Tough but Rewarding

Tonights row was a tough one. Having played badminton last night I found that I was somewhat lacking energy. That said I was still pleased with the outcome of the row. Again I opted for a 30 minute row with a warm up/down at either end.

For the 30 minutes I completed 7,115 meters which is an improvement on my previous row. My 500 meter pace improved - 2:06.5 average over the the 30 minutes. This is an improvement of just under 2 seconds per 500 meters on previous pace. Ultimately this improvement can be put down to my competitiveness and wanting to better my previous row which I used as a pace boat for this session. Whilst the pace boat does help pass the time, I need to be careful that it does not become an obsession to beat/improve on. I found myself starting out quicker than normal to get ahead of the pace boat which ultimately meant a harder middle session. May opt not to use on the next row.

Word of advise, don't let the girlfriend cut onions at the end of a session, not ideal! Cry like a baby - not quite but almost.......

Something I read today has made me want to again focus on technique next week -

"your legs are responsible for 70% of the power in your stroke."

I'm not entirely sure I am achieving this, something to work on and read up on.....will report back findings. Also going to start looking for other indoor rowing blogs to try and become part of a rowing community.