Inspired by Des Linden’s #RunDestober, I set out to do a similar challenge on the Concept2 erg. Hence, DecembErg.
I chose 325m each day as the addition amount which happened to come out to 161,200m or just over 100 miles. Given I just started back rowing a couple months ago this seemed doable and also a challenge since after the 15th I’d be doing more than a 5K each day and a 10K for the final day.
My Plan
For the first couple weeks with low meters, I planned on structuring these around my normal workouts which are a combination of rowing, mobility, and strength workouts. For the last half of the month, I planned on doing mobility workouts or stretching as a warmup but not much else.
Results
Here’s how the numbers came out:
| Stats | |
|---|---|
| Meters | 161,200 |
| Total Time | 12:25:03 |
| Calories Burned | 9,439 |
| Average SPM | 22 |
Closing Thoughts
Would I do it again? Yes, definitely. It was motivating and also challenging.
I thought the last week would be tough since it started at 8,125m and went up to a bit over a 10K. The first half went better than I expected but with four days left, I was feeling it due to the lack of a day off and the volume. But even in those days I had good and not as good days.
I would mix up the workouts a bit as I just did mostly steady state with no breaks. Putting in 2K, 5K, and 10K ranking workouts would be good too.
I’m looking forward to not rowing for a few days. Oh, and the new year!