500m rowing.

For the first time in years I did a times 500m row on the Concept 2 at lunchtime.  1:44.3 for 500m.  Not great.  I forgot how hard it is.  The first 100m or so I was in the low 1:30's for pace and then it hits you hard.  The last 250m are a killer, each stroke seeming harder the power draining out of each pull.  It would be good to get under 1:40 again - about 10 years ago I was at 1:39.

I am amazed by the speed that some people can achieve:

Here is a 70 year old guy pulling 1:34.2



and this guy getting 1:14.4 for a world record