New Personal Best! Brag About That New Pb!

[Dangerscouse]

First time under 40 mins for 10k


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
39:18.9 10,000m 1:57.9 213 1034 26 174
3:56.5 1,000m 1:58.2 212 1028 25 163
3:56.2 2,000m 1:58.1 212 1031 25 170
3:57.6 3,000m 1:58.8 209 1018 26 169
3:57.2 4,000m 1:58.6 210 1022 26 173
3:57.4 5,000m 1:58.7 209 1020 26 174
3:58.1 6,000m 1:59.0 207 1013 26 176
3:56.8 7,000m 1:58.4 211 1025 27 177
3:56.7 8,000m 1:58.3 211 1026 27 179
3:55.6 9,000m 1:57.8 214 1036 27 179
3:47.0 10,000m 1:53.5 239 1123 30 184

If you're going to go sub 40, you might as well smash it out of the park! Well done

[Dangerscouse]

Very much a LWT effort....jumped on the Skierg the other day and tried for a 1' TT.....PB by +4m

1:00 285 1:45.1 61

Pathetic really but I did see some 1:40's which is my lowest on the Skierg. More to come.

The thing is with a PB it can't be classed as pathetic as by its definition it's your personal best. Well done Al

[Spinal]

If you're going to go sub 40, you might as well smash it out of the park! Well done

Thanks Stu. TBH this felt a little more comfortable at a slightly faster split than the 6k and 30min trials from a few weeks ago. Hope to get 15k inside 60 mins before the end of 2021.

September 25th
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
23:37.2 6,000m 1:58.1 212 1031 25 181

October 3rd
Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
30:00.0 7,556m 1:59.1 207 1012 24 174

[winniewinser]

Very much a LWT effort....jumped on the Skierg the other day and tried for a 1' TT.....PB by +4m

1:00 285 1:45.1 61

Pathetic really but I did see some 1:40's which is my lowest on the Skierg. More to come.

The thing is with a PB it can't be classed as pathetic as by its definition it's your personal best. Well done Al

Thx Stu....I'm just in the 'how can I be this slow' phase on the Skierg so all my 'bests' seem pedestrian .....my current goal is to actually add some weight/strength which should help (fed up of being asked if I'm unwell! )

[KeithT]

First time under 40 mins for 10k


Time Meters Pace Watts Cal/Hr S/M HR
39:18.9 10,000m 1:57.9 213 1034 26 174
3:56.5 1,000m 1:58.2 212 1028 25 163
3:56.2 2,000m 1:58.1 212 1031 25 170
3:57.6 3,000m 1:58.8 209 1018 26 169
3:57.2 4,000m 1:58.6 210 1022 26 173
3:57.4 5,000m 1:58.7 209 1020 26 174
3:58.1 6,000m 1:59.0 207 1013 26 176
3:56.8 7,000m 1:58.4 211 1025 27 177
3:56.7 8,000m 1:58.3 211 1026 27 179
3:55.6 9,000m 1:57.8 214 1036 27 179
3:47.0 10,000m 1:53.5 239 1123 30 184

Great milestone and you went way below! Good consistent row with a strong finish - nothing but positives here.

[KeithT]

Very much a LWT effort....jumped on the Skierg the other day and tried for a 1' TT.....PB by +4m

1:00 285 1:45.1 61

Pathetic really but I did see some 1:40's which is my lowest on the Skierg. More to come.

Sounds solid to me - the Ski-erg is just a different beast.

[winniewinser]

Sounds solid to me - the Ski-erg is just a different beast.

Cheers Keith.....definitely agree with that.

[Dutch]

Finally have beaten one of two 20 year old pbs I have been chasing. In 2001 I did 332m in 1 min, today I have finally beaten it doing 339m. Absolutely ecstatic.

I have been working on sprint starts, 6x20sec 20r intervals and have shifted to a 5x5 weight regime. I can really feel the difference all over.

I started really well and settled in after 100m. I went from 1.25 ave to 1.27.5 but mid way I got a little too relaxed and slipped to 1.29 but I brought it back to 1.28 ish and finished well.

The funny thing with this was a couple of days ago I got that feeling when you know you feel good. I decided today at about 3 pm to do it in an hours time and literally 1 minute later Mr negative appeared in my head.
I carried on anyway getting ready and sat on the erg, did my warm ups and I was getting worse and worse so I just thought right you wont win and went and got a bowl put it on a chair next to the rower and said to my self I am going all out and will puke in that if I have to from the effort. Well the brain could not argue with that and it went quiet.

This places me in the top 10th percentile in the world overall and 17th place in Britain for my age bracket, very happy with that.
My aim is for 350m eventually with this category.

1min, 339m, watts 505, spm 48, ave 1.28.4, df 150. Hr was 144 one min after the event.

[max_ratcliffe]

Finally have beaten one of two 20 year old pbs I have been chasing. In 2001 I did 332m in 1 min, today I have finally beaten it doing 339m. Absolutely ecstatic.

I have been working on sprint starts, 6x20sec 20r intervals and have shifted to a 5x5 weight regime. I can really feel the difference all over.

I started really well and settled in after 100m. I went from 1.25 ave to 1.27.5 but mid way I got a little too relaxed and slipped to 1.29 but I brought it back to 1.28 ish and finished well.

The funny thing with this was a couple of days ago I got that feeling when you know you feel good. I decided today at about 3 pm to do it in an hours time and literally 1 minute later Mr negative appeared in my head.
I carried on anyway getting ready and sat on the erg, did my warm ups and I was getting worse and worse so I just thought right you wont win and went and got a bowl put it on a chair next to the rower and said to my self I am going all out and will puke in that if I have to from the effort. Well the brain could not argue with that and it went quiet.

This places me in the top 10th percentile in the world overall and 17th place in Britain for my age bracket, very happy with that.
My aim is for 350m eventually with this category.

1min, 339m, watts 505, spm 48, ave 1.28.4, df 150. Hr was 144 one min after the event.

Very well done. 48 is a good rate (I would say that - my 1' pb was at 48, but yours is much quicker).

Fully with you on the nerves - it's not unusual for me to wake in the night with nerves before I do a TT. Ridiculous really, as we don't have to answer to anyone but ourselves.

500m TT soon? If you felt sick here, a flat out 500m might be a bit ugly.

Anyway, a great improvement and good luck with that additional 11m. 350 is a great target.

[Autoland]

Great job Dutch!

[aussie nick]

new 1k PR 3.09.8 at sr 34, 1.34.9/500 a PR by 2.3 seconds

results not confirmed, but I finished 2nd in my race so...unless someone entered my event at another time (which is allowed), I won a silver medal in thr 50-54 age group at the Aus championships

the virtual race software definitely adds another dimension to it - you get counted down from 10 and then go on the Go! so your final time has your reaction time added to what you would normally row in a time trial

my plan was fast 10 strokes, then settle in and go through half way in 1.34.5 and that's exactly what I did. Huge amount of chest pain from 400 onwards but it didn't get any worse (or much worse anyway) and I managed to keep my pace pretty well. the second half I definitely slowed - second 500 was 1.35.3 but I held my speed better than the others. I was coming 5th at 400 and 3rd at half way, got to second place with 200 to go and ended up coming second by 8m.

really happy with the PB and (hopefully) the medal after the broken foot 8 weeks ago and the virus earlier in the week. definitely the right decision not to row the 2k

relieved it's over and I'm gonna have a big drink today (and probably tomorrow)

thank you all for your support and encouragement

[max_ratcliffe]

new 1k PR 3.09.8 at sr 34, 1.34.9/500 a PR by 2.3 seconds

results not confirmed, but I finished 2nd in my race so...unless someone entered my event at another time (which is allowed), I won a silver medal in thr 50-54 age group at the Aus championships

the virtual race software definitely adds another dimension to it - you get counted down from 10 and then go on the Go! so your final time has your reaction time added to what you would normally row in a time trial

my plan was fast 10 strokes, then settle in and go through half way in 1.34.5 and that's exactly what I did. Huge amount of chest pain from 400 onwards but it didn't get any worse (or much worse anyway) and I managed to keep my pace pretty well. the second half I definitely slowed - second 500 was 1.35.3 but I held my speed better than the others. I was coming 5th at 400 and 3rd at half way, got to second place with 200 to go and ended up coming second by 8m.

really happy with the PB and (hopefully) the medal after the broken foot 8 weeks ago and the virus earlier in the week. definitely the right decision not to row the 2k

relieved it's over and I'm gonna have a big drink today (and probably tomorrow)

thank you all for your support and encouragement

Woohoo! Very good work Nick.

Chest pain sounds a bit concerning - hopefully of the "gaah, I can hardly get in enough air, and I feel sick" variety rather than the "hmm, feels like a someone's put a fridge onto my chest and my left arm hurts" version.

The decision not to do the 2k is fully vindicated. As you'd been ill, I was expecting you to run out of steam a bit and maybe shave 1s off. 2.3s is a magnificent effort especially given the racing start will have cost a second or so too.

[Tandstad]

new 1k PR 3.09.8 at sr 34, 1.34.9/500 a PR by 2.3 seconds

results not confirmed, but I finished 2nd in my race so...unless someone entered my event at another time (which is allowed), I won a silver medal in thr 50-54 age group at the Aus championships

the virtual race software definitely adds another dimension to it - you get counted down from 10 and then go on the Go! so your final time has your reaction time added to what you would normally row in a time trial

my plan was fast 10 strokes, then settle in and go through half way in 1.34.5 and that's exactly what I did. Huge amount of chest pain from 400 onwards but it didn't get any worse (or much worse anyway) and I managed to keep my pace pretty well. the second half I definitely slowed - second 500 was 1.35.3 but I held my speed better than the others. I was coming 5th at 400 and 3rd at half way, got to second place with 200 to go and ended up coming second by 8m.

really happy with the PB and (hopefully) the medal after the broken foot 8 weeks ago and the virus earlier in the week. definitely the right decision not to row the 2k

relieved it's over and I'm gonna have a big drink today (and probably tomorrow)

thank you all for your support and encouragement

Big congrats Nick, going sub 3:10 is no joke, and rating fairly low too!

[MartinSH4321]

new 1k PR 3.09.8 at sr 34, 1.34.9/500 a PR by 2.3 seconds

results not confirmed, but I finished 2nd in my race so...unless someone entered my event at another time (which is allowed), I won a silver medal in thr 50-54 age group at the Aus championships

the virtual race software definitely adds another dimension to it - you get counted down from 10 and then go on the Go! so your final time has your reaction time added to what you would normally row in a time trial

my plan was fast 10 strokes, then settle in and go through half way in 1.34.5 and that's exactly what I did. Huge amount of chest pain from 400 onwards but it didn't get any worse (or much worse anyway) and I managed to keep my pace pretty well. the second half I definitely slowed - second 500 was 1.35.3 but I held my speed better than the others. I was coming 5th at 400 and 3rd at half way, got to second place with 200 to go and ended up coming second by 8m.

really happy with the PB and (hopefully) the medal after the broken foot 8 weeks ago and the virus earlier in the week. definitely the right decision not to row the 2k

relieved it's over and I'm gonna have a big drink today (and probably tomorrow)

thank you all for your support and encouragement

Well done Nick, big congrats!

[MartinSH4321]

Finally have beaten one of two 20 year old pbs I have been chasing. In 2001 I did 332m in 1 min, today I have finally beaten it doing 339m. Absolutely ecstatic.

I have been working on sprint starts, 6x20sec 20r intervals and have shifted to a 5x5 weight regime. I can really feel the difference all over.

I started really well and settled in after 100m. I went from 1.25 ave to 1.27.5 but mid way I got a little too relaxed and slipped to 1.29 but I brought it back to 1.28 ish and finished well.

The funny thing with this was a couple of days ago I got that feeling when you know you feel good. I decided today at about 3 pm to do it in an hours time and literally 1 minute later Mr negative appeared in my head.
I carried on anyway getting ready and sat on the erg, did my warm ups and I was getting worse and worse so I just thought right you wont win and went and got a bowl put it on a chair next to the rower and said to my self I am going all out and will puke in that if I have to from the effort. Well the brain could not argue with that and it went quiet.

This places me in the top 10th percentile in the world overall and 17th place in Britain for my age bracket, very happy with that.
My aim is for 350m eventually with this category.

1min, 339m, watts 505, spm 48, ave 1.28.4, df 150. Hr was 144 one min after the event.

Well done, that's a big improvement! Weights and sprint work are key for these short sprints