Today was supposed to be a day off but after yesterday's disaster I wanted to see if that was a blip or if I truly was below par.
Today was supposed to be 2 × (2,000 @ 5k pace / 3,000 @ FM pace). I warmed up very gently. Then I set off with positive thoughts about completing the piece. Sadly after 800m at 1:47 I felt weak and jaded and eased back to the 2:06 FM pace for the remainder. I could not even finish 5,000m at 2:06 pace which is quite demoralising. I couldn't imagine trying the second rep and rowed a 1,000m gentle warm down with my metaphorical tail between my legs. Only two days back on the ergo, no doubt things will improve. I am not going to get depressed about it - just keep plugging away. I will have an enforced rest from Thursday onwards (minor operation) so maybe once that has settled down I will have had time to feel stronger and better.
Metres today: 6,643
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