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Row every day for at least 15 mins for all of August -starting 1st Aug

jayenguk
jayenguk Posts: 355 Member
in Challenges
Hi I have a lot to lose and just starting out. I love rowing and want to motivate myself to keep going this time and succeed. I row about 3 to 4 times a week at the moment, however I want to push myself therefore:
I am going to start a personal challenge to row daily for at least 15 mins per day for every day in August. Would love to have some of you join me. I need to be accountable and start a new me that will do this for years to come.
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  • cinpinsc
    cinpinsc Posts: 4 Member
    Hi! I'm new to using the community features of mfp and would really benefit from some accountability as well. I'm with you on this!
  • cinpinsc
    cinpinsc Posts: 4 Member
    August 1: Time 15:06. Distance: 3,193 meters.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    My rowing is very sporadic at the moment, but only 15 minutes a day is very reasonable. I can't promise it will be daily for me (I already missed August 1st since I only saw the challenge the day after :smile:) but certainly more frequently than now.

    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    My rowing is very sporadic at the moment, but only 15 minutes a day is very reasonable. I can't promise it will be daily for me (I already missed August 1st since I only saw the challenge the day after :smile:) but certainly more frequently than now.

    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters.

    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
  • cinpinsc
    cinpinsc Posts: 4 Member
    I missed yesterday but got it in today.
    August 3: 15:05 minutes - 3129 meters.
  • jayenguk
    jayenguk Posts: 355 Member
    so I am working at 2000 m and reducing my time, 1st august i rowed in 13 mins, 3rd i did it in 12 mins. could only get to the gym every other day as also training for a bike event in September also! good to see others on this journey with me ..lets do this
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters

    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters

    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
  • SomeMFPuser
    SomeMFPuser Posts: 53 Member
    I can try this for the rest of the month.

    8/5: 30 minutes - 6110 meters
  • cinpinsc
    cinpinsc Posts: 4 Member
    cinpinsc wrote: »
    I missed yesterday but got it in today.
    August 3: 15:05 minutes - 3129 meters.

    The weather is nice right now so I headed out on the bike yesterday. Back to the rower today.

    August 5: 15:05 minutes - 3155 meters
  • jayenguk
    jayenguk Posts: 355 Member
    2000m s/m 27 13.37 mins then I am also training for a bike marathon through September which is 300 miles in the month, did 5 miles today in 30 mins
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters

    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
  • MargaretYakoda
    MargaretYakoda Posts: 2,995 Member
    I don’t know if you participate in challenges, but @AnnPT77 these seem to be your people here.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,688 Member
    edited August 2021
    MargaretYakoda wrote: »
    I don’t know if you participate in challenges, but @AnnPT77 these seem to be your people here.

    Thank you, Margaret! If it were Winter, I'd be all over this. Since it's summer, I rarely touch the machine, rather rowing around 7k on water 4 days a week, when weather allows; and I'm not sure how I'd count those here anyway because they're multi-person boats.

    Other folks here: In case you don't already know about it, and if you got in 10K during August 1-7, are rowing on a Concept 2 machine, and might entertain an increasing challenge, I'll point out that the Concept 2 Dog Days of Summer Challenge is also happening now. More info here:

    https://log.concept2.com/challenges/dog-days

    In brief, it's:

    Week 1, Aug. 1–7: 10,000 meters
    Week 2, Aug. 8–14: 20,000 meters
    Week 3, Aug. 15–21: 30,000 meters
    Week 4, Aug. 22–28: 40,000 meters

    You'd need to log the meters in a logbook there.

    It's about the only challenge they do all year where both machine and on-water meters count. I've done it some in the past. At my usual schedule, week 1 and 2 can happen via usual on-water meters . . . then it gets challenging 😉.

    They have other challenges over the course of each year, of varying difficulty. Can be a fun motivator!
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters

    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    MargaretYakoda wrote: »
    I don’t know if you participate in challenges, but @AnnPT77 these seem to be your people here.

    Other folks here: In case you don't already know about it, and if you got in 10K during August 1-7, are rowing on a Concept 2 machine, and might entertain an increasing challenge, I'll point out that the Concept 2 Dog Days of Summer Challenge is also happening now. More info here:

    https://log.concept2.com/challenges/dog-days

    In brief, it's:

    Week 1, Aug. 1–7: 10,000 meters
    Week 2, Aug. 8–14: 20,000 meters
    Week 3, Aug. 15–21: 30,000 meters
    Week 4, Aug. 22–28: 40,000 meters

    You'd need to log the meters in a logbook there.

    It's about the only challenge they do all year where both machine and on-water meters count. I've done it some in the past. At my usual schedule, week 1 and 2 can happen via usual on-water meters . . . then it gets challenging 😉.

    They have other challenges over the course of each year, of varying difficulty. Can be a fun motivator!

    Interesting, but perhaps a bit too ambitious for me on the later weeks (trying to combine with running and strength training) 🙂
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters

    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters

    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters

    Perhaps my imagination, but it does seem to be getting a bit easier!
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,688 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters

    Perhaps my imagination, but it does seem to be getting a bit easier!

    It does seem that you're getting faster, trendwise if not linearly, which supports that "easier" conclusion: Good show! 💪👏😎
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    AnnPT77 wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters

    Perhaps my imagination, but it does seem to be getting a bit easier!

    It does seem that you're getting faster, trendwise if not linearly, which supports that "easier" conclusion: Good show! 💪👏😎

    Not linear no, but I don't always put in the same effort, depending on what other exercise I'm doing 🙂

    Today's session (August 13): 15 minutes - 2783 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    edited August 2021
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters
    August 13: 15 minutes - 2783 meters

    August 14: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters
    August 13: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 14: 15 minutes - 2783 meters

    August 15: 20 minutes - 3571 meters
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    edited August 2021
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters
    August 13: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 14: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 15: 20 minutes - 3571 meters

    August 16: 15 minutes - 2757 meters.
    I put the damper setting on 3 instead of 4 today as an experiment. I'm not convinced I liked that, might try experimenting with 5 tomorrow.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters
    August 13: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 14: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 15: 20 minutes - 3571 meters
    August 16: 15 minutes - 2757 meters.

    August 17: 30 minutes - 5367 meters.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters
    August 13: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 14: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 15: 20 minutes - 3571 meters
    August 16: 15 minutes - 2757 meters.
    August 17: 30 minutes - 5367 meters.

    August 18: 30 minutes (20+10) - 5720 meters (3746+1973)
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters
    August 13: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 14: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 15: 20 minutes - 3571 meters
    August 16: 15 minutes - 2757 meters.
    August 17: 30 minutes - 5367 meters.
    August 18: 30 minutes (20+10) - 5720 meters (3746+1973)

    August 19: 25 minutes - 4855 meters
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,688 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    Lietchi wrote: »
    August 2: 15 minutes - 2595 meters
    August 3: 20 minutes - 3529 meters
    August 4: 15 minutes - 2776 meters
    August 5: 15 minutes - 2798 meters
    August 6: 15 minutes - 2596 meters
    August 7: 15 minutes - 2597 meters
    August 8: 15 minutes - 2839 meters
    August 9: 15 minutes - 2543 meters
    August 10: 20 minutes - 3554 meters
    August 11: 20 minutes - 3687 meters
    August 12: 15 minutes - 2692 meters
    August 13: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 14: 15 minutes - 2783 meters
    August 15: 20 minutes - 3571 meters
    August 16: 15 minutes - 2757 meters.
    August 17: 30 minutes - 5367 meters.
    August 18: 30 minutes (20+10) - 5720 meters (3746+1973)

    August 19: 25 minutes - 4855 meters

    You're killing this, @lietchi! 💪👏👏👏😊
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 7,027 Member
    Thanks 🙂 Today's session was quite tough, but that's undoubtedly my own fault for choosing to go hard after already having done a tough 1 hour run. Note to self: don't burn the candle at both ends, recovery matters too 🙄

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