Concept2 Forum

I too come from a marathon running background and have similar findings to yours. I'd guess that we both have cardio systems that are out of balance with our musculoskeltal systems as far as rowing goes. When I first did the IP over a decade ago Terry noted that when the suggested stroke rate, pace...

I’m in my 3rd week of the IP and have noticed that my heart rates aren’t lining up with those projected for the different zones. I’m using a 7:37 as my reference time and when I pulled that a few weeks back, I averaged 157, with a max HR of 162 (I’m 58, 6’1”/158). I’ve only done UT1 and UT2 so far i...

Andrew, I've been incorporating rowing into my marathon training for a few years with some degree of success. I initially used the FIRST model (3 high quality run days, 2 cross training sessions) and ran a couple of marathons in 3:15 and 3:22 (my PR is 2:36, but that was way back in 1981) respective...