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Having received the instructions for the heats & finals on Sunday 23rd February I have acquired a chest infection and decided not to compete. A difficult decision but probably a wise one. Just to note that there seems to be a heat for my event (75-79 yr old HWT) even though there are only 11 entrant...

My PM5 has just been updated to
Hardware version: 130
Firmware version: 459.003

I did this after the test race yesterday (Feb 7th) so I can't confirm it is OK for racing, but it's officially the latest firmware.

(but this my not be relevant to other PM5s)

Just completed the test race. Only 500 metres. Someone false started twice and was disqualified. I was asked to update my monitor firmware. This is done quite easily with Ergdata. Just connect up as usual and press the I in a circle on the right once you're connected. This confirms that you need an ...

Thanks Citroen

I've just been in touch with WRICH and they tell me I need a USB C - USB C cable.
That's what happens when you try to keep your equipment up to date!
Hopefully this will be useful for anyone with a new PM5.
(Just wasted £5 on the USB A-B cable.)

@ Citroen. Thank you very much. The USB C is as I expected. Unfortunately the PM5 (which is only a couple of months old) does not have any openings that look like the square USB B slot. I've written to WRICH for their advice. (I'd have been better off keeping my old PM3 which gave me good service fo...

Technical question. The WRICH recommends a USB A-B cable to connect the laptop to the PM5 monitor. My laptop has only USB C ports and my PM5 has no B ports. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there a solution?

"Ha! You're right. Rod's been competing for a few years - but not musically. When I first watched him, his old race plan was to hare off as fast as poss and die over the distance. Must be one of the most painful ways of doing it. That's clearly changed now as he followed the classic race plan with f...

I've just entered the LWT 75-79 category (male). Only one other entrant so far - Rod Stewart with a time of 7:15 which is about 90 seconds faster than my PB. I'm unlikely to win but I could get a silver if no one else enters! I don't think it's Rod Stewart the singer although he'd be about the right...

For me once we start saying this is a "serious" event, or setting qualifications to be in it the whole ethos changes. Mod edit: added [q uote] tags. I think it depends on what we mean by serious. You don't have to be world class, or even good to be serious. Just enthusiastic. Some people have trave...

Overall it was a great achievement for BRIC to enable 1800 competitors to race over a weekend, and I'm very grateful to have had the chance to compete again. Most things were done well. But I think it would have been good to have had better toilet and changing facilities. A couple of specific points...

Do I continue to use the reference pace of 1:53 for L4's the rest of the season or do I adjust it? Walter Fundamentally I agree with David. My understanding of the WP is that there should be steady sustainable progress throughout the season. When I started on the WP a few months ago I deliberately ...

Hi Anja. I like the way you've worked on the "quick hands away" at the start of your recovery in the second video. In addition to what Iain has suggested, one exercise that I've personally found useful is to row for 30 mins with my arms stretched out straight in front of me, and use my legs only. It...

I just record total distance and use a fixed time of 2:00 per 500m, regardless of actual time, so an 8x500 would appear as 4000 done in 16:00. Use the comments section for details. There aren't any rules so you might as well do whatever is meaningful for you.

As tdekoekkoek so rightly says, focus on volume but if you want something a bit more specific, the Pete Plan has a special programme for the 5K.

http://thepeteplan.wordpress.com/5k-training/

Best wishes for a fast 5K.