I had an even pace going from 1:58.5 at the start to 1:57 with 500m to go.DUThomas wrote: Tom, 11 seconds in 4 weeks should be doable. How was your pacing on the row? Did you have much left in the tank?
My old coach used to say that if you trained for the long races the short one would take care of themselves. In those days, the regular college races were 2, 3, and 4 miles and the only short one was the 2k. This philosophy worked fine for him. Three of his college eights brought back olympic gold, 1928 at Amsterdam, 1932 at Long Beach, and 1948 at London. His 1939 crew set the 4 mile record at the IRA Poughkeepsie Regatta, which was the grand finale of U.S. college rowing back in those days.Gerhard wrote: PB of 3:26.7. That's 4 seconds off and I feel I can do better when I sharpen up a little and gain some strength. This 10K thing actually seems to help!
Interesting thread. I would join but you're all much faster at the sprints.Gerhard wrote:Time for a new challenge after the succesfull 5K challenge. The first 8 weeks will be focussed on improving endurance tresholds, which should result in a 10K PB in week 43.
The improved endurance should form a proper base for a record chasing 2K in week 51, just before the holiday season.
This tread will contain regular progress reports.
Feel free to join, even if your personal targets are different. Just set yourself a target for week 43 (and/or week 51), even if your target distance is different. It's not about beating us, it's about beating yourself.
But whether it's based on a training program or not, its very existence has helpfully given some purpose and rigor to my exercise regimen. (I hesitate to use the word "training" since I'm not really training for anything other than better health.)
Thanks for the invite. ). This week I am taking it a little easier!
Interesting idea! David and Gerhard: How about a challenge for a FM in week 8 of 2008? I know two or three other people that would be interested in a FM on Rowpro by then.andyb2004 wrote:BTW I'm not planning any heroics on the FM - I will be happy to finish in anything under 3 1/2 hours - I just want to know I can do it. Maybe if you set this as a future chalenge?!! I will go for a more targetted time.
Your 92:48 for the HM is just under a 2:12/500m pace. By the conventional formula of adding five seconds of pace for doubling the distance (i.e. 2:17.0), this would give 3:17:15.4 for a FM, well below the 3 1/2 hours. Actually, for the longer distances, I think that five seconds is too high. I recently did both and the pace difference was 4.2 seconds. The big problem in the FM is not a problem of running out of steam because the pace is too fast. It is a matter of the long time spent and the resultant butt pain, joint pains, and dehydration. If you go slower, the time just gets longer.andyb2004 wrote:
BTW I'm not planning any heroics on the FM - I will be happy to finish in anything under 3 1/2 hours - I just want to know I can do it. Maybe if you set this as a future chalenge?!! I will go for a more targetted time.
My but hurts by the very thought of itDUThomas wrote:Gulp!tomhz wrote:How about a challenge for a FM in week 8 of 2008?
ok
....Can we extend the preparation time with a few weeks and do the FM around week 10 or 12? I'll join the FM challenge. And I'll regret it.
)to go has certainly been on my mind.
I hope this is not distracting from the current goal. I promise to give some serious thought to a 10k target, and provided the FM doesn't kill me I will give it a shot the same week as the rest of you.I guess your target-beating 10K has something to do with your temporary lack of motivation. Just enjoy it and do some easy rows.DUThomas wrote:Welcome to our challenge!
Good luck on your FM attempt! I still haven't tried that (and don't see it in my near future either!).
My rowing this week has been dreadful. I had no energy either Monday or yesterday and could barely go 6K at a so-so pace.
Today, I felt much better, so I tried for a PB on a 1K after a decent warmup. My heart wasn't in it; it was quite the fly-and-die! So I tried again -- flew lower, died later.
By the way, Gerhard, good work on your 1K PB!
You're probably right. Combined with extra work stress and feeling a bit under the weather, that would do it. Anyway, today I did a low rate (2:03.6 at 22 spm) 5K, followed by a higher rate (1:59.5 at 26 spm) 2K. A good row.Gerhard wrote:I guess your target-beating 10K has something to do with your temporary lack of motivation.
