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If my best 2k ever is 6:55 what is a genereal number that I should aim for on a 6k test.

Hi 7seat,

We make an interesting comparison. I'm a lot older and little taller and heavier. Our short distance times are close but your 10K time is significantly slower than mine. Hard to predict between different individuals.

Frank

Your a bit bigger than me
180 6'2
vs
165 6
And our times are close (6:55 vs 6:54). Your 10k time is also slower than mine (never did one, but did 40min and did ~40100) so for your first one I'd go out at like a 1:58 or so. It also depends on what your pace is for the 6k (mine was 28, but not for the first one).

A Danish rowing physiologist has suggested the 6k should be 85% of 2k watts.

So if you row 6.56/311 watts, your 6k should be 264watts (1.50/500), resulting in a 22.00 min 6k.

So FrankJ shows excellent endurance--a little quicker on the 2k Frank--and jbell shows considerable power relative to endurance--work on the aerobic capacity lad.

Tom

Yea, I know. My endurence isnt what it should be. I'd like to be under 22min by the end of the fall. I've been working out a bit, so hopefully I can pull it off.