Slow again - aimed at HR 137, 20 s/m and pace below 2:15.9 - once again first 2min with max 210m/min, then 2min with max 215m, then 2min…

Slow again - aimed at HR 137, 20 s/m and pace below 2:18.2 - new approach: first 2min with max 210m/min, then 2min with max 215m, then 2m…

Slow again - aimed at (new) HR 137, 20 s/m and pace below 2:18.2 - HR perfect but the rest didn't quite fit - had to slow down a cou…

Slow again - aimed at HR 131, 20 s/m and pace below 2:18.3 - HR a little too high but otherwise there - it seems I'm starting out a…

This 20min slow session has three aims: More than 4,320m, pace under 2:18.8 and HR around 131 - two out of three ain't bad ;)

Slow row again - aimed at HR 131, 18-20 s/m and pace below 2:20.0 - didn't really work, mostly because I started out too hard and th…

One more of these deliberately slow rows again - aimed at HR 131, 18-20 s/m and pace down to 2:20.0 or better and all splits (60sec) with…

Deliberately slow row again but now trying out 30min - aimed at HR 131, 18-20 s/m and pace down to 2:20.5 or better and all splits (60sec…

This time it worked out much better - best metres (up from 4,267 to 4,320m) and best pace (down from 2:20.6 to 2:18.8) since I first trie…

Fourth deliberately slow day - if the idea is to make me miss my PP rowing that let me tell you I am there by now! It's nice to cont…

Third day trying out this really slow stuff - aiming at 18-20 s/m and HR not over 130 - nailed it regarding both this time - however, I k…

Second day of Rod approach - aiming at 18-20 s/m and HR not over 130 - nailed it regarding the HR this time but had to go very slow a tim…

Okay, Rod - you recommended "lots of long (20-30 minutes or more) slow rows at 18 to 20 spm... and by slow I mean between 65-75% of…

First try at 20min this year - 48m more than previously - aimed at a pace a bit better than 2:06.5 and a HR in around 142-149 - ended at…

Another go at 3,500m - aimed at a time below 14:50, s/m around 20 and a hpm not over 142 - well... ;)

The Missus suggested a 3,500m row today (as I have not yet taken up PP again) - aimed at a time below 15:00, s/m around 20 and a hpm not…

First try at 30min since June 2020 - 13m more than previously - aimed for HR around 132-141 bpm but ended up with an 152 average (and a n…

First try at 20min since early September - 24m more than previously - had anticipated HR around 132-141 bpm but ended up with an 152 ave.…

HRmax test - 6x4min with increased watts (from 160) + 4min at approx. 2:04 + 1min rest + 4min all out (= better than 1:59) - first four w…

4,968m outside PP or any other program - just wanted to hit 600,000m this season - first time with HR monitor

PP R3/D18 (3rd round done) - aimed at pace 02:08.5 or below - caught it nicely within the first 2k but then got tired towards the end - h…

PP R3/D17 - good speedy start but couldn't keep it up - even had to stop twice to recover - at the end just a matter of survival :/<…

PP R3/D16 - pretty fast start, then slower as I could see that I wouldn't meet the target pace of 2:09 - then just survival :)

PP R3/D15 - really good 3k to start with, then slowed down not to burn out too fast - target was pace below 2:07.5 - 26sec off previous b…