Monday 9 Jan 12

Balance Gym

Row 7 x 750 meters (rest 2 minutes between intervals)

1. 2.48.2 (20)
2. 2.48.0 (20)
3. 2.50.0 (20)
4. 2.51.6 (20)
5. 2.54.9 (20)
6. 2.54.7 (19)
7. 2.52.3 (22)

Notes: This was the most difficult rowing interval format I've encountered yet. It's more difficult than 8 x 500 meters with 2 minutes rest because, obviously, it's basically the same format plus an additional 250 meters per interval. It's more difficult than 4-5 x 1K with 3 minutes rest because the extra 2-3 intervals is grueling and the rest period is a minute shorter for basically the same distance. I enjoyed it, though. My goal was to keep the pace under 1.55/500 meters the entire time, but I fell off the pace on intervals 5 and 6. Once again, I focused on keeping the stroke rate low and emphasizing a powerful drive/pull rather than speed. Drag factor was 127 and I had my feet on 3. I should probably be in the 22-24 stroke range for this type of piece instead of 19-20. I'll try to fix this next time.