Week 2 of the Pete Plan begins with the infamous 4x1000 intervals which initially I thought did not sound too bad. Wrong again - it was complete torment. I am reminded of an old saying - that which does not kill you makes you stronger. Well I am still alive and currently feeling weaker. Hopefully that feeling will not last. This particular piece is meant to be completed at 2k pace which for me is 1:50.3. I managed an average 1:51.9 on this occasion but I guess the aim is to work your way towards the 2k average. Once you exceed it then its probably time to look at your 2k time again. To understand why this session is so difficult, my heart rate exceeded 156 on all 4 sets which is TR zone for me. The description for TR is gasping and sweating profusely. This is a pretty accurate description.
The next 2 days are meant to be steady rows of 8-15k which are unlikely to throw up anything interesting so I will probably report again on Friday with the results of the rather unpleasant sounding 4x2000.