Hi Dan. Well, first the bad news -- my appearance must have spooked the world of grey-haired rowing as there are a few more entries now -- 263. But the good news is that one of the new entries is even worse than me, and has bumped me up to 261 out of 263. Looks like a spreadsheet job coming up to calculate percentage to track progress. Only 15 seconds to catch up the next few. My more usual average last season was about 08:50 if I remember correctly.
That said, I'm trying to avoid the speed trap -- it's not what I need at the moment. It's endurance I need to build. Did about 25 mins yesterday, and will aim to build up the stamina. About 30 mins a day would be a good target. maybe I'll do the 2000m once a week. It's a lot like running, with most training plans being a mixture of steady longer sessions and the occasional short, sharp speed sessions. You can adjust the resistance of course, so I guess that could be the equivalent of hills. But for the moment, it's trying to build some fitness.
Re the 2000m, if you're bored enough to want to check yourself you can go to:
http://log.concept2.com/rankings/2017/rower/2000?age=50-59&weight=H&gender=M&status=verified
The URL explains the filters but they are:
2017 / 2000m / Indoor Rower / Weight: H | Gender: M | Ages: 50-59 | Country: All | Verified Results | Adaptive: No
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PS - sorry, I shouldn't hijack the Almeria thread with this stuff.
XX Medio maratón de Almería 20th Almería half marathon
