Today was Pete Plan steady state session for week 1, day 2. And, as the title says, this is the first cycle of Pete Plan for me.
The guidelines were to row at least 8 but no more than 15 kilometers, use a rating anywhere from at least 22 to no more than 25 SPM and to aim for a pace at least 10 seconds per 500m slower than the pace of endurance interval sessions.
Since the SS (Steady State) sessions are also designated as “recovery” sessions, I chose a target pace of 2:15 which was quite a bit more than 10 seconds/500m slower than my guesstimate of will be the pace of endurance interval sessions.
Refer to the note below the charts for an explanation of why the rating and pace weren’t more consistent and focused throughout the session.
So to sum it up, today’s targets were rating of 22-25, pace 2:15 and distance 15K. I chose the longest distance in Pete’s range of from 8 to 15K because I figure it will do the most to maintain whatever is my aerobic base.
If anyone who reads this isn’t immediately familiar with what a person’s “aerobic base” is, one way I translate that term is that it is a person’s ability to breathe easily.
Happy trails to you.