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It's already December 5th, 2015, and I am only 36,948 meters in towards the 200 kilometers that I fully intend to collect between first thing 26 November.  

Missed a couple more days and only got in 11,275 meters just now, around midnight (so it's noted as happening on December 9th, Wednesday).

While it all started with my discovery of Slow Jogging by Hiroaki Tanaka, it's expanded to Slow Running by Chris Bore and The Maffetone Method by Dr. Philip Maffetone. And, of course, there is also the incredibly-useful book, Row Daily, Breathe Deeper, Live Better, by Dustin Ordway, which also suggests consistent, persistent, daily exercise with a twist: there's no such thing as too slow as long as you do it every day.

Unlike most Concept2 Challenges, the Holiday Challenge demands a lot from us from the very beginning: 6,451.61 meters-per-day, on average, to accumulate 200,000 meters over the 31-day Concept2 Holiday Challenge—which is a lot if you're not used to high-mileage rowing. But you can do it!

I spent parts of all day rowing along a little bit at a time but I added 11,289 meters to the 39,946 meters I had accrued. So, according to my lovely Concept2 Logbook's 2018 Fall Team Challenge page, I'm up to 51,235 meters total--that means I am 25.6175% of the way to my goal of 200,000 meters, 200kms, or 124.27 miles.

Some news from Concept2 about their upcoming individual challenge, the 2017 Concept2 Holiday Challenge:

I used to be a daily rower. Once, on the water, on the Potomac; then, on my Model C Concept2 Indoor Rower AKA the erg. My business partner, Dan Krueger, asked me if I had been rowing. I admitted that I had not. He re-lit my rowing pilot light. God bless that guy! I am back in the sliding saddle again! I have gotten out of the habit and have started up again today, no matter what else I have on the docket. Even if I walk, run, ruck, swing, ride, or spin, I need to get that slow 5,000 meters in every single day.

Introducing the coolest accessory available for the Concept 2 Indoor Rower (tm*). Become your own biggest Fan! Now make the Indoor Rower work to your advantage by channeling the airflow in an important direction, toward YOU! Creates more airflow than a 14" fan, and uses no electricity. FAQ: How long does it take to install? The first time will take a couple minutes, with practice about 1 minute . Do I need any tools? No tools are required for installation, and no modifications are needed. Why is this better than my fan? It uses no electricity and will go anywhere that your Indoor Rower will, or to the gym with you. I produce about 100 watts, will it cool me? Yes, I have tested it down to 50 Watts, the airflow in the picture is at a 2:30 Pace (100 watts). Can I adjust the airflow? Yes, by rotating the CBreeze about the perimeter of the fan cage, the airflow can be directed as desired. Will it make me faster? Only if used in conjunction with a well planned training program. Since you stay cooler you can train comfortably, longer. (The Marketing people said to just say "Yes.") Does it make Erging easier or harder? If you are currently overheating, I'd have to say easier, or at least more pleasant. What is it made out of? The CBreeze is made of a high quality nylon fabric, selected for durability. Can I still stand my erg on end for storage? Yes, it is flexible so storage options are not changed. Will it work with my Model A, B or D? The current model works with the Model C, D and B. Here is a picture for fitting to the Model B. (BBreeze) (Photo courtesy of "seat5") Do I change my Damper setting? To keep your previous Drag Factor you will need to change the damper setting with the CBreeze installed. Press the [OK] + [Rest] buttons to display "Drag", pull a few strokes and adjust the damper until the desired Drag Factor is displayed. Damper conversion Table I ordered but got no confirmation from PayPal, what happened? PayPal will send a confirmation right away to both of us and I send a confirmation of my own also. If Neither of these things have happened it may be due to cookies not being enabled for your browser.

Well, it's only taken two weeks for me to get my row on and get into the erging habit but I made a date of it.

I didn't get as many meters as I wanted tonight primarily because of technical failures. I moved from POLAR H7 back to an old school Garmin ANT+ strap and disabled my USB thumb drive on my PM5 and then needed to swap out a dying Apple iPhone 5 and set up my Samsung S8 Active to work with the ErgData app.