Monday 30 Jan 12

Balance Gym

Row 4-5 x 1K (rest 3 minutes between intervals)

1. 3.43.1 (20) (3.52.5)
2. 3.46.4 (20) (3.54.5)
3. 3.50.3 (20) (3.57.7)
4. 3.53.4 (19) (3.55.2)
5. 3.49.0 (19) (3.55.8)

Notes: Absolutely destroyed my previous times. Barely missed my goal of completing each interval sub-3.50. Lost my focus a bit on the fourth interval, but regrouped to finish strong. Also, I found a real groove on the last interval. I started really relaxing my arms on the recovery. I would then kind of snap them on the pull. It's difficult to articulate, but the numbers started dropping like crazy. I was able to row a sub-3.50 on the last interval without even exerting much effort. I'm excited and curious to give this stroke another shot in the next few days. It's really nice to see improvement on my numbers and it keeps me motivated to keep working hard on the rowing intervals. I'm looking forward to testing another 2K in the near future. Last time, my time was 7.35.8. I hope to keep inching toward my long-term goal of sub-7.00.