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Over 50 and trying to get under 6 - it's an erg thing.. Prev World Record holder 100,000m (6h12m39 1:51.8 - 30-39h) concept2 certified coach

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4 months ago

PBs on the concept2 rowing machine from my 30s (mainly about 39 😆 as thats when I really started competing) #concept2 #worldrowing #concept2rowing #qpower #irish by @c2_beowulf

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PBs from my 40s in the concept2 rowing machine, mainly early 40s as when Covid hit my training took a back seat, back now to set some 50s records #concept2 #irish #concept2rowing #rowing #qpower by @c2_beowulf

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Full Marathon — Ten Years Later, Still Stupid Enough
Somewhere between “maybe I’ll do the 4-minute piece later” and 10pm, I decided a full marathon on the slides sounded like a good idea.
42,195m — 3:00:19.4
2:08.2/500m
166W average
24 spm
No marathon-specific training. Started at 10pm after work and family stuff, finished just after 1am.
The hands were heading for blisters, the upper back was cooked, the mat and slide trays were soaked, and at one point I actually got off the erg to shut the shed door properly so the 2:14 split wasn’t quite the collapse it looks like 😆
What really got me through was a combination of stupidness, sheer bloody-mindedness and knowing Adam would probably ask me in the morning:
“Did you finish it?”
I really didn’t want the answer to be no.
Almost ten years since my last full marathon too.
Full story here:
https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2026/10/full-marathon-ten-years-later-still.html⁠�
#Concept2 #IndoorRowing #RowErg #MarathonRow #RoadToSub6 by @c2_beowulf

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3 days ago

Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable, Again
5k and 6k have never really been my favourite distances. Historically, they’ve tended to be weaker than some of my other pieces, so this was a good excuse to spend some time in that awkward middle ground again.
5,000m — 19:00.0
1:54.0/500m
236W
r28 avg
HR 152 avg
The finish screen briefly showed 18:59 before rounding up to 19:00.0. Grr. 😆
Then after a decent recovery:
6,000m — 23:27.8
1:57.3/500m
217W
r26 avg
The first 5,250m stayed pretty controlled around 1:58 pace, then the last 750m came down to about 1:50.8.
Rage Against the Machine, Linkin Park and Red Hot Chili Peppers did not help with restraint.
These distances still aren’t my favourites, but maybe that’s exactly why they’re worth doing.
Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, again.
Full blog:
https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2026/10/getting-comfortable-with-being.html⁠�
#Concept2 #IndoorRowing #RowErg #Concept2Slides by @c2_beowulf

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4 days ago

Reset Button.
A lunchtime half marathon on the slides, kept controlled and steady:
21,097m — 1:27:34.6
2:04.5/500m
181W
24 spm
The bit I was happiest with was the HR — 141 average, 155 max, with 69% of the row in Zone 2 and nothing in Zone 4.
I’ve always found these longer rows seem to hit a kind of reset button for me. After a few shorter, sharper pieces, 60–90 minutes of steady work seems to settle everything back down again.
CamelBak every ~5k, steady rhythm, stronger finish.
Full write-up:
https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2026/10/reset-button.html⁠�
#Concept2 #IndoorRowing #RowErg #Concept2Slides #RowingTraining by @c2_beowulf

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5 days ago

Testin4g the gears on the slides tonight.
Rather than another long steady row, I went through a few shorter pieces to see how the slides felt at different rates and paces:.

1,000m — 3:21.9 / 1:40.9
500m — 1:30.1 / 478W
1 minute — 348m / 1:26.2 v.

The 1k had the breathing working hard, the 500m should probably have dipped under 1:30 if my brain hadn’t switched off at the finish, and by the 1-minute piece I was definitely feeling the earlier efforts. 😆

Still, useful session and another step towards getting properly comfortable on the slides at something other than steady-state pace.

Full write-up:
https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2026/10/testing-gears.html⁠�

#Concept2 #IndoorRowing #RowErg #RowingTraining #Concept2Slides by @c2_beowulf

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5 days ago

Finding Another Gear on the Slides
Now that I’m getting a bit more accustomed to rowing on the slides, I wanted to see how they felt at higher rates and faster paces rather than just sitting at r20–22.
The main piece was a 2,000m, which came out at 7:13.9 / 1:48.5 pace. The pacing was actually pretty controlled, but breathing-wise it was definitely rough. I finished strongly though, with the last 250m down at 1:45.2 pace.
After that I had a couple of goes at 100m — first 14.9, then 14.3 seconds on the second attempt.
I had planned to add a 6,000m as well, but a lot of the session disappeared while swapping monitors, setting everything up and getting the replacement Garmin HRM 200 connected properly. I also spent a fair bit of time experimenting with rates and getting used to how the slides behave when things speed up.
The good news is the new HR strap gave a clean, believable signal throughout the 2k.
So no 6k today, but plenty learned.
I’m starting to move beyond simply getting comfortable on the slides now and into seeing what they can do at different rates and paces.

https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2026/10/finding-another-gear-on-slides.html by @c2_beowulf

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9 days ago

dangerous pastime looking back at old scores, this one as a 40 year old in the gym on my lunchtime 😆 https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2014/09/2k-test-r30-video-to-follow-shortly.html by @c2_beowulf

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9 days ago

First proper 60-minute row on the slides today.
60:00 | 14,318m | 2:05.7/500m | r20 | Avg HR 139
Still a bit clunky on the slides, but there were sections where it started to come together. Biggest win of the day though — the heart-rate monitor finally behaved for the full session 🙌
No drama, no chasing numbers. Just an hour of steady work, better rhythm and more base in the bank.
The ship still rocks a little. But at least we’re sailing again. ⚔️🚣‍♂️
Full blog:
https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-ship-learns-sea.html⁠

#RoadToSub6 #IndoorRowing #Concept2 #Concept2RowErg #RowingMachine by @c2_beowulf

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10 days ago

Two by Four — building the frame out.
4 × 2,000m @ r24, 3:00 rest.
1:56.4 → 1:55.9 → 1:55.2 → 1:52.8
8,000m | 30:41.9 | 1:55.1 avg
The first three were almost exactly on plan.
The fourth was considerably quicker.
That is generally a better problem to have.
The old HR strap remains an unreliable witness, but the rowing itself was clear enough.
The frame is taking shape. The ship keeps moving.
Full blog: https://roadtosub6.blogspot.com/2026/10/two-by-four-building-frame-out.html⁠�
#IndoorRowing #Concept2 #RowErg by @c2_beowulf

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11 days ago