how fast can you row 2000 metres ?
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On the Concept rankings page there's a British guy who is now joint 6th with a time of 5:54 - his name is Graham Benton and he's part of MAD Rowing Team, the incredible thing is it says he's 44!
That time should put him in an Olympic squad even though he'd be 15/20 years older than his teammates.
That time should put him in an Olympic squad even though he'd be 15/20 years older than his teammates.
Just watched this. Incredible how slow and I rushed it looks, when he started I thought he was just having a warm up prior to the start. Amazing his reaction at end
https://youtu.be/dd4Qmd-tN78
https://youtu.be/dd4Qmd-tN78
torqueofthedevil said:
Just watched this. Incredible how slow and I rushed it looks, when he started I thought he was just having a warm up prior to the start. Amazing his reaction at end
https://youtu.be/dd4Qmd-tN78
And then 10sec faster, while still looking OKish afterwards - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyN9E417AIQhttps://youtu.be/dd4Qmd-tN78
c1:24/25 for 2k
MellowshipSlinky said:
So said:
MellowshipSlinky said:
Work record just been broken - 5:35!
I don't know where you work, but you need to buy a new pace monitor.
World. WORLD record.
elanfan said:
On the Concept rankings page there's a British guy who is now joint 6th with a time of 5:54 - his name is Graham Benton and he's part of MAD Rowing Team, the incredible thing is it says he's 44!
That time should put him in an Olympic squad even though he'd be 15/20 years older than his teammates.
I once warmed up next to Benton. His warm up was faster than my race pace .... Unlike many of the others, he isn't a full time athlete - he has a day job (at HP IIRC), so he does rowing for fun. Picked it up too late in life to get into olympic contention.That time should put him in an Olympic squad even though he'd be 15/20 years older than his teammates.
Interesting note - he was training at times with Brad Wiggins, they were doing similar sessions (same trainer), Brad was definitely shaping up for a 6:05 or thereabouts at his debut, but a lack of erg racing experience screwed him up.
elanfan said:
On the Concept rankings page there's a British guy who is now joint 6th with a time of 5:54 - his name is Graham Benton and he's part of MAD Rowing Team, the incredible thing is it says he's 44!
That time should put him in an Olympic squad even though he'd be 15/20 years older than his teammates.
I recall that Andy Ripley, former England rugby flanker and TV Superstars legend, set a WR for 50-54 age group at around 6.05, back in the late 1990s. He also had a good shot at the Boat Race with Cambridge when he was about 50, but I think injury put paid to it.That time should put him in an Olympic squad even though he'd be 15/20 years older than his teammates.
This guy took the over 50 500metre record.
http://www.15minutecorporatewarrior.com/podcast/sh...
I watched this video and thought it may interest rowers here.
22 mins
http://www.15minutecorporatewarrior.com/podcast/sh...
I watched this video and thought it may interest rowers here.
Joe Rogan Talks To Doctor Who ONLY Eats Meat!
https://youtu.be/cbURzlv4NKg22 mins
Halb said:
This guy took the over 50 500metre record.
http://www.15minutecorporatewarrior.com/podcast/sh...
I watched this video and thought it may interest rowers here.
22 mins
That chap doesn't have any of the current records though - they've since been broken. By someone who does have carbs.http://www.15minutecorporatewarrior.com/podcast/sh...
I watched this video and thought it may interest rowers here.
Joe Rogan Talks To Doctor Who ONLY Eats Meat!
https://youtu.be/cbURzlv4NKg22 mins
Paul Jeffrey - 54 years old, 100m in 13.1, 1 minute at 420m (!!!!) and 500m in 1:13.7.
Blue32 said:
Normally do a 10 min session averaging 2.2-2.3k, decided to go for it today and ended up with 7:48 for 2k and carried on ending up completing 2.52k in 10:15. Pretty happy with that, felt a bit light headed when I finished.
39, 11 stone
I've always found either doing a just row or a specific time (ie. 10 minutes) to be mentally way harder than a given distance. Dial in a 2k, the harder you go, the faster it is over. But dial in a 10 minutes and it'll always last 10 minutes.39, 11 stone
wsurfa said:
clonmult said:
I have seen some truly hilariously bad technique at times; just as often from PTs as well. There are definitely levels of "unfit" - what you count as unfit may be other peoples "fit".
I was first tought the technique on the erg in my late 20s (jeeze, about 20 years back now!), and a mate and me used to use the erg purely for a warm up - we really had no reference point for our pace at the time, but we were passing 2k in about 6:20-6:30. It was only when a poster was put up about an indoor rowing championship that we realised we were about 30 seconds away from Redgraves time. But for some reason we had no interest in competing. The erg was "just for fun".
I'll never get back to that sort of form.
Impressive, I could only keep sub 1:35 for 1k certainly not 2k. My organs nearly came out of me doing that for 1k I was first tought the technique on the erg in my late 20s (jeeze, about 20 years back now!), and a mate and me used to use the erg purely for a warm up - we really had no reference point for our pace at the time, but we were passing 2k in about 6:20-6:30. It was only when a poster was put up about an indoor rowing championship that we realised we were about 30 seconds away from Redgraves time. But for some reason we had no interest in competing. The erg was "just for fun".
I'll never get back to that sort of form.
I'm not convinced that I can do it (I think I'll be good for around 3:05-3:10, which will be okay for 48 years old), but my better half is certain that I'll be under 3 minutes.
Whilst the training is painful, the feeling of accomplishment after one of these sessions is amazing.
Started rowing on the erg last week, following Petes plan if anyone knows what that is.
4 x 2000m yesterday with 5 mins rest between each....bloody hard work I tell thee.
Fastest 2k was 7:40 and slowest around 7:50, so pretty happy with that to be honest. No idea what I'd get for 2k if I went balls-out.
4 x 2000m yesterday with 5 mins rest between each....bloody hard work I tell thee.
Fastest 2k was 7:40 and slowest around 7:50, so pretty happy with that to be honest. No idea what I'd get for 2k if I went balls-out.
Lanker22 said:
Started rowing on the erg last week, following Petes plan if anyone knows what that is.
4 x 2000m yesterday with 5 mins rest between each....bloody hard work I tell thee.
Fastest 2k was 7:40 and slowest around 7:50, so pretty happy with that to be honest. No idea what I'd get for 2k if I went balls-out.
Very respectable. How old and big are you?4 x 2000m yesterday with 5 mins rest between each....bloody hard work I tell thee.
Fastest 2k was 7:40 and slowest around 7:50, so pretty happy with that to be honest. No idea what I'd get for 2k if I went balls-out.
So said:
Lanker22 said:
Started rowing on the erg last week, following Petes plan if anyone knows what that is.
4 x 2000m yesterday with 5 mins rest between each....bloody hard work I tell thee.
Fastest 2k was 7:40 and slowest around 7:50, so pretty happy with that to be honest. No idea what I'd get for 2k if I went balls-out.
Very respectable. How old and big are you?4 x 2000m yesterday with 5 mins rest between each....bloody hard work I tell thee.
Fastest 2k was 7:40 and slowest around 7:50, so pretty happy with that to be honest. No idea what I'd get for 2k if I went balls-out.
23, 6'2" and just over 12 stone. Yes, I'm a rake
clonmult said:
One of our managers at here at work has been giving me a bit of coaching (he's an ex rowing coach) and seems to think that I will be good for around 3 minutes over 1k. The few sessions he's run me through were some of the most painful gym sessions I've ever experienced.
I'm not convinced that I can do it (I think I'll be good for around 3:05-3:10, which will be okay for 48 years old), but my better half is certain that I'll be under 3 minutes.
Whilst the training is painful, the feeling of accomplishment after one of these sessions is amazing.
I only managed a 3:19.3 1K for the Indoor Rowing Sprint thing a week ago, wanted to throw up, and that's an average of 355W.I'm not convinced that I can do it (I think I'll be good for around 3:05-3:10, which will be okay for 48 years old), but my better half is certain that I'll be under 3 minutes.
Whilst the training is painful, the feeling of accomplishment after one of these sessions is amazing.
A sub 3 minute 1K equates to an average of over 480W. That's a night and day difference. Good luck to you though, with enough training you will do it.
I find I can hold a 200W / 2:00m pace as long as I want (like a half marathon distance), but 300W for no longer than about 6 minutes. Which is why I still haven't dipped under 7min for the 2K yet, 7:01.8! Holding onto 450W+ for 6 minutes, which is what it takes to achieve a competitive 2K time just seems totally unattainable, for me.
One step at a time...
MiseryStreak said:
clonmult said:
One of our managers at here at work has been giving me a bit of coaching (he's an ex rowing coach) and seems to think that I will be good for around 3 minutes over 1k. The few sessions he's run me through were some of the most painful gym sessions I've ever experienced.
I'm not convinced that I can do it (I think I'll be good for around 3:05-3:10, which will be okay for 48 years old), but my better half is certain that I'll be under 3 minutes.
Whilst the training is painful, the feeling of accomplishment after one of these sessions is amazing.
I only managed a 3:19.3 1K for the Indoor Rowing Sprint thing a week ago, wanted to throw up, and that's an average of 355W.I'm not convinced that I can do it (I think I'll be good for around 3:05-3:10, which will be okay for 48 years old), but my better half is certain that I'll be under 3 minutes.
Whilst the training is painful, the feeling of accomplishment after one of these sessions is amazing.
A sub 3 minute 1K equates to an average of over 480W. That's a night and day difference. Good luck to you though, with enough training you will do it.
I find I can hold a 200W / 2:00m pace as long as I want (like a half marathon distance), but 300W for no longer than about 6 minutes. Which is why I still haven't dipped under 7min for the 2K yet, 7:01.8! Holding onto 450W+ for 6 minutes, which is what it takes to achieve a competitive 2K time just seems totally unattainable, for me.
One step at a time...
MiseryStreak said:
clonmult said:
One of our managers at here at work has been giving me a bit of coaching (he's an ex rowing coach) and seems to think that I will be good for around 3 minutes over 1k. The few sessions he's run me through were some of the most painful gym sessions I've ever experienced.
I'm not convinced that I can do it (I think I'll be good for around 3:05-3:10, which will be okay for 48 years old), but my better half is certain that I'll be under 3 minutes.
Whilst the training is painful, the feeling of accomplishment after one of these sessions is amazing.
I only managed a 3:19.3 1K for the Indoor Rowing Sprint thing a week ago, wanted to throw up, and that's an average of 355W.I'm not convinced that I can do it (I think I'll be good for around 3:05-3:10, which will be okay for 48 years old), but my better half is certain that I'll be under 3 minutes.
Whilst the training is painful, the feeling of accomplishment after one of these sessions is amazing.
A sub 3 minute 1K equates to an average of over 480W. That's a night and day difference. Good luck to you though, with enough training you will do it.
I find I can hold a 200W / 2:00m pace as long as I want (like a half marathon distance), but 300W for no longer than about 6 minutes. Which is why I still haven't dipped under 7min for the 2K yet, 7:01.8! Holding onto 450W+ for 6 minutes, which is what it takes to achieve a competitive 2K time just seems totally unattainable, for me.
One step at a time...
I just need properly directed training, at the moment I'm having too many other gym interruptions (this month is an inter-office gym competition, which is involving a lot of running, crosstrainer, wattbike and erg - all based around distance, pace doesn't matter).
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