Staying interested (upgrade to pm5/apps, or bike smart trainer?)

[JaapvanE]

The best thing for me about rowing a given distance is that the harder you go the sooner the pain will end, so I have motivation to work harder.

Yeah, that sums my motivation as well

[Dangerscouse]

First off, I hate time based rows as I get the feeling that regardless of pace, I still have to row equally long. Distance based training is totally different, mentally.

Agree 100%. The best thing for me about rowing a given distance is that the harder you go the sooner the pain will end, so I have motivation to work harder.

I've thought about this quite a lot over the years and I think I've concluded that, for me anyway, distance is better as there's a far big movement when rowing for distance than time. One second will always take one second to elapse, but in one second I could potentially move 4+ metres, which is far more satisfying to my simple 'inner chimp' element of my brain.

If I row for time, I always watch the metres increase rather than seconds decrease, so it's got to be a natural inclination for me.