aharmer wrote:And when you pull your 6:16 at 63-64 years old the erg world will take notice and start seeking your advice. Until then you're an Internet troll. I claim to pull 5:40, maybe the rowing publications should start asking me to write articles. Or maybe they should tell me to shut the hell up until I accomplish what I claim to be capable of.
No reason to be so theatrical.
I have been training for eight years to improve my technique so that I can row a dozen seconds or so faster that I have already rowed several times--as a total novice, rowing badly at max drag.
I have already pulled 6:27.5.
So, sure.
If you had already pulled 5:51.5 several times--as a total novice, rowing badly at max drag--and had been working as hard as you could for eight years to improve your technique, I don't think 5:40 would be an unreasonable goal at all.
Heck, even without improving at all, you would be one of the best rowers in the world.
That's a long way from an internet troll.
For the last few years, I have been rowing right at WR pace for my age and weight--at max drag, still working on technique, without even preparing for my races.
I now row well (13 SPI) at low drag (120 df.), and I am now preparing to race.
At 13 SPI, I only have to rate 32 spm to pull 1:34/6:16 for 2K.
Given that I am lightweight, that's a _very_ modest rate for a 2K.
So, I think my chances of pulling 1:34/6:16 for 2K are now _very_ good.
The major problem for older rowers is lack of stroking power.
But that's just what I have worked so hard to improve.
Most 60s lwts pull 9 SPI, not 13 SPI.
You're never going _anywhere_ very fast pulling 9 SPI.
To pull 1:34/6:16 for 2K at 9 SPI, you have to rate 47 spm.
Sure, that's not likely--for anyone.
ranger
Rich Cureton M 72 5'11" 165 lbs. 2K pbs: 6:27.5 (hwt), 6:28 (lwt)
Since you used the present tense, perhaps the time is finally here for you to get it done? We can hardly wait for the IND V FM at 1:48.
