, based on the simple formula, is only 139. If I use the one that includes the resting heart rate it is even lower. But the problem is that the strap irritates the wires in my sternum when I am rowing. They are right on the surface and I can feel them with my fingers. It is O.K. when I use a treadmill, so I suppose that it is the arm action that causes the irritation. On the treadmill, I get occasional alarming spikes into the 140s and sometimes even higher. I don't feel any different, so I try to ignore them. I am sure that this probably happens a lot more on the erg, since I am often definitely working much harder on that than on the treadmill. If I am going over the max a lot on the erg, I would just as soon not know about it - especially when trying for a best shot - I wouldn't want it to inhibit me.<br /><br />By strange coincidence, there was a heart surgeon at Xeno's when I did my 2k there last Friday. I mentioned the irritation from the wires to him, wondering if he knew of others that have had the same problem. To my embarrassment, he thought that I was asking him for free advice as to what to do about it. What he told me was that they could be removed and that it was a fairly simple procedure. Simple or not, I am not about to get into anything like that just when the main erg season is starting up.<br /><br />regards,<br /><br />Bob S.

[old] Polaco · Post by **[old] Polaco** » October 25th, 2005, 4:31 pm

Today in a silly 500 m competition with my team mates I've made my first serious atempt to 500m , so it's my personal best<br /><br /><br /><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>1:27.4 </span></span>

[old] hennmart · Post by **[old] hennmart** » October 25th, 2005, 5:01 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Polaco @ Oct 25 2005, 10:31 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Today in a silly 500 m competition with my team mates I've made my first serious atempt to 500m , so it's my personal best<br /><br /><br /><span style='font-size:21pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>1:27.4 </span></span> <br /> </td></tr></table><br />That's a serious 500m. time Jaime!<br /><br />You beat me there! <br /><br />Congratulations<br /><br />Hennie

[old] Polaco · Post by **[old] Polaco** » October 25th, 2005, 5:29 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(hennmart @ Oct 25 2005, 04:01 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>That's a serious 500m. time Jaime!<br /><br />You beat me there! <br /><br /><br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks Hennie but I'm afraid that I'm going to have better PB than you just until you decide to give a try to the 500m distance

[old] rspenger · Post by **[old] rspenger** » October 25th, 2005, 5:32 pm

Yesterday, I went for a 500 m to fill in the last of the 5 events that I posted last season, i.e. 500, 1k, 2k, 30 minutes, and 60 minutes. The other four are all well under my last season's best, but I was very disappointed to come up with a 1:50.2 for the 500 - a full second slower than last season. I tried another today, sandwiched in between the 1st and 2nd of three 15 minute pieces. It was even worse - 1:52.1. I have always hated sprints and this hasn't done anything to improve my feelings about them. Yesterday's attempt was also sandwiched into a regular workout, in between two 30 minute pieces. Somehow these workout sandwiches are turning out to be indigestible.<br /><br />regards,<br /><br />Bob S.

[old] TheHagueDragon · Post by **[old] TheHagueDragon** » October 26th, 2005, 2:14 am

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(Polaco @ Oct 25 2005, 11:29 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(hennmart @ Oct 25 2005, 04:01 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>That's a serious 500m. time Jaime!<br /><br />You beat me there! <br /><br /><br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Thanks Hennie but I'm afraid that I'm going to have better PB than you just until you decide to give a try to the 500m distance <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Yeah Henny, your 500 m time sucks!<br />With your 2k PB of 6:38 your current 500m PB can be at least 5 seconds faster!

[old] johnnybike · Post by **[old] johnnybike** » October 26th, 2005, 3:43 am

New 10K PB last night. The previous was 38:28 and I decided to go for 38:00 which was a bit adventurous on hindsight.<br />Got to 5K in 1:54.0, bang on taget but gradually slipped to 1:54.9 before finishing with a 38:16.0 (1:54.8) for a PB by 12 seconds.<br />I was totally wiped out afterwards. <br /><br />Just had enough energy to lift 2 cans of John Smith's Yorkshire bitter to my lips <br />Later on I had a cup of Taylor's of Harrogate Yorkshire Tea. I think there is a bit of a theme coming on.<br /><br />I think my 5K PB needs attacking next. I broke it (unofficially) when doing a 6K and I was only 8 seconds of it last night.

[old] PeterWilkinson · Post by **[old] PeterWilkinson** » October 26th, 2005, 4:40 am

Another nice row John. You're having a good run at the moment, long may it continue. Reckon you will overtake my 5K PB next...

[old] ancho · Post by **[old] ancho** » October 26th, 2005, 6:12 am

As today it's about 500's, and although it doesn't fit at all into my actual training schedule (focused on running a marathon): I also was there with Polaco:<br />1:30,3 down from 1:30,6. <br />Fast start and slooow finish: one and a half minutes give you time to get really exhausted!

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