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bootneck561

150,000m

Post by bootneck561 »

Hi guys/girls,

I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what a respectable time for 150,000m non stop would be? I am thinking about the 11 hour mark but I don't know if I am being too soft on myself, or overly ambitious.

Any help and advice would also be good

Many thanks.
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Re: 150,000m

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Hi Bootneck!
Some idea of your age, weight and rowing history may be very beneficial here. 11 hours sounds ambitious but if you are a 6' mountain of a man with millions of metres under your belt, then maybe not so

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Re: 150,000m

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Hello and Welcome to Free Spirits.

The answer to your question is difficult without knowing how rowing (erging) fit you are. Age also is a consideration. Have a look at the addresses below to give you some ideas of the 100k times for various categories:

http://concept2.co.uk/records/24_hours_british
http://concept2.co.uk/records/100k_british

I can say that you should be prepared for pain (as a Bootneck you will enjoy that :lol: ) and some serious aches in your bum. You will need to know the vagaries of the PM3/PM4 to know how long you can break for without the memory being wiped. A support team of 1 or 2 oppos would be helpful as would loads of HBM to protect your hands.

We have a long distance expert in Free Spirits and I'm sure that he can be more specific if you post more details.

Bill (Former Bootneck) :fswink: :fswink:
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