Objectives:

1. Rate 19-21
2. Pace: Sub 2:30
3. HR Hard cap at 155
4. Continue to work on crisp finishes

It was cold and grey this morning, about 45F.  There was a breeze blowing upstream which started about 5mph and built to about 10mph by the time I finished.  So, all my downstream splits were slow and my upstream splits were fast.  I was able to maintain, on average about a 2:25 pace and keep below my HR cap.  So, a little bit of progress.

I felt awful when I started and excellent when I finished, so I guess you have to call that a good day.

Notice the big slow down at the end of the third piece.  That was the building headwind.  The last bit was more exposed than the rest and I wanted to stay at the cap.

Also, notice the rate creeping up.  I was trying to do that.  I wanted to try to focus on taking lighter strokes as I went along to maintain the pace without bumping up the HR.

Start_|_Dist_|_Split_|_Pace_|_Strks__|_Rate_|_DPS_|_AvgHR_|_Remarks
00020_|_0960_|_05:29_|_2:51.5_|_093___|_16.9_|_10.3_|_120___|_warmup
00940_|_3000_|_14:25_|_2:24.1_|_282___|_19.6_|_10.6_|_149___|_downriver, calm
04000_|_3000_|_14:14_|_2:22.3_|_282___|_19.8_|_10.6_|_152___|_upriver, tailwind
07000_|_2840_|_14:01_|_2:28.0_|_283___|_20.2_|_10.0_|_153___|_downriver, headwind
09900_|_3080_|_14:43_|_2:23.4_|_304___|_20.6_|_10.1_|_151___|_upriver, tailwind
12980_|_1120_|_05:25_|_2:25.2_|_116___|_21.4_|_09.7_|_155___|_Cool down

Dist__|_Time__|_Pace___|_Strks_|_SPM__|_DPS__|_AvgHR_|_Remarks
00960_|_05:29_|_2:51.5_|_093___|_16.9_|_10.3_|_120___|_warmup
11920_|_57:23_|_2:24.4_|_1151___|_20.1_|_10.4_|_151___|_Main set
01120_|_05:25_|_2:25.2_|_116___|_21.4_|_09.7_|_155___|_cool down
14000_|_08:17_|_2:26.3_|_1360___|_19.9_|_10.3_|_149___|_Total

Tomorrow:  Same thing as today.