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Unless I punched the buttons wrong on the calculator, 1:28:01 comes out to be a pace of just under 2:05.2. If your pace for the first 10k (i.e. almost half) was 2:05, you essentially held pretty close to that for the whole piece. What time did you have as a goal?. Bob S. Now i dont feel so bad abou...

Iv been rowing on the erg for 4 weeks now,Im age 50 72kg & 5'10". Having done a few 10k, 5k's which I feel happy with, I thought I would have a crack at a half marathon 21097m @ a DF ov 125 usually 130, & boy have I learnt something I cruised the first 10k @ 2:05 pace well outside my usual 10k pace ...

Yes, you have years of fitness. But I don't think a trained rower would take up cycling to improve his performance. Maybe as a recovery exercise. But a trained cyclist would have the base attributes to perform at a reasonable level straight onto the erg. But progressing from there would improve the...

I agree. Rowing makes you a better cyclist, but cycling doesn't make you a better (indoor) rower. Spells I've had incorporating erg training coincided with winning races somehow! :) The demand on the heart is huge. Almost all major muscle groups are involved in rowing, demanding an enormous volume ...

I m very new to rowing! On my first row a 10000m at the end my wrists hurt & I had some nasty blisters at the top of my palms I suspect from gripping too tightly, climbers chalk (I used to climb a lot) needs replenishing frequently due to sweat, not very practical when rowing! & messy, I used cyclin...

Hi guys, following on from my last post just done my 2nd ever row on my C2 another 10,000m this time I improved a bit 41:36:3 :P compared with my last effort of 43:57:4 tried to put into practice things Iv learnt from you guys! I think my technique was better, & my splits were more even,& fuller str...

I just noticed that you give your location as Bracknell. Is that as in Bracknell, Berkshire? If so, you might benefit from posting on the UK C2 forum as well. It can be found at "The Rowing Company" website. It is a much more active forum than this one. Bob S Thanks Bob, yep Bracknell Berks Ill giv...

Blimey what a lot of numbers & figures they dont really mean much to me at the moment maybe they will in time, in my mind its quite simple I have good CV fitness but not much rowing strength at the moment so there are 2 ways to "move the boat at a set speed" pull harder more power per stroke low spm...

Firstly thanks for your posts you have given mwe some good pointers, Im gonna be working in my technique & try & concentrate on lowering my stroke rate while maintaining speed, i think I can improve on this point I have been a lifelong athlete in competitive cycling so im in not bad shape but not a...

Excelent Thanks guys

Firstly thanks for your posts you have given mwe some good pointers, Im gonna be working in my technique & try & concentrate on lowering my stroke rate while maintaining speed, i think I can improve on this point I have been a lifelong athlete in competitive cycling so im in not bad shape but not at...

Thank Bob Ill check my drag factor next time so obviously my stroke rate is too high? & my drive/recovery ratio needs addressing & I should be using my legs with more pull? Strangely, I'm a very competent racing cyclist but after my workout my legs hurt more than my arms I put it down to the fact th...

Hi there sorry for a really stupid questions I,m very new to this. How do you log workouts to the Concept 2 website logbook using just a PM3 with the cable supplied to verify/rank workouts? I'm assuming you can do this without a card reader? I cant find anything on this on the website, I know you ca...

My new C2 D arrived today jumped on it for my very first row 10000m did 43:57:4 drag setting 3-4 just wondered if this is ok for a very first attempt? Honest opinions please, not looking for ego boosting comments! I know its not superfast, my technique was all over the place my stroke rate was about...

Thanks guys that's really good info for me.