for example the average for lightweight women aged 50-59 over 10k is around 2:26 pace (http://log.concept2.com/rankings/2016/rower/10000?age=50-59&gender=F). Given your sportive background (cycling, hillwalking) I think you could easily do better than that. heh. Courtesy demands I thank you for...

yes, that makes sense! I've been 'just rowing', so haven't had any idea what statistics are useful - this morning was the first time I used the monitor for spm, rather than watts.

I think this is the most appropriate thread for the questions I've thought of so far, although I don't think I'm *very* unfit… maybe I should dig out the heart monitor and find out. I started rowing based on what one of the gym trainers told me, which had a lot of emphasis on 'don't go too far back ...

Thank you for the 'welcomes', everyone

You're right, that video is useful. I'll try to remember to smile more; I think it's sometimes more of a grimace! I have some questions, but I'll take them to the appropriate thread.

Hullo, my name is sarah and I've discovered I quite like rowing. (Better than cycling, not as good as hillwalking :-) I rowed for the first time on ::checks spreadsheet:: 21 Feb 2014, at the request of a friend in New Hampshire who'd been advised to start an exercise program and had a rower in the b...