1. 1,254 meters; 1.59.6 (24) (164)
2. 1,251 meters; 1.59.9 (23) (171)
3. 1,252 meters; 1.59.8 (24) (173)
4. 1,251 meters; 1.59.9 (24) (175)
Notes: Great to be back riding Mikko, my rower! Paul and Bobby gave me some guidance in terms of heart rate and it worked just about perfectly. The goal was to settle into the first piece at a rate of 162-165, which I did. And then the goal was to settle into the rest of the pieces at a slightly higher rate of 172-175, which I did. It was very interesting to watch because I kept the stroke rate and pace per 500 meters exactly the same throughout the entire workout, yet my heart rate would continue to creep up. Basically, I would start each piece at 110, and then I would get up to 150 fairly quickly. Then, it was a slow climb on each piece up until I touched my max heart rate at the very end of each piece. I would get to about 160 at the half-way mark of each interval and then really settle in with the rate slowly creeping up. Spent a lot of time on the last two intervals in the low 170s, which felt fine. I feel very refreshed after this workout and know that I will feel good tomorrow. I believe that this type of smarter training will allow me to make steady progress without beating down my body or spirit.
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