New year new plan. Bit of rowing.

[Yambo]

I'd suggest that computer is dialled in a little different to the C2 computers weeksy.

You realise that that time equates to a 3 min 54 sec 2000 metres. That is some new world record to be broken!

Is it a typo? I was a bit taken back when I saw it, bearing in mind one of my best ever performances was getting under 20 minutes for 5 kms!

[weeksy]

I thought I was doing 2 mins 10 per 500m. But that can't be right can it.

Weird. Lol. Something deffo wrong here then

[Yambo]

A 2:10 split would be 43 mins 20 secs for 10k.

I bet you thought you were back in the groove!

[weeksy]

Not really, didn't give it much thought at the time, but you're right that I thought it used to take longer.

But the time or distance isn't important to me, just the overall exercise time and using muscles I don't often use.

[weeksy]

Kinda getting to know the ins and outs of this particular rower now.

Did 10km the other day in 19mins 30, which is OK for what i wanted.

Today was a gentler 15km which was 32min 45 which i could beat by a good minute if not 2 if i were pushing on, but was trying to stay in a slightly lower HR zone for it.

Been mostly cycling lately but fancied a row this morning and took 45s off the 15km (not really 15km) time.

[Fruity]

Been mostly cycling lately but fancied a row this morning and took 45s off the 15km (not really 15km) time.

Incidentally, what sort of stroke rate are you sitting at?

I've mentioned on here some time ago, that I'd bought a CII, it took me a while to refine my technique (with some prompting from an accomplished (proper wet) rowing pal as well as watching some.videos on Concept's website) as I was somewhere around 28-34spm depending on pace, which was limiting.

I got my rate down to 18-24spm, that sees me hovering around a 2:00/500m split time which I can keep up for a 40-minute 10km, which was a couple of minutes quicker than I'd managed with my old technique. My best 5km is IIRC 19:17min.

My point being, technique on a rower plays a big part in how it feels, how it works your muscles, and lungs, and your overall pace - purely for competing against yourself.

[weeksy]

Been mostly cycling lately but fancied a row this morning and took 45s off the 15km (not really 15km) time.

Incidentally, what sort of stroke rate are you sitting at?

Mid 20s for me. I have to try and change it a little on this rower as it won't really let me do the proper long pulls.

[weeksy]

I got my rate down to 18-24spm, that sees me hovering around a 2:00/500m split time which I can keep up for a 40-minute 10km, which was a couple of minutes quicker than I'd managed with my old technique. My best 5km is IIRC 19:17min.

I'd have to find my old times, but my 10km on a concept II was down in the 38s. My 10km i think was low 18s.

[weeksy]

After a 7 day lay-off i'm arguably allowed to exercise again. Not on the bicycle but tried 20 mins on the rowing machine and that was fine. Nothing too crazy, just easing back into things really. Pace was decent enough, effort was OK.