Launch Postponed

Today’s main workout was originally intended to be a respectable 6K time on the SkiErg. The plan was to target a pace of 2:19.6 for the first 5,500 meters and then do a fun sprint for the last 500. But the launch of that sprint was postponed and the countdown halted because of technical difficulties with heart rate.

In the screenshots of today’s SkiErg charts, below, you can see where heart rate first spiked even though there was no change in pace to cause it to spike. That happened with a little over 2,000 meters remaining. So I slowed down and fiddled with the pace to see if I could influence the heart rate to return to normal, but it was to no avail and the launch of the final sprint had to be scrubbed for today.

Chart and data for today’s SkiErg 6K.
Close-up view of where heart rate first spiked though I hadn’t provoked it with any change in pace.
Close up view of the end of the session where heart rate spiked the highest, though the pace was still moderate and a lot slower than original target pace of 2:19.6.

Happy rowing to you!