Finding it hard to believe just how painful the return to rowing was on Monday, and in denial about it, I tried again on Wednesday. I thought that perhaps I had remembered it poorly and I had inflated the amount of pain and effort in my mind. Just to prove to myself that the pain I experienced was real, I re-tried the experiment.
On the bright side, it appears that my memory is working fine.
I can therefore confirm with no room for doubt of any kind that I am less fit than I was back in 2004. Denial - as a strategy - has failed.
If there is a consolation prize somewhere to be found in the midst of all the gasping and sweating, it's that my determination and tolerance for pain remains unchecked, because 2 km, in 8 minutes today hurt almost as much as 6 km in 24 minutes did back in the day, but I still managed to finish in the required time.
I reconfirm my conclusion of two days ago : any reduction in the amount of effort or pain required to finish this distance in this time on the rowing machine will be a good indicator of cardiovascular improvement.
On the bright side, it appears that my memory is working fine.
I can therefore confirm with no room for doubt of any kind that I am less fit than I was back in 2004. Denial - as a strategy - has failed.
If there is a consolation prize somewhere to be found in the midst of all the gasping and sweating, it's that my determination and tolerance for pain remains unchecked, because 2 km, in 8 minutes today hurt almost as much as 6 km in 24 minutes did back in the day, but I still managed to finish in the required time.
I reconfirm my conclusion of two days ago : any reduction in the amount of effort or pain required to finish this distance in this time on the rowing machine will be a good indicator of cardiovascular improvement.
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