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May 2011
12:34pm, 14 May 2011
757 posts
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auburnette
Just made a small improvement to 3229 - still not enough to catch Bree!
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May 2011
1:14pm, 14 May 2011
1,382 posts
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sallykate
These results are interesting ... I'm a very slow runner but at the moment am able to row further than fast runners. Though I am fully expecting that to change!
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May 2011
1:48pm, 14 May 2011
1,426 posts
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Karen S
I'm the same SK! Years of rowing (22 years now) have made my legs chunky which isn't always the best for running I think. At the moment I'd swap my good rowing times and for people's good running times if I could....
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May 2011
4:16pm, 14 May 2011
410 posts
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loki
I think it's horses for courses. rowing is about generating power, so bulk is an advantage. running is more about power to weight, and efficiency is much more important, but so is dealing with the impacts, which I suspect limits runners, particularly heavier ones, from training as hard. if you look at elite rowers compared to elite distance runners the difference is obvious, and when you're doing indoor rowing and you don't need to shift your weight like you do in a boat, bulk is even less critical.
my 5k pb is 24 mins running, which is pretty slow for my class, but I've done it in less than 20 mins rowing, with much less time and structure to my training, which I think will be much more competitive.
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May 2011
6:24pm, 15 May 2011
6,136 posts
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Caterpillar
I always used to argue that loki. When I rowed semi-seriously I said that if I could do 2100m in 8 mins (the standard club weekly benchmark test) then the big boys who weighed 50% more than me ought to do 3150m. Only fair. :D
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May 2011
6:25pm, 15 May 2011
33,731 posts
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plodding hippo
I think all this rowing is making me run slower
My arms hurt too
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May 2011
8:20pm, 15 May 2011
3,720 posts
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flip
64 posts over the weekend !
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May 2011
9:01pm, 15 May 2011
411 posts
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loki
ph - maybe try some slower ones too. if all your runs were 5k races things would probably hurt then as well. presuming you're still streaking, you're taking away recovery time too.
cat - as one of those 50% larger people, though, I suspect it's not quite that linear. [tries to work out what pace 2100m in 8 mins is, never mind 3150...]
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May 2011
10:56pm, 15 May 2011
9,157 posts
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Pestomum
2958m for me tonight. An improvement of 100m or something.
Need to work on the first 5 mins, when I'm pootling along happily at 2min50/ 500m.
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May 2011
4:59am, 16 May 2011
33,757 posts
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plodding hippo
Loki, of course i am still streaking
I do a 5k once a week running wise too
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