60r20 70 am 4by2k r3 lunch

Actually enjoyed todays sessions, even when I went down at lunch to find someone using the erg.. Once he'd got of I asked if he'd finished, he said yes, I jumped on and we had a chat about drag :)

Train what you hate lol

After this mornings 60r20 70% lunchtime called for a session I struggle with, why, because I struggle with it so it's always good to train the weaknesses

4by2k r24

Is that a light at the end of the tunnel... 4by2k r24 5r

Or just some ******* holding a torch bringing me more work.. well in this regard that is good news as I have been offered a job - yay - still have the contract to sign but I actually can't wait to get back into the "workforce" and getting some semblance of a routine.... that is until the baby is born in December... lol

So tonight 4by2k r24 5r - target 1:45 pace - was falling asleep around 6pm so wasn't sure I would get the drive to get out in the shed to do this - but I managed and once under way got to enjoy it

3by2500 4r r24

Asked Q if I could push this a little to 1:44 pace - he said yes - so I did :) had a little stomach cramp just before final set, really must get that seen to

Full body massage, haircut, getting chilly, 3by2500 4r r24

Popped in this morning for my birthday present from the wife of a full body massage and dry brush :) thank you wifey. Was in a bit of pain down the right hand side of back as she loosened that out but I've had worse back pains.. Lol felt pooped after but drank plenty of water and got a hair cut too.

Tonight I actually popped on a t-shirt for the row rather than vest/tank top. Bit chilly in the air and this wasn't gonna be a all out slog. Simple task although I struggled a tad to get up from the arm chair in front of the fire.. But promised myself poached eggs if I completed it. :)

More mental than physical - 30 min TT

The culmination of the current training cycle was a 30 min TT which I headed up to the shed to complete last night, unfortunately I'm mentally not firing 100% as I am still without a job, we have a baby due in December and my daughter has just started school.. so there are times when I am rowing where I feel guilty and that I should be doing something for the family, like get a job, I do spend a hour or so every day searching and applying, but as yet although I have had positive feedback from the interviews the job hasn't come along :( so 12 minutes into it last night - down came the handle as the down "funk" got me. That hasn't made the negativity of my situation any better, so, tonight I grabbed the bull by the balls and went back out to finish what I started. I also set a reduced effort on myself of a simple r24 1:46 pace ignore the average/predicted finish and simply row every 30 seconds by counting to twelve, this seemed to work and looks like I got the pace about right as I was pulling up a little in the penultimate split. Happy with the result - the fact I finished it more than the score. Onward and Upwards!!

Last nights failure

Crazy Bear Challenge day 1 HM @24

Start of the Crazy Bear challenge today - simply row or ski 30 Half Marathons in 44 days on either a Concept2 rowing machine or ski-erg. So todays target was get the first one done lol set off and found a rhythm at r24 settled in to a 75% HRR up to half way (153 bpm) then let then I let it drift to 80% HRR (160bpm) for the last 4k I aimed at a 1 hour 17 min finish time and then had some fun over the last 100m :o)

4by2k r24 - messed it up ....

When you wake up at 5am and one of the first things that the brain works out it has in store is 4by2k r24 you really do wonder what is going on in my tiny brain lol

Still dogs walked and bags in the car into the gym and on the erg - 1km warm up then 4by2k 5r r24 last week I managed a target of 1:44.9 with no real problems so although we are supposed to be hitting a target based on a 30min TT time I felt the need to push a little bit - so I figured 1:43.9 should be OK - then I messed it all up..

2000 r24 6:55.8 1:43.9

2000 r24 6:55.2 1:43.8

2000 r24 6:54.6 1:43.6

2000 r24 6:51.6 1:42.9

4by2k r24 stupid OCD

Early start and spent the first 5 minutes or more with my eyes half shut as I stumbled around the house while my body tried to wake up lol dogs walked and bags in the car into the gym and on the erg - 1km warm up then 4by2k 5r r24 aiming at a target of 1:44.9 - no real problems - in fact felt very good - it's great where they have the ergs at the moment as it's dark in the early hours and the windows act like a giant mirror so I am able to concentrate on form - alas my pacing was all over the place in the final 2 reps... ;o)

2000 r24 6:59.9 1:44.9

2000 r24 6:59.9 1:44.9

2000 r24 6:59.8 1:44.9

2000 r24 6:59.7 1:44.9