Concept2 Forum

Hi,

I recently am into rowing and have been using concept for about a month and rowed 300,000 meters so far. I am thinking of trying a half marathon before the month end. I have question in setting up a interval workout for the same.

I see that the concept2 log book adds the rest meters too into the overall meters ( which I love ) and if I do that, will I not be recognized as having done a half marathon? I see that the concept2 rules for half marathon say that the distance rowed should be exactly 21097 meters. Any idea how I can do this?

Thanks
kishore

kkishore wrote:I see that the concept2 log book adds the rest meters too into the overall meters ( which I love ) and if I do that, will I not be recognized as having done a half marathon?

No. The distance needs to be continuous in order to go into the rankings.

I see that the concept2 rules for half marathon say that the distance rowed should be exactly 21097 meters. Any idea how I can do this?

Set the total distance for 21097 meters, row it, then rank it.

The distance needs to be a single continuous piece for ranking purposes, but you don't have to row it that way. If you want to do it as an interval workout, there's nothing to stop you from (say) rowing 30 strokes hard, then paddling 30, until you've counted down meters from 21097. Adjust the last work rep to make it fit. If you prefer distance intervals, mentally alternate something like 1000m "on" and paddle (say) 500m until you've counted down from 21097m. Again, adjust the last one to make it fit. For that matter, there's nothing to stop you from (say) rowing 30 strokes hard, taking a handle-down rest for (say) 30 seconds, and repeating until you've counted down from 21097m. All that will happen is that the clock will keep running during the rests and factor it into your eventual aggregate time.

NavigationHazard wrote: All that will happen is that the clock will keep running during the rests and factor it into your eventual aggregate time.

Thanks for your reply. I am not bothered about ranking at this point but care just for a certificate as I am still a rookie.

I am worried about the PM4 monitor going blank of me I need to rest for more than 2 minutes or so and resetting the workout. I dont want this to happen after I rowed some 17000 meters or so . One thing I have read in earlier posts is to keep pressing change display or change units buttons time to time or connect PM4 to a PC so that it never sleeps and accidentally reset itself. I prefer the latter as I dont know if I will need a longer break than I can keep pressing the buttons. can some one please confirm it is so.

You can confirm this yourself by doing a simple and short experiment!

Yeah. It never occured to me . I will try at home today. Just thinking too much about if I an pull it or not and my mind is half dead as it is being a friday

It will count as a ranking distance if you do variable intervals with no time set in between. You can create your own schedule, of alternating 2K v 1K for example, and doing the 1Ks at Nav's "paddle pace".

kkishore wrote:I am worried about the PM4 monitor going blank of me I need to rest for more than 2 minutes or so and resetting the workout. I dont want this to happen after I rowed some 17000 meters or so

If it resets, you can always start over.

kkishore wrote:I am worried about the PM4 monitor going blank of me I need to rest for more than 2 minutes or so and resetting the workout.

Press any of the five grey buttons (on the right hand side), press change units or change display (obviously DO NOT press Menu/back) and the shutoff timer gets reset.

I can't see that anyone should need to stop for more than 30secs during a HM. I row mine non-stop.

Citroen wrote:

kkishore wrote:I am worried about the PM4 monitor going blank of me I need to rest for more than 2 minutes or so and resetting the workout.

I can't see that anyone should need to stop for more than 30secs during a HM. I row mine non-stop.

Go easy on the guy, Dougie, he's still in his first month. I couldn't row for more than 20 minutes at that stage.

Cheers,
Dave.

Snail Space wrote:

Citroen wrote:

kkishore wrote:I am worried about the PM4 monitor going blank of me I need to rest for more than 2 minutes or so and resetting the workout.

I can't see that anyone should need to stop for more than 30secs during a HM. I row mine non-stop.

Go easy on the guy, Dougie, he's still in his first month. I couldn't row for more than 20 minutes at that stage.

Cheers,
Dave.

True, but it would not be good to get into a habit taking sip breaks in the middle of set pieces. For anything under a couple of hours, there shouldn't be any problem if there was enough water drunk over a period of time before the workout. Of course it helps to build up to that by doing longer and longer pieces straight through without breaks. Two hours would seem long to a beginner, but a one hour piece should be doable as a start.

Bob S.

Bob S. wrote:there shouldn't be any problem if there was enough water drunk over a period of time before the workout.

I agree with this. It is more important to drink before exercise, than during, i.e. building up the water table before starting, rather than trying to catch up during exercise.