I'm 67. I row to feel better emotionally and keep in shape....and to beat the actuarial odds!
I lack discipline, but i can also be a body nazi of sorts.
I'm looking for some rowing targets and guidelines for people my age. Right now, I row 10K in 44' minutes, and I am pretty beat when I am done. I seem to have reached a threshold, too, where it's hard to do that distance faster. Should I even care?
I am wondering what I should shoot for? Should I row fast and slow or at steady rate? And for how long?
My heart rate at rest is about 70 and I push it up to around 130 when I sprint, but it comes back down (and goes up) quickly.
How can something so boring make me feel so good?
Where do I look for information for 65+ people?
What I should shoot for?
Don't worry, keep shooting, you'll hit something if it's in the way; just think what you'd have missed if you hadn't shot.
So boring make me feel so good?
That's the short term endorphines and the long term fitness.
Fast, slow, steady, how long?
For schemes and such, try one of the many the Interactive (weightloss or 2k) programs on the C2UK site. http://concept2.co.uk/training/interactive
However don't put the cart before the horse: first learn to row, if you haven't rowed before, then train if still needed. Not that your 10k/44' is not fine.
If in doubt, this lady seems to know how: http://www.britishrowing.org/rowing-stroke
Every single detail of what she does is worth a hard look.
Don't worry, keep shooting, you'll hit something if it's in the way; just think what you'd have missed if you hadn't shot.
So boring make me feel so good?
That's the short term endorphines and the long term fitness.
Fast, slow, steady, how long?
For schemes and such, try one of the many the Interactive (weightloss or 2k) programs on the C2UK site. http://concept2.co.uk/training/interactive
However don't put the cart before the horse: first learn to row, if you haven't rowed before, then train if still needed. Not that your 10k/44' is not fine.
If in doubt, this lady seems to know how: http://www.britishrowing.org/rowing-stroke
Every single detail of what she does is worth a hard look.
08-1940, 179cm, 75kg post-op (3 bp January 2025).
It's funny, when I turned 50 last year it was like someone turned a switch: suddenly my times took a dramatic turn for the worse and I've never been able to get back to the best stats I was able to achieve in my late 40s -- which were never all that impressive to begin with. At 49 I could do 10K in a little over 40 minutes, but once I turned 50 I couldn't seem to do better than 43 minutes. My meters rowed in 30 minutes declined even more noticeably; I used to be able to row nearly 8K in 30 minutes if I pushed it; now I have trouble getting to 7K.
Anyway, I think the best approach to get an idea of what you could shoot for is to rank some of your rows and see where you stand, and try to aim to meet the time of the person ranked immediately above you. Once you meet that target you can aim for the next-highest person, and so on. But don't despair if you hit a wall and can't do better -- maintenance is important too and will give you plenty of benefits (and less opportunity for injury!).
Anyway, I think the best approach to get an idea of what you could shoot for is to rank some of your rows and see where you stand, and try to aim to meet the time of the person ranked immediately above you. Once you meet that target you can aim for the next-highest person, and so on. But don't despair if you hit a wall and can't do better -- maintenance is important too and will give you plenty of benefits (and less opportunity for injury!).
You might also want to take a look at the Nonathlon (http://www.nonathlon.com) for some comparisons.
World Rankings and On-line Logbook
You made me curious...so I checked 10K times for men 60-69 in this year's "world rankings." The average is 44:27.8. By percentile, you're below the 50th percentile.
One way of approaching it is to create a "logbook" for yourself (if you haven't already
), and enter your times for rankable distances (and distances for rankable times 
). Then check the rankings and see where you are. And don't focus on the 1st place, but simply passing the person in front of you in the rankings. There are an number of times/distances that are "rankable."
When you check to see how you compare for any rankable event, you can also (if you like) limit yourself to specific age ranges, weight classes, etc.
HTH,
Alissa
One way of approaching it is to create a "logbook" for yourself (if you haven't already
), and enter your times for rankable distances (and distances for rankable times ). Then check the rankings and see where you are. And don't focus on the 1st place, but simply passing the person in front of you in the rankings. There are an number of times/distances that are "rankable."When you check to see how you compare for any rankable event, you can also (if you like) limit yourself to specific age ranges, weight classes, etc.
HTH,
Alissa
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Byron Drachman
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I was about your age when I took a learn-to-row course and joined a rowing club. I wrote a little essay about it in my blog at the UK forum. You need to register there (it is free) to get to the blogs. Have you thought about getting back on the water but in a racing shell?
http://concept2.co.uk/forum/blog.php?u=4337&b=56339
http://concept2.co.uk/forum/blog.php?u=4337&b=56339