The Ship Finds Its Pace

Yesterday was about sliding back into a training rhythm.

Today was about seeing whether that rhythm could carry a little more speed.

Same slides. Same r22 target. Same Great Hall.

40:00

9,723m

2:03.4 /500m

22 spm

879 strokes

DF 133

That’s 80 metres further than yesterday and 1.0 sec/500m faster, without increasing the stroke rate.

That’s the bit I like.

No need to thrash at the oars. No need to turn it into a test piece. Just a cleaner stroke and a little more pace from the same rhythm.

The middle of the row sat nicely around 2:02–2:03 at r22, which is probably the best sign yet that the slides are starting to make more sense.

The final five minutes drifted to 2:06.0, with HR finally showing a believable 148 bpm, so there’s still a clear limit there.

The HRM 200 continues to produce comedy numbers along the way, but Garmin have already agreed to replace it.

So for now, the useful takeaway is simple:

The rate stayed controlled.

The pace improved.

The slides felt better.

The ship is back in the water.

And now it’s starting to find its pace.