december 2014 rowing machine challenge thread.

cw106
cw106 Posts: 952 Member
edited December 2014 in Fitness and Exercise
welcome all.
challenge is to row 10 times in the month of dec.
all levels welcome.
i am also doing the 100k holiday challenge on concept c2.com,and will row over 100,000 meters tween nov 27 and dec 24.not too late to join in.

row 1.time 60.00.distance 11 077m.level 4.
another distance/time pb for me to start the month!
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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Dec 1.....10,000m
  • pinkiezoom
    pinkiezoom Posts: 409 Member
    I will join in, but i am not going to smash the numbers you guys are.
    Can manage about 3000 a session lol!
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    I'm in!
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    12/2 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 2.time 30 mins.distance 5873.level 5.
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 3.10 000m.time 51.02.level 6.
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 4.time 30 mins.distance 5914.level 7.
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
  • blbst36
    blbst36 Posts: 54 Member
    I'm in. I don't have the stamina to do long times like you guys, yet, but I'll give it my all! :)
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 5.rowed 8000 m.time 42.32.level 8.
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    Dont bother about other peoples times or distances, its just about you getting ten rows in during December as consistent exercise. Its nice if you can show a bit of improvement but those are personal targets. I will join this time, im really keen to keep going in December.
  • gj1802
    gj1802 Posts: 18 Member
    I'm in. Need to complete around 120K this month to reach my goal of 1million mtrs this year. 1st 3 rows.

    10,369m 45:00.0 2:10.1 12/3/2014
    12,040m 55:00.0 2:17.0 12/4/2014
    12,519m 55:23.0 2:12.7 12/6/2014
  • bennettinfinity
    bennettinfinity Posts: 865 Member
    Thanks for carrying the challenge into December, cw!

    12/5: 60 minutes / 13,067 meters (HR was mostly well above my training zone, but I wanted that 13k!)
  • gj1802
    gj1802 Posts: 18 Member
    Row #4
    12,521m 55:26.0 2:12.8 12/7/2014
  • gj1802
    gj1802 Posts: 18 Member
    Row #5
    6,000m 25:30.0 2:07.5 12/7/2014
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    I've been slacking off a little.......

    1/12 - 10,000m
    3/12 - 6,424m
    8/12 - 10,000m
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    row 6.rowed 11 407.time 60 mins.level 5.
    row 7.rowed 9000m.time 46.44.

    achieved 102 k meters for holiday challenge before enforced hiatus due to being away for work.
    nice to see everyone pitching in.
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
    #3 - 60 minutes / 11564 meters
  • TheWorstHorse
    TheWorstHorse Posts: 185
    #1 5000m/2:21pace/23:30
    #2 5000m/2:11pace/21:49
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    pinkiezoom wrote: »
    I will join in, but i am not going to smash the numbers you guys are.
    Can manage about 3000 a session lol!

    anything is a good start,dont be put off please.
    i am 3 days into an enforced 6 day absence from gym,and missing the c2 badly!
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    another 10,000m today (36,464m month-to-date)
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
    #3 - 60 minutes / 11564 meters
    #4 - 60 minutes / 11405 meters
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    yesterday 21,097m (month-to-date 57,521m)
  • cw106
    cw106 Posts: 952 Member
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    yesterday 21,097m (month-to-date 57,521m)

    nice half marathon!
    Tempted to try one to b4 the 24th.

  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    cw106 wrote: »
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    yesterday 21,097m (month-to-date 57,521m)

    nice half marathon!
    Tempted to try one to b4 the 24th.

    My only advice (other than pace yourself) is to consider investing in a seat pad (I have a cheapie foam one I bought at a hardware store) by the last 5K or so your butt can get a little uncomfortable. One of these days I want to try a full marathon......
  • bostonwolf
    bostonwolf Posts: 3,038 Member
    We did a half marathon as a three person team for a Crossfit team workout. It was not fun at all. The goal was to have one team beat the times that the top level Crossfitters put up in the Crossfit Games a few years back. I think maybe one team managed it at around 1 hour and 15 minutes. My team took just under an hour and a half.

    I'm generally a very good rower, but the one thing I learned that I had not realized is that all your power in rowing (and in most other things) comes from your core. I was giving what I thought was the same effort towards the end but just could not generate any force. At that point I realized it was because my abs were completely gassed.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    row # 6 for the month (10,000m) this morning
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    #1 - 60 minutes / 11755 meters
    #2 - 61 minutes / 11817 meters
    #3 - 60 minutes / 11564 meters
    #4 - 60 minutes / 11405 meters
    #5 - 65 minutes / 12421 meters
  • 999tigger
    999tigger Posts: 5,235 Member
    If you are rowing a lot then I think a setapad is a very wise invstment. Concept 2 seat is very uncomfortable for going over 30 mins repeatedly imo. What they said about pacing yourself as well. 5 or 10 seconds pace is massive for me.
  • DM01234
    DM01234 Posts: 317 Member
    999tigger wrote: »
    If you are rowing a lot then I think a setapad is a very wise invstment. Concept 2 seat is very uncomfortable for going over 30 mins repeatedly imo. What they said about pacing yourself as well. 5 or 10 seconds pace is massive for me.

    For me, I use the pads sold by C2 - I just stack 2 of them together. Still not a totally cushy feeling, but I can certainly manage 60-70 minutes without it hurting me. All personal experience though.

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