Indoor Rowing
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Feb 2023
2:59pm, 11 Feb 2023
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Nellers
Without going into too much detail, Muttley, that's my biggest issue in the mornings. I generally have to make a return visit after whatever morning workout I've done even after "increasing my power to weight ratio" beforehand.
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Feb 2023
5:15pm, 11 Feb 2023
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Nellers
Anyway, enough of that. 2 x 12 minutes r20 for a UT1 session this morning. THese are feeling quite comfortable now. I guess as the volume increases that might change a bit. Hoping to be able to fit in at least 45 minutes of UT2 tomorrow as well if I can.
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Feb 2023
5:30pm, 11 Feb 2023
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_andy
Lots of great rowing going on here. Good to read all about it. My 2k plan had the weekly top-tier piece this morning. A full-fat 8 x 2min intervals at 2k pace, and with huge 3min30s rests, so no excuses to not give 100%. It went well! Not only a fair bit up from 2k pace, and pleased to be able to push each interval a little bit more than the previous one, ending up with a 1:43.8 pace average.  |
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Feb 2023
5:50pm, 11 Feb 2023
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Nellers
Royal flush splits! Nice one, mate, and that’s looking great for hitting 7 minutes.
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Feb 2023
2:05pm, 12 Feb 2023
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Nellers
Dragged myself through session 4 of the week today after my run this morning. Knocked out 3 x 17 minutes @ r18, nice and easy pace and effort but getting the metres done. Glad to keep the streak going of completing every planned session of 2023 so far.
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Feb 2023
11:13am, 13 Feb 2023
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sallykate
Have just seen that James Cracknell is having a, um, crack at the 50-59 British marathon record on Friday. He holds the 40-49 record (2:30:37). The 50-59 record is 2:34:02.8 at the moment.
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Feb 2023
8:20pm, 13 Feb 2023
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Nellers
I know some you you guys have tried a marathon row and I admire your perseverence but I can't imagine much that's worse (bar possibly running one these days!). Good look to Crackers. I hop ehe does it and I'd guess he's fairly confident he will if he's publicising the attempt. I've raced James Cracknell. Well, I say raced. He ran the Royal Parks Half the same year as me and I saw him a few times going the other way. Oh, and he definitely won. |
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Feb 2023
8:33pm, 13 Feb 2023
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Nellers
Oh, and 4 x 3 minutes @ r28 with 3 minute rests tonight. Not as hard as I expected it to be. Averaged about 1:51.5 across the 4 pieces and did a royal flush (each rep faster than the last) which is always nice.
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Feb 2023
9:16pm, 13 Feb 2023
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Muttley
Very nice indeed, Nellers and Andy. And excellent paces as well. I calculate a marathon in 2.5 hours to be 1:46/500m or thereabouts. Yikes! Just 30 minutes at UT1 this morning. Fractionally quicker than the last time I did this so pleased with that. |
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Feb 2023
2:55pm, 14 Feb 2023
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_andy
Thanks Nellers and Muttley and well done on your royal flush/pace improvements too. I've struggled with pace since that big session, but I guess that's the idea of the Pete Plan sessions used by the Rowalong 2k plan. I'm now really aware of the weekly structure of: easy - medium - easy - tough - easy - recovery/medium --- rest & repeat That sounds interesting sallykate - it's a crazy pace to maitain for that long. I tried three marathons - one to simply get through the distance (ouch), one to beat 3 hours (more ouch), and one to improve (to 2:57, huge effort for very little reward and major ouch). As for what's worse? I did a 50k a year ago and that was tough - still harbouring plans for a 100k at "whatever" pace when I have a spare day with lousy weather. I've started sticking some random Gym music from spotify in the background to go with the Rowalong videos, which I like better (provided I get the sound balance right). An easy 30 minutes at 20spm for my w2s1 this morning, watching the blacker than black sky turn lighter and pink and then cloudy. A good start to the day. |
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