I was looking through old pictures on the web a few weeks ago and found this old picture of a concept 2 rowing monitor that i took in college. It was one of the greatest, and looking back now one of the lamest, days of my college rowing experience. Hitting all number 2's across the ergometer monitor, and having them stay on there after taking a final stroke on a 2 minute 22 second piece. 2:22.2 average. rate 22. 2:22 split on the last stroke. Wow. How pathetic. We used to spend 15 minutes or so before each practice in Providence everyday trying to hit this often dreamed about but rarely accomplished erg milestone. This day I did it was quite a feat. The guy in the picture is Brian, who was one of our coxswains in college. Perhaps it was him who really hit the splits, an hence had the picture taken, but my memory likes to tell me that I did it once or twice as well, so maybe it was him posing next to my screen. Anyway enjoy. If you ever get real bored in front of an erg, then try it for yourself, and see if you can get the monitor to stop exactly on those 2's as well! Have fun and great rows! charles
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
