Sectional Athletes -- 2000m row strategies

The 2000m row is a very dangerous and challenging workout. If you come out of the gate too fast you will crash and burn and destroy any chance of a good time.

It is imperative that you have a game plan before going into this event. The rest of the workouts at the sectionals are pretty much balls to the wall right off the bat but not the row.

If my goal is a sub 7:10 row, my plan is to row the first 1000m at 1:50 500m average, the next 500m at a 1:45 and then the final 500m as fast as I can humanly go.

I suggest that everyone really works hard today and tomorrow on what their first 1000m pace will be. I did 6x500m today at a 1:50 pace w/t a 1:50 break inbetween. You really want to feel comfortable with the first 1000m and you want to know 100% what damper setting you row best on. For the 2000m I would suggest its the damper setting that feels easiest at the pace you are attempting to hold.