IIRC I rowed 500m in 1:39 last year and gave myself a killer case of tendonitis in my lower back in the process. Not gettin warm enough will bite you.
An interesting exercise on the rower is, AFTER GETTING REALLY WARM, seeing how hard you can pull with the erg set on watts, one pull
I'm just getting back on the rower, trying to do 20 minutes at a fairly fixed pace. I'm not good at pacing on the rowing machine. I did have watts displayed though, so tried to pay attention when I got around the 18 minute mark and the end was in sight. Pulled a few at 300+, with I think 309 being the max. I have no idea if that is awesome or pathetic, but I'd guess pathetic based on my current physical condition.
