Wanting to go Sub7 2K for the first time - anybody onboard?

[Tony Cook]

Good progress to report, 2k TT in 7:09.2 today, 8 weeks after 7:24.9 and 16 weeks after getting stuck into a decent regime. Happy and, whilst gains are getting tougher, sub7 by 2021 still the goal! WG

Great progress. Your commitment gained a deserved reward.
Is it the C2 programme you did? I am just over half way on that and chipped 7 secs off on the halfway test. Would be very pleased with a similar improvement at the end.

[mromero680]

Nice progress Wakefield. That proves you're doing what you need to do and it's just a matter of time and the right training. I was planning to do 500m/1R this morning for 8 intervals or so but was hurting so only did 4@1:42 average then did 6k. Aiming for <6:50 but that session was painful so I have a ways to go.

[Wakefield_Guy]

Thanks & keep at it guys, results will come!
My routine has been pretty full-on but starting steady & building small improvements each week, Wolverine based:

Sat: L1 - 8x500 or 4x1k
Sun: L4: 60’ (or 2x30’)
Mon: L3 ints eg 12x1k
Tue: easier day, 40’ L4 lower av
Wed: L2: 4x2k
Thu: L4 ints 5x10’
Fri: L3 cts (or, say 2x6k)

So far so good & working off a “1:47 base pace” but may need to reset / a break after next 8 weeks or so. WG.

[bardmars]

Its hard for me to judge how much I could improve at the moment-, and how far a sub7 time is. Right now my best 7:27, but I think there's some room for improvement there as well. My goal is definitely to get a sub-7 time, maybe this year if possible.

[gisborne]

Shortly after doing my 2k I realized that I wasn't doing enough volume to complete the Great Lakes challenge so I upped the volume, doing 145k/week. That lasted all of 1 day. I decided to give up on that challenge and dropped my training volume to about 70k/week. My plan is similar to the one that I linked to earlier in the thread but I made it a 10 week cycle with 3x3week cycles and a final week with reduced volume, no intervals, but doing the 2k.

MWF: 15k UT2
T: Short intervals (8x500; 250, 500, 750, 1000, 750, 500, 250; 4x1000) taken directly from the Pete Plan
Th: Long intervals (5x1500; 4x2000; 3000, 2500, 2000) taken directly from the Pete Plan
Sa: 10k UT1
Su: Rest

I stopped taking my depression medication and my adderall about 2 weeks ago and it's been rough. I quit mid-workout on 3 of the days this week and I've been feeling tired and irritable. I started taking the adderall again today so I've got my fingers crossed that I'll follow through. My goal is to break 7:15 at the end of this 10-week plan. I'll start another cycle immediately. I'm hoping to break 7 minutes after 3 cycles (30 weeks). My current 2k is 7:30.

Good luck to all of you working on this goal! I'm excited (until I'm on the erg...) about doing this.

[Meek]

Little late to the party but I’ll be trying to go sub 7 soon. I got terribly ill a few weeks ago and destroyed my strength and fitness, but I’m coming back strong. Effort will be in a few weeks.
Thanks for the motivation.

[Wakefield_Guy]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

[Tony Cook]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

Well done. You know it’s there now and the seconds will tick off without that voice in your head forever asking ‘can I ever go sub 7?’

[ampire]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

Congrats man that is some fast time!

[Dangerscouse]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

Well done, sub 7 is a massive milestone to reach, and as Tony says now you know you can, this could be the beginning of you going faster and faster.

[winniewinser]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

Congrats on breaking that milestone barrier

[max_ratcliffe]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

Well done WG. Perhaps the biggest of all milestones for us recreational ergers. Hope to get there one day.

[jimmyshand]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

Congratulations! Great to break the 7 minute barrier.

[DavidA]

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG

Woo Hoo!
Congratulations!
I find it's very nice to break certain milestones like that, and meet your goal.

David

[Meek]

Congrats!
Hopefully I’ll join you soon.

Made it! 6:58.9 today & super pleased.
I wasn’t really as prepared as I’d have liked with Level1 (eg. 8x500) and 2 (eg. 4x2k) intervals. Been slacking a bit & substituting with Level4 (rate based paces 16-24)). Those were going very well though so thought I’d give it a go!
WG