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The winter challenge has evolved into being a tradition in my life. This challenge will earn me my 14th Challenge Pin. If anything, I can gauge how as I get older my split times are not as low as they used to be and my stamina and endurance has let up some. It is the natural progression of ageing .....

Thanks for the reminder to join the team challenge. Using Erg Data I don't check my logbook as often as the old days of recording my workouts manually.....I'm on board now...

Nice work on the half marathon! The temps sound unbearable. Did you end up dehydrated? I learned early on when I moved south how important it is to keep hydrated. My water was right nearby as I erged. I enjoy the heat. The GM plant here where I worked production was so cold in August I had to wear ...

Sunday I planned to erg a 1/2 maraton to cover half the needed meters for the last week of the Dog days Cahllenge in one day. On long ergs like this I'll pull up Cameron Buchan "Yam Squad" Youtubes as they are long, steady state work-outs at stroke rates that are good to concentrat on on form and te...

It was a year ago today my Concept 2 was delivered after a nearly 3 month wait. In the winter and cold weather I'm erging in the back study. Any other time finds me under the carport. I've been trying to do 7,000 meters daily for the Dog Days Challenge. Checking my lifetime meters I needed to do ano...

Good evening Pete... welcome to the world of Concept 2. There are excellent Youtube videos showing technique from beginner to advanced. Shane Farmer covers all the bases at his "Dark Horse Rowing" channel. Check out his beginner videos so you can start out with a good technique. Take your time and l...

Thanks for the "shout-out" it is like family checking in here. Long rows can be boring which is why I'm enjoying rowing to the You tubes. I rowed my 1/2 marathon with a team which has some long rows on line. They kept up astroke rate of 20-24 which I could easily match. I had to restart at the end o...

My first Winter Challenge was in 2009 and I've erged in every one since. With my personal Concept 2, for the first time I was able to get workouts done on Thanksgiving Day. A LOT has changed since 2009. I now work out with a "virtural coach," Shane Farmer through his you tube channel "Dark Horse Row...

My name is Orest, I am 30. I've just started my rowing adventure and hoping to become a good booster for the team one day. Planning to row for 30-60 minutes daily. Welcome to the world of indoor rowing. If you are new to the Concept 2, a resource I can't plug enough are the rowing work out videos o...

I am totally spoiled now having my own Concept 2. Erging under the carport I have the laptop next to me tuned to "Dark Horse Rowing". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1SHY1FR-S8 I rowed with a masters rowing club 2008 till 2013 when problems caused it to disband. To be able to row with a coach and c...

So good to be erging again. I also got the heart rate monitor which gives another dimension to erging. Being able to keep track on the read out monitor makes it so much easier over the old days when I'd try and position my cheap "work out watch" to keep track. Half the time it would lose the signal ...

I make sure I'm sitting on the entire back section of the kilt. This material is pretty stiff like Carhart jeans... the front tents over my thighs and just hangs to the sides. I'm spoiled now.... I'm working up doing 500 meter sets nearly every hour. I'm amazed how out of shape I've gotten from no w...

I live in my Utilikilts...


I also collect bricks.. this was taken at a "Brick Swap" last year....

i was on the wait list for a model d for 2 1/2 months. It was delivered this morning. What a beautiful, simple packing job. Super easy to assemble. Did my first 500 meter set in 2:18. It is going to take a bit to get my endurance back. That seat slides smooth as butter..what a difference over the er...

With any luck my model D will be on the way by the 27th. Looking forward to erging on the back patio in the cool early mornings. A close friend asked me: "Hey Jamie: I know you are a rower. I have a question. My son wrecked his ankle a few years ago when he fractured it badly, had to have surgery to...