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by Jon
Mon Dec 28, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

IP said 3*4 TR today (chose 3' rest) [12' 3526 1:42.0 28] (TR target range 1:37-1:46; HR range 165-178) 4' 1182 1:41.5 28 167 4' 1172 1:42.3 28 172 4' 1172 1:42.3 30 176 That hurt :shock: but got through 8) 12' 3007 1:59.7 19 140 warm up 12' 3056 1:57.8 21 158 warm down Did 2*4 with 3' rest on Decem...
by Jon
Sun Dec 27, 2015 7:37 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Very nice ctc attempt, David. There is such a fine line when pushing the pace. Some days it works, but great training and a fine set ignoring the ctc. Awesome training sets Erik, what were your times? That was a fast ten minutes, felt good to let loose a bit I'll bet. Promise I won't interpret any c...
by Jon
Fri Dec 25, 2015 11:17 am
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Happy Christmas all :fswink: 5*1 / r1' 1598m 1:33.8. 29 318, 320, 319, 321, 320 Held back some, max pace on range 1:34/500, HR range for AN 178-184, my range today 161 - 174 Lots of coughing in the night, lurgie not gone yet, but I hoped to free up the chest a bit today, hopefully won't pay later. I...
by Jon
Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:26 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Nice session Dave. Good session Erik too, now you are way faster than I am, so I reckon you could reach 6:25 :wink: still, fast and excellent training. I've had a chesty cough for the last week, which has always been a weakness for me in the winter, so no training for a full week, though I did 30min...
by Jon
Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:42 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Had two very long days at work, so no training, though I think I needed a break of two days from training anyway. Legs still felt quite tired this morning. IP called for 5*1 with 1'r but I thought I'd try the ctc. It ended up being somewhere between a toe dipped in the water, an over exuberant attem...
by Jon
Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:37 am
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Superb ctc’s Erik and David and Andy ^O^ ^O^ ^O^ =D> =D> =D> It’s always sobering to compare workouts to previous bests, but your 3*2K was decent enough in it’s own right, especially after a break in training from sickness David. You’d set yourself a very hard pace in last month’s ctc. Not surprisin...
by Jon
Sun Dec 13, 2015 8:24 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

How's the training coming along Erik? I hope your post op recovery has gone smoothly and you've found your rhythm in training again. Good to see David back training again, pretty impressive ctc considering your break. I've been having PC issues and had lost a couple of posts, so got fed up trying. I...
by Jon
Tue Nov 24, 2015 6:52 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Ctc attempt 3 7:03.3. 2250. 1:34.0. 33 :) 250. 1:29.4. 34 (1:29.8. 33. / 1:25.4. 36) 500. 1:34.8. 30 (1:34.6. 30. / 1:35.9. 29) 750. 1:36.0. 32 (1:36.7. 31. / 1:40.6. 29) 500. 1:35.7. 34 (1:35.7. 33. / 1:38.5. 32) 250. 1:28.2. 38 (1:29.0. 38. / 1:30.6. 37) Pleased to have improved, though by much sm...
by Jon
Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:25 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

You're certainly on multi talented form Erik. Superb distance for low rating, another increment along with ctc and an excellent fast UT1 session (even if you did skip one rep) lol Nothing earth shattering from me. 19/11. 10k 38:35. 1:55.7. 23 I was exhausted and this felt really tough 21/11 did four...
by Jon
Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:17 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: December ctc - 8 x 750 / r1
Replies: 61
Views: 5785

Re: December ctc - 8 x 750 / r1

What are people's thoughts on pacing. I'm usually no good at working them out until I've fluffed at least one attempt, but I would be thinking 5k - 1.5/500?
by Jon
Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:44 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Four posts in a row, first time for me in a while though same true for any decent training. Fourth UT1 in 12 months! One of Odds favourite workouts prior to his BIRC gold, so good for me. 3*10 r2' 30:00 8168. 1:50.1. 25 2757. 1:48.8. 24 2721. 1:50.2. 26 2689. 1:51.5. 27 Slower than any in the last t...
by Jon
Mon Nov 16, 2015 5:11 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

10K yesterday (15/11/2015) @R20 at 1:56.5/500m average An attempt at slowing down was partially effective :lol: Found it quite difficult maintaining the low rate as time went on, revealing again poor aerobic conditioning (though managed slightly lower rate than similar attempt 10/7 ago slow making s...
by Jon
Thu Nov 12, 2015 3:51 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Did my second ctc attempt on Tuesday (details on Facebook group), five days after the previous attempt. Didn't actually feel so great going into the session, so interesting I felt afterwards I'd reached about the maximum of what I am capable of. Slept poorly Tuesday night into Wednesday as is so oft...
by Jon
Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:13 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

I think you could say you nailed that Twin Peaks session Erik. Some other fine training on FB also, including a significant progression on your CTC score. I'm aiming to do this again on Thursday. Yesterday, I programmed in 1hr, but was finding it tough going and decided to stop after 45mins with the...
by Jon
Fri Nov 06, 2015 7:28 am
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Sounds like a very experienced choice of pacing and no wonder despite being conservative, it was tough after the previous workout. My max HRM is reducing with age, I can remember days of >200, alas no more! Pushing to the max not sensible until in supreme form, but your pretty well there, when it co...
by Jon
Thu Nov 05, 2015 2:43 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Good solid training Erik. Your HR response demonstrates great condition. What would you say your max HR is presently? How did you find the 6*45 afterwards? Sounds punishing. How do you choose a pace on those, in terms of how spent you aim to be by the end? Is it maximal anaerobic, the rate control m...
by Jon
Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:11 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Two failed posts - arrrgh! We've got a faulty plug somewhere and can't find it, the electrician couldn't even work it out. Very impressed by the results posted here, of superb quality. David, you are putting me to shame as a lightweight in the ctc. Remarkably consistent with a powerful finish, I sus...
by Jon
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:46 am
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

2nd attempt for me today at full ctc 15:00 4645 1:36.8 31 [4582 1:38.2 30] 4.2% increase in average power over previous set 312 1:36.1 30 [306 1:38.0 28] 309 1:37.0 29 [307 1:37.7 28] 309 1:37.0 29 [307 1:37.7 28] 312 1:36.1 31 [307 1:37.7 29] 311 1:36.4 31 [306 1:38.0 30] 310 1:36.7 32 [306 1:38.0 ...
by Jon
Wed Oct 14, 2015 1:37 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

That is incredibly impressive you can still knock out such brutal repetitions of our favourite one minute intervals Erik! You're up to your old tricks of multiple improvements. You are the certified master who inspired me with these in the first place! I haven't felt recovered enough (lack of overal...
by Jon
Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:14 am
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Not been on here for a loooong time! Good to see the thread is alive with new contributors.... and Erik! Incredible ctc entries Erik ^O^ ^O^ . You're achieve superb consistency in this discipline in particular. There are though, many other superb entries. Despite no training to speak of (just a litt...
by Jon
Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:17 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: English Indoor Rowing Championships (EIRC) 29th March 2015.
Replies: 61
Views: 9186

Re: English Indoor Rowing Championships (EIRC) 29th March 20

Thanks very much for the write up Erik, a commendable effort to travel such a long way, I'm only sorry I didn't get to meet you on this occasion. Congratulations to those who did compete. I would like to return to competing, but would need to feel I'd actually trained and that I could do some justic...
by Jon
Tue Mar 31, 2015 2:34 pm
Forum: Free Spirits forum
Topic: March CTC - 3x250m+2´
Replies: 73
Views: 6188

Re: March CTC - 3x250m+2´

I had no idea what would be possible, after no speed training (other than a 1k aborted after 500m) and very little training in general. How could 750m hurt with two sets of rest in between? I though... :roll: 250. 1:20.0. 43. 174 250. 1:21.4. 41. 175 250. 1:24.6. 41. 175 Thought I was going to do a ...
by Jon
Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:15 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

3*12' today with 2' rest 1:48.5/500m average; felt good 8) Average I think was 1:48.5 thereabouts at least, slowed slightly in third rep since HR was around 170 by end of second interval, so not really UT1 (but then they never really were when I did them before either). My excuse is I've not done ma...
by Jon
Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:28 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

Interesting choice of session Mikkel with significantly different drag factors and pace. Good to see you on the thread again Erik, there are few better ways short of actually erging, than cycling, to maintain that base fitness and really only the hardened cyclist who braves the colder weather. Our h...
by Jon
Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:45 pm
Forum: Training and Racing
Topic: Training towards a 6:20 2k
Replies: 4502
Views: 255391

Re: Training towards a 6:20 2k

How you keep the Mojo flowing and get to train around hotel gyms is astounding Andrew, what's more incredible are the results you achieve with this difficult approach! Look forwards to seeing you post. Today, after two days off (overnight shift Saturday night), I'm aiming to work a bit on distance t...