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I forgot to say I have emailed the organisers asking if an email will be sent out to everyone who attended asking for feedback. I agree about the lack of showers, that wasn't good. I wanted to watch some of the other events after my race but didn't want to do that wearing my sweaty kit so had to wal...

I'm interested to know the training everyone else does to prepare for a 2k race or test. I competed at BRIC on Saturday and used a combination of endurance and shorts sprints to prepare over 14 weeks. I rowed 54 sessions over that period. I used the same preparation 11 years ago which was the last t...

If you were competing or spectating at BRIC 2024 what were your thoughts on anything to do with the event? The last time I attended was in 2013 in Cardiff and this was very different. The amount of activity was fabulous and the way it was all laid out was very good. It felt very well organised and t...

My feeling is to row my own race then with 200-300m left if I can catch the rower ahead of me then I will ramp it up to get past him. It is a race after all but there's a trap I could fall into here. I'm going from doing most of my training in my garage on my own to an arena with the noise, the peop...

Thanks for all of the replies. There is very useful information in all of them that I can use to work out my race plan. It's a relief to know I'm not on my own trying to work out the best way to do a 2k race :D In response to the point about will I race other rowers or do my own thing I need to do m...

There's a bit of background here but there is a question at the end. I first started rowing on the water in 2005 when I was 33. I started indoor rowing in 2006 as it was a quicker path to racing and I wasn't relying on anyone else. My aim was always to complete 2k in under 7 minutes and after a few ...

Thanks for the replies. I'll use a combination of all three answers to taper off. I am going to drop the intensity in the last 10 days of preparation and will make the Wednesday before the Saturday race my final training session. It takes me around two hours to fully recover from intense training an...

Hi, I'm competing at BRIC on 7th December and I'm currently using the Pete plan to prepare. I started on 1st September and plan to finish around 1st December as my last training session. My question when should I do the final 'full on' session before race day and what rowing should I do in the lead ...

Thanks Grams and Cyclist, very useful advice from you both. I'm joining a gym and hiring a personal trainer which I have never done before so I am taking this really seriously. He knows about my knee condition and this will be just help with strengthening my knee then weight loss (no exercise means ...

Hello all, I had knee surgery on 23rd December to repair a torn meniscus. I haven't used the erg since April 2010 and have done very little exercise in the last eight months so I didn't aggravate my knee any further. I need to see the surgeon on 2nd February for a follow up appointment. I have almos...

Thanks for your replies. The meniscus was torn on my left knee only. I had surgery yesterday and now there is no exercise for six weeks until I see the surgeon again. It may have been caused by me reaching too far forward at the catch so my legs bowed and left my knee in a weak position when taking ...

Hello, I have issues with getting pain in my knees after using the erg when I can't fully extend or bend my knee. The knee feels weak as well. After a few visits to the doctor and several painkillers I decided to have it fixed properly. I saw a knee specialist who said I probably had a torn meniscus...

I need to get some advice re knee problems In late February I ran 10k on a treadmill in 63 minutes then two days later woke up with my knee feeling really tight like there was a giant elastic band around it. It was painful to walk on and erging was right out of the question. I couldn't bend or exten...

Thanks Emily.... the info I needed was right there and I couldn't see it

I have found a few places I can try out now.

Jamie

I'm not specifically looking for competetion but I will be on vacation in New York and Boston in May and I would like to do some indoor rowing. It is a vacation but I don't want to completely miss two weeks rowing. Does anyone know any gyms where I can just show up and use an ergo? I have looked onl...