George Babbington

Log

Date Workout Score Ave Comments Action
08/22/26 40:00 6,556m 3:03.0 View workout
08/22/26 45:00 14,831m 3:02.0 View workout
08/21/26 40:00 6,450m 3:06.0

George, this is exactly the recovery session I wanted before tomorrow's hybrid.
And your description is perfect:

“C…

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08/20/26 50:00 16,477m 3:02.0

George, this is another very strong consolidation session. And now that we're four weeks into Phase 2, I think the pattern is becomi…

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08/19/26 v10:00/r...9 4,335m 2:59.9

George, this is an exceptionally encouraging session—and I think it may be the clearest example yet of what our Week 4 consolidatio…

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08/17/26 1:10:00 11,471m 3:03.0

George, this is exactly how I wanted Week 4 to begin.
You were given one small progression: 65 → 70 minutes, with no instruction…

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08/15/26 35:00 5,737m 3:03.0

George — I think I can see what has happened here. The heading says 8 August / Week 2, but given that your Friday recovery row was…

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08/15/26 45:00 14,755m 3:02.9

George — I think I can see what has happened here. The heading says 8 August / Week 2, but given that your Friday recovery row was…

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08/14/26 40:00 6,450m 3:06.0

George, “textbook recovery session” is exactly right. This is one of those sessions where the absence of drama is the achieve…

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08/13/26 50:00 16,396m 3:02.9

George, this is another excellent Week 3 session, and the typo in the headline pace is easy to resolve from the underlying data: I'm…

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08/12/26 v10:00/r...9 4,285m 3:02.0

George, this is a very interesting Controlled Speed session, because it gives us a nice example of why the metabolic/neurological split i…

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08/10/26 1:05:00 10,652m 3:03.0

George, this is an excellent opening to Week 3, and the comparison with last Monday is particularly interesting.
The headline is:

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08/08/26 35:00 5,736m 3:03.0

George,
this is a very strong finish to Week 2. More importantly, I think your own description captures what happened unusually well:…

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08/08/26 45:00 14,839m 3:01.9

George,
this is a very strong finish to Week 2. More importantly, I think your own description captures what happened unusually well:…

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08/07/26 40:00 6,449m 3:06.0

George,
I smiled when I read your third note:

"Focused recovery row."
That one phrase tells me you've fully…

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08/06/26 50:00 16,392m 3:03.0

George,
First, don't worry about the pacing error.

In fact, I'd argue that what happened today is more valuable than…

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08/05/26 v10:00/r...9 4,359m 2:58.9

George,
This is your best controlled-speed session since beginning The Quiet Engine Project.

Not because it was the fastest.

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08/03/26 1:05:00 10,599m 3:03.9

George,
This is exactly the response I was hoping to see after increasing the duration. The session became slightly more demanding, b…

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08/01/26 30:00 4,917m 3:03.0 View workout
08/01/26 45:00 14,752m 3:03.0 View workout
07/31/26 40:00 6,450m 3:06.0

George, this is exactly what a recovery session should look like. In fact, it may be the most technically perfect recovery row you'v…

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07/30/26 45:00 15,005m 2:59.9 View workout
07/29/26 v10:00/r...9 4,286m 3:01.9

George, this is an outstanding session and, in many ways, the most encouraging one of Phase 2 so far. It confirms that your aerobic effic…

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07/27/26 1:00:00 9,726m 3:05.0

Phase 2
Week 1 – Session Review
Monday 27 July – Steady Row
Metric Target Actual Assessment
Duration 60 min 6…

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07/12/26 30:00 5,000m 3:00.0

The Quiet Engine Project
Week 8 — Session 5
Hybrid: The New Normal
George, I think this session marks the end of the fi…

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