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I just got my rowing machine, and i havnt rowed for like a couple weeks, i really need to get back in the swing of things before fall season comes!! I need to get better! dose anyone have any sugestions about howto gain endurance for a 2k race so i cangetmy time under 8 mins. HELP !! <br /><br />thanks ! <br />-Erica

Break it down into 500 meter pieces...500, then a minute of active rest, then repeat x 4. <br /><br />Or see how long you can keep a certain split that's hard for you to do. Then see if you can keep it for longer, etc.<br /><br /><br /><!--QuoteBegin-starboardemw+Aug 10 2005, 03:05 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(starboardemw @ Aug 10 2005, 03:05 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I just got my rowing machine, and i havnt rowed for like a couple weeks, i really need to get back in the swing of things before fall season comes!!  I need to get better! dose anyone have any sugestions about howto gain endurance for a 2k race so i cangetmy time under 8 mins. HELP !! <br /><br />thanks ! <br />-Erica <br /> </td></tr></table><br />

<!--QuoteBegin-starboardemw+Aug 10 2005, 08:05 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(starboardemw @ Aug 10 2005, 08:05 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I just got my rowing machine, and i havnt rowed for like a couple weeks, i really need to get back in the swing of things before fall season comes!!  I need to get better! does anyone have any sugestions about how to gain endurance for a 2k race so i can get my time under 8 mins. HELP !! <br /><br />thanks ! <br />-Erica <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Row the longer pieces, that will improve your 2K time. Rowing 5K (20mins), 6K (24mins), 30 mins, 10K (40mins) and 60 mins. The 2K is an endurance event, not a sprint. A steady 2:00/500m split is dead-on for a 2K. You only need to pull 1:59.9 to go under 8mins. [It starts to get harder to go under 7 mins.]<br /><br />If you're very brave row 21,097 (half marathon, 1½ hours) and 42,195 (full marathon, 3hours+). C2 give you a lovely drinking glass for completing a marathon.

It just take some time to get better on the erg!!!<br /><br />SO what you have to do is first:<br /><br />A) try to even your efforts between longer and shorter rows . What I mean is: 1. try to last on the longer rows (30/60/hm) and 2. try to better the times on your shorter distances (500/1000/2000 and 5000). This takes time, but in the end it will pay off.<br /><br />hm.

THANKs so much for helping me ! i really appriciate it ! : )