New Year new PB and 6 million metres

Round five of the Challenge Series is a 10,000 metre row. The last time I ranked this distance was in the 2010 season with a time of 49:02.6 with an average pace of 2:27.1.

I set off today with an aim to keep an average pace of 2:26 or less.

About 2k into the row I realised I was good for much more than that; here are the splits:

Distance	Pace	Split	Spm	Avg HR
2000	2:25.0	9:41.9	21	155
4000	2:23.2	9:33.1	21	169
6000	2:22.4	9:29.6	21	168
8000	2:23.3	9:33.2	21	173
10000	2:20.9	9:23.6	21	183

I knocked the original time out of the water by nearly 90 seconds with a new time of 47:41.3 with an average pace of 2:23.0. I noticed my heart rate peaked in the last split at 184 bpm - I think the highest its ever been is 189, so there is still room for improvement.

As for the after effects of my row:

• I have not been this sweaty for a long time (even after the marathon).
• My face went a lovely shade of red, and remained so for a good half an hour afterwards.
• It makes me think that I can get an even better time if I continue with my training.

I am currently ranked 11th out of 23 lightweight 30-39 females in the C2 world online rankings.

I also reached 6 million lifetime metres today too!