4by750m 3r r28 1:35.0

Headed out to the shed tonight in two minds as to whether or not do a 2k r28 at 1:35/36 pace or 750's at the same. One thing Q has got into me is to commit to a TT and as I was humming and arring about it plus a few issues I decided to opt for 750's - one big reason is I haven't done any high rate work really so not sure how this would pan out. Turned out about where I expected and managed to kick for home which was nice.

24 Million lifetime meters - 60r18 70% HRR and 2by1min 1r

So tonight I crossed the 24 million meters mark and all I got was this lousy certificate lol - I'm joking - I love my C2 certs :) but looking forward to 25 million and the "additional prizes" :o) so the row was a simple 60r18 70% HRR but I knew from sitting on the erg that the HR was reading a little high and true to form the overall meters dipped on recent rows of the same ilk (1:52.1 ave last time vs 1:53.0 today) could be one of a few factors, nothing major but good to have the HR figures there to keep it in check. Didn't really look forward to the 2by1min - it's late, dark, cold and damp - but go them done and now to rest and recover.

15,929m 1:53.0 Ave HR 142 Max HR 150 (got to stop thinking about 2k's during these rows) TE 2.6

60 r20 80% HRR - 2by1min

With a few missed days last week I had the capacity to push it a tad today and with that in mind I went after a 60r20 on 80% HRR - all went well apart from the Netflix episode stopping about fifteen minutes before the end of the row but good old long arms sorted that in two strokes :o) then 2 by 1min target 1:27 pace. Job done.

TE 3.8 Max HR 162 (target 160) Ave HR 155
16,520m 1:48.9

Been a bit stormy ... 2k r26 sub 6:30

So after thinking we'd escaped the tail end of Ophelia (storm/hurricane) it turns out she'd actually turned our satellite dish upside down and moved tiles on the roof which needed sorting before Storm Brian turned up.. that combined with two days of moving concrete slabs and emergency trips to the DIY store left little time for rowing. Still managed at about 9:30pm tonight to see some light at the end of this tunnel - got the TV sorted so Mrs is happy, bathed and fed the daughter so she was happy, walked and fed the dogs so they are happy and bought a chainsaw lol so I'm delighted - now I need more storms to knock a few trees down harmlessly so I can chop em up :o) oh ye the row - so I figured after a r24 1:40 pace effort a week or so back I could muster a r26 1:38 which is where I started but as I was a tad quicker at the start and saw the sub 6:30 pop up I figured Q would prefer that so went for the 1:37.5 ave (slightly faster) still funny to think that's only slightly faster than my 5k PB.

HR Max 173
TE 2.4

60r18 75% HRR - plus 2by1min 1r

Another day where I could happily have stayed indoors and watched TV ... well I would have been happy for a few minutes until I got restless lol so out to the shed at the bottom of the garden in my shorts and vest with headphones and phone to watch netflix (tonight was headhunters episode 2) 60 minutes set up and off I went - forgot how "tough" these easy sessions are once the heart and lungs are getting up to speed - nothing easy about rating 18 sub 1:50 pace for a hour lol still it's also pleasing to see the pace develop and not quite sub 1:50 yet but happily sub 1:51 with 16,224m 1:50.9 HR ave 150 TE 3.6 Max HR was 157 (target 153) and that was because I started thinking about hammering the two by 1 min - Jeff I blame you for that :o)

1min 368m 1:21.5 r40
1min 350m 1:25.7 r35

30r20 bosh

Well I could kinda dodge the 30r20 last night but needed to get it done tonight. Not really looking forward to it lol but just decided to get on without it and treat it as a piece of work. Staged it as three levels - bronze medal was to get it done - silver medal to beat this seasons best (8,531 1:45.5) gold medal sub 1:45 and low and behold gold medal achieved and cracked 8,600m too boot.

HR Max 178

TE 3.8

60r18 70% 2by1min 1r - back after four days off

OK back now after my cat walk modelling show, building a "shed" roof, and dealing with the tail end of hurricane ophelia. 60r18 70% called as not been on the erg for four days with 2by1min 1r - and would you believe it I've actually not lost any "fitness" in terms of distance for rate/HRR in fact I gained a few meters. 16,049m 1:52.1 ave TE 2.5 MAX HR 150 (that's what happens when the mind drifts to racing) AVE HR 142 (Target 146)