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Thanks Stu! You're right, in fact the last 200m were really hard, and my lactic acid shot up so high I almost had to throw up after the finish, but it was worth the troubleDangerscouse wrote: ↑March 14th, 2019, 2:02 pmGreat effort Martin. That last 100m looks really painful, and very strong
I think your 1k "fly and die" strategy was at least as painful as my final sprint 
Well done Rob, Congrats! First HM and immediately sub 90min is really fine.SowfLondonRower wrote: ↑March 14th, 2019, 5:26 pmDecided to do a HM for the first time today, kind of on a whim... So a default PB: 1:29:49.2.
Hadn't done real prep so gave myself a soft-ish target of 90mins. Ended up with a few blisters on my right hand but otherwise body feels fairly fine - probably could have pushed the pace slightly. Still, happy with it for a first go
Well done Rob. That's a solid time for a first ever HM. It's tough to know how to pace it when you haven't ever done one.SowfLondonRower wrote: ↑March 14th, 2019, 5:26 pmDecided to do a HM for the first time today, kind of on a whim... So a default PB: 1:29:49.2.
Hadn't done real prep so gave myself a soft-ish target of 90mins. Ended up with a few blisters on my right hand but otherwise body feels fairly fine - probably could have pushed the pace slightly. Still, happy with it for a first go
Thanks! Feeling better, going to try and workout tomorrow - I think some easy lifting then maybe an easy Steady State row Sunday. I am bad about taking time away from working out - I know its good to do and when I have done it I have always come back just as good if not better - plus being older I probably need more but....I hate it, always feel like I should be training.MartinSH4321 wrote: ↑March 15th, 2019, 2:28 amKeithT wrote: ↑March 14th, 2019, 11:48 amWoohoo!! Was very happy to see this and glad I could provide some insight for you. The pacing really wasn't bad at all and close to what I suggested, especially seeing the low splits at the end shows you could have held the middle splits more. Next time I would follow the same strategy and just aim to hold the middle closer to 1:35. Great time and you got more!Thanks Keith, your insights were really helpful! Next time I'll have the confidence in the middle splits. I'm really happy with my improvements, but it's a long, long way to match your current times
Bad to hear you're down with a flu, I hope you get well soon! But to see it positive, a break from training every now and then to regenerate can be helpful. I'm often to motivated to take breaks even if I need them and only illness can stop me, it sounds like you behave alike
Well done, you dont realise how difficult this is unless you give it a try, although sprints are defo not my thing, I was interested to see how I get on,
Cheers - I have been de-emphasising (is that a word?) the endurance stuff last 6 months and seeing where I could take the shorter stuff as I also try to put on muscle....at a glacial rate. You in theory have a better build than I for sprints...generally larger people produce more power.Minimoof123 wrote: ↑March 16th, 2019, 5:29 amWell done, you dont realise how difficult this is unless you give it a try, although sprints are defo not my thing,
Thankyou...not as active on these board atm but still lurking. Cheers.
Nonono,Gammmmo wrote: ↑March 18th, 2019, 10:02 amHot on the heels of last week's red letter day when I broke my 1min PB by more than I thought, I cockily thought I'd now blitz my 500m PB. As such I started pacing myself after 300m as was averaging in the mid 1:28s with the intention of sprinting at the end. In actual fact I just tied up and broke my PB by a truly massive 0.1s!! Oh well...at least I'm in the 1:28s now but the target of 1:27.x will have to wait until a better day I think as some way off.
not enough fade Paul, you need to start more agressivly, last 100 should be a bit slower, if not you are not empty enough.The pure sprinters, fade a lot more, think a guy like you should roughly be able to keep pace the first 300, from there a slow fade/increese of rate, last 100 max rating trying to not fade to much.
Very good Paul. Great effortGammmmo wrote: ↑March 18th, 2019, 10:02 amHot on the heels of last week's red letter day when I broke my 1min PB by more than I thought, I cockily thought I'd now blitz my 500m PB. As such I started pacing myself after 300m as was averaging in the mid 1:28s with the intention of sprinting at the end. In actual fact I just tied up and broke my PB by a truly massive 0.1s!! Oh well...at least I'm in the 1:28s now but the target of 1:27.x will have to wait until a better day I think as some way off.
