New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[p_b82]

Opted for the CTC today. As the 6k is a rankable distance I thought I could try a PB. Last one being from last summer where I was in my very best shape since I started rowing.

Felt mentally and physically tired. But heart rate told my I could go for it. I beat my time by 4 second. So I think I’m fit again. Pretty proud but now I will have an easy week (and hopefully better sleep )

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
27:19.4 6,000 2:16.6 137 772 25 177
4:34.5 1,000 2:17.2 135 765 26 168
4:34.8 2,000 2:17.4 135 764 26 173
4:34.4 3,000 2:17.2 136 766 26 176
4:34.7 4,000 2:17.3 135 764 25 181
4:34.2 5,000 2:17.1 136 767 26 180
4:26.8 6,000 2:13.4 147 807 26 185

Congrats - Seems like you've got over your injury woes are back on track again!

[bassongirl]

Congrats - Seems like you've got over your injury woes are back on track again!

Thx! Yes my right arm and shoulder are fine since I started ramping up meters again in February. I changed to slightly firmer grip and I think that made the difference.

[Dangerscouse]

Opted for the CTC today. As the 6k is a rankable distance I thought I could try a PB. Last one being from last summer where I was in my very best shape since I started rowing.

Felt mentally and physically tired. But heart rate told my I could go for it. I beat my time by 4 second. So I think I’m fit again. Pretty proud but now I will have an easy week (and hopefully better sleep )

Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M
27:19.4 6,000 2:16.6 137 772 25 177
4:34.5 1,000 2:17.2 135 765 26 168
4:34.8 2,000 2:17.4 135 764 26 173
4:34.4 3,000 2:17.2 136 766 26 176
4:34.7 4,000 2:17.3 135 764 25 181
4:34.2 5,000 2:17.1 136 767 26 180
4:26.8 6,000 2:13.4 147 807 26 185

Well done Julia. You're making notable progress, and your sub eight 2k is getting closer. I really like that last 1k

[Sakly]

Marathon PB by accident.
It all started with "do it for the pin". I opted for the average pace of my FM I did nearly 2 years ago, so went with 2:02.x.
Halfway done I thought I could ramp up the pace, as I did in the first one as well and see how that goes. No intentions for a massive PB, as strength session yesterday and Rowbin Hood session the day before took really something out of me, which is indicated by the higher starting HR.

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Time	Meters	Pace	Watts	Cal/Hr	S/M	♥️
2:47:07	42,195	1:58.8	209	1018	20	154
21:35.5	5,300	2:02.2	192	959	19	141
21:35.3	10,600	2:02.1	192	960	19	144
21:34.7	15,900	2:02.1	192	961	19	140
21:29.7	21,200	2:01.6	194	968	19	152
20:44.1	26,500	1:57.3	216	1045	21	164
20:18.4	31,800	1:54.9	230	1093	22	167
20:22.5	37,100	1:55.3	228	1085	22	167
19:26.8	42,195	1:54.5	233	1102	23	161

I've done this with no food and drinks again. Two small sips to wet my mouth at ca. 25 and 35k. At second "break" I put some small pads under my butt, as I had some discomfort the first time (more on the left side, indicating I'm not working fully symmetrical). This is why the split is a bit slower.

[MPx]

Marathon PB by accident.

Ha! Some accident. Huge jump in pace for the second half - shows sub 2:45 well within reach. Great stuff Sascha.

[Sakly]

Marathon PB by accident.

Ha! Some accident. Huge jump in pace for the second half - shows sub 2:45 well within reach. Great stuff Sascha.

Thx Mike
It was not planned, but something klicked and I was in the game
Actually I wanted to do this 'easy' on ~2:02 all the way...
Next time fully recovered and planned. Then I can see what's possible.

[Ruin Christmas]

Lake Lurleen, Mississippi - Disregarding the 30 C temperature and 80% humidity, over 40,000 imaginary spectators packed into Lawson Garage Stadium to watch Burnham "Burn" Lawson win his 74th consecutive indoor rowing title. Many of those present were also avid followers of Lawson's previous powerlifting career, most of which took place in the same venue. They were delighted to witness their hometown hero put on a brief strength exhibition before the rowing began, dazzling them with some of his trademark lifts, such as "Military Press", "Front Squat", and the "Romanian Deadlift" (all of which Lawson still holds the arena record for).

The regatta soon got underway, with Lawson taking three first place finishes - in the 30 minute row, the 3.5 km and the 1600m, and two seconds - in the 8 km and 30'R20. Lawson's hated rival Pace Boat won those events and was soundly booed by the crowd.

After the racing concluded for the day, online representatives from the Concept2 corporation awarded Lawson a commemorative T-shirt, enameled pin, and certificate for exceeding a lifetime total of one million meters rowed.

In a post-race interview, Lawson, who has taken to posting on the Concept2 forum under the handle "Ruin Christmas", opined that his 160 cm 90 kg physique made him "a natural fit for rowing" and predicted that he would soon reduce his 2000 m time by another 3 minutes, thereby enabling him to win arguments with several posters who expressed opinions slightly differing from his own.