Yikes, you're _really_ naive.goblin wrote: full marathons do not prepare you, whatsoever, for flat out mile efforts. But you propose that, by training for a full marathon, and then sharpening you will pull a world record 2k.
You have absolutely no idea what you're doing.
A clown.
A lot of sprinting never made anyone good at rowing.
In rowing, the one with the best stroke wins.
Good stroking is developed at low rates over long distances, working on the effectiveness and efficiency of your technique.
Rowing is primarily skeletal-motor and technical.
It is only secondarily aerobic.
Rowing well for lightweights is 13 SPI; for heavyweights, 16 SPI.
Sure, in rowing, for lightweights like me, at least, a FM @ 22 spm is a great 2K predictor, if you are willing to train for and race a FM.
To do your best for 2K, you can't omit the rest of what needs to be done.
But really, once you know what you can do for a FM @ 22 spm, there is no more mystery.
You know exactly what you will do for 2K once you are fully prepared for it.
A FM @ 22 spm is done at 2K + 14.
ranger