The World Indoor Rowing championships were held recently. They are also known as the Crash B's. Basically a whole gymnasium of Concept II rowing machines is set up and wired together so they can be monitored and measured. And then a bunch of rowers get on and row 2000 meters in the shortest time they can.
I've rowed a long time. I'm a strong woman! At 52, I can row 2000m in very close to 8 minutes. People are impressed with that. It would have put me in 8th place at the World event. Nice!
The very fastest YOUNG men - national team calibre - row 2000m in about 5:30. But back to Peter. At 62 he rowed his 2000m in 6:55. Pretty good!
I hope we can all find it in ourselves to put in our personal best at the highest level for years to come.
