{"id":1770,"date":"2023-10-30T15:44:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/fitness\/?p=1770"},"modified":"2023-10-30T16:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T16:40:17","slug":"week-40-october-02-october-08-c2-fall-team-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hslracing.com\/fitness\/2023\/10\/30\/week-40-october-02-october-08-c2-fall-team-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 40 (October 02 \u2013 October 08) \u2013 C2 Fall Team Challenge, DH Mountains Wk 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monday morning rest day apart from a long walk with the dog.<\/p>\n

Tuesday morning rowing, half marathon for the C2 Fall Team Challenge<\/a>, interrupted by the Tesco delivery, so take about 5 minutes off the final time.<\/p>\n

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Tuesday evening archery, some longbow practice at various targets.<\/p>\n

Wednesday morning rowing, Dark Horse Mountain Challenge Week 1 – Europe. (I chose to do it as an AT interval workout with 2:00 rest)<\/p>\n

2,011m (9:14.8) warm up and then onto the mountains.<\/p>\n

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Mount Ararat – 5,137m in 19:49.8, 1:55.8\/500m average pace, I was aiming for 1:55, so happy with this.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shkhara – 5,201m in 20:36.2, 1:58.8\/500m average pace, I was aiming for 1:57 so a little down, but still happy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mount Elbrus – 5,642m in 22:35.6, 2:00.1\/500m average pace, I was aiming for 2:00 so happy with that.<\/span><\/p>\n

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15,980m in 1:03:01.6, 1:58.3\/500m average pace = 15,216m for the hour, very happy with that.<\/span><\/p>\n

HR strap moved and stopped sending sensible data, peak HR was probably around 165bpm<\/p>\n

2,231m (11:09.5) cool down and stretching.<\/p>\n

Thursday morning in at the work gym. 2,000m (10:26.9) warm up, then a low intensity ‘fat burner’ UT2 session 24spm, around 1:10-15\/500m<\/p>\n

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2,236m (10:41.8) cool down and stretching, shower, breakfast in the canteen and up to my desk to start the day.<\/p>\n

Thursday evening rowing, Fine 2x, bow seat with Jonathan, preparation for Bedford on Sunday, 9,135m.<\/p>\n

Friday, another rest day, with a leisurely dog walk as usual.<\/p>\n

Saturday morning rowing, 5,017m (23:25.5) warm up for master’s rowing, 8+, #5 seat (bow side again), more steady state rowing focussing on balance and technique (12,214m).<\/p>\n

A cup of tea and a wander into Staines for my usual Thai shicy chicken and rice before heading back to the boat club.<\/p>\n

Saturday afternoon leisure rowing, leisure 4x, stroke seat, just up to the motorway bridge and back (3,809m).<\/p>\n

Sunday morning off to Bedford with Jonathan for the Bedford Small Boats Head<\/a> (see separate post).<\/p>\n

60,971m this week for the C2 Fall Team Challenge<\/a>, which added to my previous total of 144,273m puts me at 205,244m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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