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I just cleared 1 million meters for May through December, where the year before I only scraped by with a few hundred meters over 1 million as the season ended April 30th. So now that I have that in the bag, my 2020 goal is to hit the 5 million lifetime (recorded, I'm sure I'm past that unrecorded)--...

This raises the question, what do most people regard as their optimum stroke rate when attempting a PB in the 5K? I would probably aim for 25/26 for the first half and 27/28 for the second half, but I'm a 48 y.o. lightweight with good cardio endurance and less power (about 7.5 watts/stroke), so I'm ...

I'm going to put it out there and see if anyone wants to sympathize: this Holiday Challenge is so hard! I'm 48 y.o., have rowed for 20 years, and recently have upped my erging--doing about 1m meters per year for the past couple years. I aim for 25k per week usually, and average around 100k to 120k p...

I have seen the ones with holes, so I know what you mean, but I bought a rowing seat cushion--a big, fat memory foam one, about 3 inches thick, with elastic straps to attach to the seat--and I've loved it. I'm pretty bony, and I used to get terrible blisters from my tailbone. I had resorted to putti...

Absolutely. You can try it even with just a 100m or whatever. About five seconds after you stop rowing, an inquiry will pop up, asking "Are you finished?" If you touch "yes" it will log it. I do what you're saying all the time.

Welcome to rowing, Crossfit convert!

I row to music all the time, and (because I'm old school in my basement where my rowing machine is), I burn mix CDs for rowing. (Yes, I have Spotify and other services elsewhere... :D ). If you want to emphasize pairing your rowing to a steady beat, you can find lots of people who have created mixes...

Regarding the original question ... have you tried rowing 30 or more minutes with the monitor folded away? If not, maybe give it a go. It's a good way to take a break from trying to beat your previous marks and just concentrating on finding a rhythm. It doesn't have to be an easy row either — you c...

I've been erging for about 20 years, since I started with a graduate school on-the-water team. Lately, I've been particularly motivated by the challenges--because they're truly challenges. I don't know if, when everything combines (family, work, etc.), I'll be able to complete the 200k Holiday Chall...