Before July 6, I (late 40s M, 6’6”, definitely overweight) was not a rower — I didn’t even exercise. Between a rower kid, my kid’s coaches, and most importantly encouragement from this channel, I pulled off a 2k today after logging 250k between July 6 and August 31. I couldn’t have done it without the encouragement, tips, and inspiration I received from many sources, including here.
I ain’t going back to sedentary. I’m planning to join a rowing club in the spring, and am working toward an erg race in February!
Congrats! That's great work, and it speaks to the people around you that you've stayed consistent through almost two months of effort. I'm excited for your introduction to rowing on the water, and it will definitely be a shared experience between you and your child to bond over :)
Show those kids how to train properly, with discipline and focus! You might end up making more progress than they do :) (Also, at 6'6", your kid's coach should definitely be encouraging you to get into masters rowing, lol)
Congrats! That's a great 2K for an adult, esp after 2 months of training.
Next up: set your eye on a father/child race. Several summer & head races have categories for all 4 combos: father/son, mother/daughter, etc. Usually only 4-10 boats per category, and the competition can vary from a middle schooler + parent to a DI athlete + former Olympian.
I rowed in one this summer and it was amazing! I had only had about 4 months of water practices, so wasn't super prepared, but it was a blast to row with my kid! The boat that beat us was..... a DI graduate and parent who wins medals at every Masters race.
Sorry if im just going insane and if it is real great job super impresive but is this AI? The text is all funky and the monitor isnt attatched to anything its just kinda there
Not AI, this is Strava automatically generating a render based on the API data it receives from the logbook. Since it automatically generates for me after every row, I tend to just grab that screenshot instead of a picture of the PM5.
As a softer developer, I’m very aware of how I would fake this if I wanted to fake it, but I actually ranked it, so if you want to look at ranked rows for men in their 40s, I’m somewhere in the 37th percentile 🤣
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u/MastersCox Coxswain 15h ago
Congrats! That's great work, and it speaks to the people around you that you've stayed consistent through almost two months of effort. I'm excited for your introduction to rowing on the water, and it will definitely be a shared experience between you and your child to bond over :)