Derek Farman

Log

Date Distance Time Pace Comments Action
08/27/18 10,000m 53:16.1 2:39.8

A good pipe-opener after my holiday. I now just have tomorrow's 10,000m to row and then I will have completed my Fall Challenge.

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08/22/18 21,097m 1:54:15.2 2:42.4

YESSS My best Half Marathon time. I now have 6 days holiday without my Erg and then need to row 20k to complete my Fall Challenge. Bri…

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08/20/18 5,000m 24:10.9 2:25.0

Needed a change so, TABATA i.e. 50x 100m with 30 sec rowed rests. I settled on sub 30 secs per 100m The wattage surprised me.. This is…

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08/19/18 10,000m 58:22.7 2:55.1

"When the going gets tough..." I was very pleased with this session-not because of the time but by how I overcame negative rea…

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08/17/18 12,000m 1:09:52.4 2:54.6

Steady training session.before rest day tomorrow.

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08/16/18 17,500m 1:48:52.0 3:06.6

Reduced damper from usual 6 to 3 and upped spm from sub 23 to 25-26. This made 3mins per 500m realisable and the longer the row went on…

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08/15/18 15,117m 1:30:20.0 2:59.2

Very pleased. Hit all my "check marks"...90 mins @ 21 spm; 65 watts; 3 mins/500m =15,000 metres. Last two 30 min blocks got f…

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08/14/18 11,000m 1:04:19.6 2:55.4

Good steady session. Aimed at an average of 65 watts overall and 22-24 spm. Felt OK. Took on plenty of fluid and filled my seat cushio…

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08/13/18 10,000m 58:57.5 2:56.8

Bread and butter session. Took 15 mins to hit steady rhythm...21 SPM; 2.56/500m; Average 65 watts. Rowed with one eye on spm, other on…

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08/11/18 500m 2:01.3 2:01.3

REST DAY TOMORROW, et seque. Due to a holiday cutting across the Dog Days Challenge; The Fall Challenge approaching and my ambition to…

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08/11/18 100m 0:21.2 1:46.0 View workout
08/11/18 100m 0:20.8 1:44.0 View workout
08/11/18 800m 3:31.6 2:12.2 View workout
08/10/18 560m 2:22.7 2:07.4 View workout
08/10/18 8,000m 46:10.8 2:53.1

Steady workout balancing pace/spm

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08/09/18 12,000m 1:04:49.0 2:42.0

Good "bread and butter" training session, Again kept to sub 22spm. If yesterday's session was 8/10 in terms of effort,…

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08/08/18 6,000m 30:44.0 2:33.6

Hard Session. 12x500m, each faster than the last by 4 sec increments at 28spm. I therefore concentrated on strength of stroke as well…

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08/08/18 2,000m 12:02.3 3:00.5

Warm Up

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08/06/18 12,000m 1:10:22.3 2:55.9

EXPERIMENT. My preferred Marathon rate will be c.63 watts at 21 spm. Hence this session. Over the full distance this would enable me t…

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08/05/18 10,000m 59:33.3 2:58.6

Experiment...rowing at Marathon speed i.e. 60% of my wattage of an average 2000m. Can I put four of these together? I will give it a da…

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