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Pretty stoked! I joined some elite company with my sub 19 minute 5k row today. I remember when I started rowing and I thought a 20 minute 5k was impossible. With some hard work and a lot of consistency, I finally hit a year-long goal. The 5k is a great benchmark for me, but I think my next set of go...

For those unfamiliar, the metres only start when the flywheel is being accelerated (at least on the PM3 antique I have), so there is actually a penalty for finishing a stroke just before the end of the rest interval. For the best time, you should try and be mid-drive on the start. Re pace, interval...

Great - thanks guys.

Sorry... that's 10 x 500 m with 1 minute rests. I'm able to hit about 1:50 in intervals with this rest, but closer to 1:55 in a non-stop 5k. So my takeaway is the clock/distance doesn't start until the rest clock hits zero, but you could ramp up your speed from those initial two or three strokes to ...

I have two interval questions I am hoping someone can help out with. 1) In terms of the actual "start time" of the interval, are you penalized for starting early? I found out the hard way that you can't take a longer rest, but can you start early to avoid that? Or is part of the fun that you're esse...

Hi everyone, I'm Chris. New member, but I've had my rower since right before Covid. I also had two kids since Covid started, and along with the pandemic they really derailed my fitness and my rowing. In Canada we have a 5 week parental leave that dads can choose to take. I elected to take that with ...

Before I rowed I was a cyclist, so my first idea was to use cycling gloves, but found that I would get some blisters after several rows. I switched to a pair of heavier fingerless weight lifting gloves and have never had any issues. I also use these gloves to lift weights, so they get a lot of use.