It's the least you could do!!glenmbaker wrote:Wow...really? I stopped entering them quite a while ago, looks like back in March some time. I've probably averaged 5 workouts per week (often 7, but there have been some days off here and there). Each of those were probably an average of 10k. That's 33 weeks at 50k per week or approximately 1,650,000 meters give or take a few....Izzzmeister wrote: Glen B – 10,000 Could you put in your OTW meters too?
I can picture myself being the sole survivor of a global catastrophe and finally having all the time in the world to devote to rowing only to have the chain break.Izzzmeister wrote:Can I come by your place and poke & kick your rower too? I've watched too many Twilight Zone episodes to kick my own!ronmardix wrote:I'm kind of orbiting around the rower, poking it and kicking it every so often, waiting for the challenge to begin. I've been trying other activities and exercises since the last challenge, and am looking forward to longer rows for the next 2 months in the Holiday Challenge then the Virtual Team Challenge.Izzzmeister wrote:Ron M – 4,152 Return of the Iron Oarsman!
After a car accident and an injured back I couldn't do any form of exercise. After a few years I discovered rowing; it was one of the few things that I could do without pain. Skip a few more years and my obsessive nature kicked in - I was rowing so much that after some time I either re-injured myself or I got burned out. Now I can finally do other things so I am trying to balance my rowing with other activities. The C2 challenges are nice because they are frequent enough to keep me interested in rowing, with enough gaps between challenges to allow me to do other things.johnb wrote:I am totally in sync with you. I have been focusing on other elements of my cross training while I look forward the upcoming challenges. I really want to work on my consistency and push myself to start as many days of the challenge as possible with a 10K row. We'll see how I hold up.ronmardix wrote:I'm kind of orbiting around the rower, poking it and kicking it every so often, waiting for the challenge to begin. I've been trying other activities and exercises since the last challenge, and am looking forward to longer rows for the next 2 months in the Holiday Challenge then the Virtual Team Challenge.Izzzmeister wrote:Ron M – 4,152 Return of the Iron Oarsman!
After 20 years of not really working out consistently, it was an accident that got me back into the gym Ron. Six years ago I was hit by a NYC bus and during the rehab I started exercising and have totally reinvented myself as a veritable gym rat. It is funny how so many of us travel similar pathways in life. Rowing is now a staple part of my program and a key to keeping my back muscles strong and limber.ronmardix wrote: After a car accident and an injured back I couldn't do any form of exercise. After a few years I discovered rowing; it was one of the few things that I could do without pain. Skip a few more years and my obsessive nature kicked in - I was rowing so much that after some time I either re-injured myself or I got burned out. Now I can finally do other things so I am trying to balance my rowing with other activities. The C2 challenges are nice because they are frequent enough to keep me interested in rowing, with enough gaps between challenges to allow me to do other things.
Glad to hear you are back at it, torn cartilage in the chest sounds painful.D6K9Cop wrote:First row today since tearing the cartlidge in my chest. Nice easy 8500 meters. Felt good and good to be back. Was running 5 miles s day yo stay in condition. I too will be mixing it up more.
Decent Rowing on Facebook wrote: Don't persist with back pain!
Boy are those onions sweet!That does it! For denigrating a perfectly good charity - one to which Kruger Grinding donated $20,000 - I'm recommending that Jason Alexander takes you off his Holiday Card list!garygOP wrote:Warning: with apologies to Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David:
Do not designate as your charity for the Challenge, The Human Fund!