Europe is tough on training routines. I took a scheduled rest day on Tuesday after my overnight flight to Munich. Then on Wednesday and Thursday I went to bed too late, had early morning commitments, and so I didn’t have time to work out. I was determined to “get my row on” on Friday morning. I arrived at my hotel in Nijmegen around 10PM and inquired at the desk about fitness options. They had a pitiful fitness center in the hotel, but I really wanted a rowing machine, so they found me a fitness center (Basic-Fit) about a 15 minute walk from the hotel. I set out to find this place a bit before 7AM the next morning.
I walked in and aske d how much they charged for a day pass. The guy at the desk smiled and waved me in. This was turning out to be a good decision. I found four immaculately maintained Model E rowers in a row on the second level and picked on. Nice drag factor, and a PM4, so I could link my wahoo HR belt and keep an eye on my ascending heart rate.
The Plan:
- 3 x 20′ / 1′ rest
- 6 x 10′ L4 sequences
- 1′ @ 21, 3′ @ 20, 3′ @ 19, 3′ @ 18
- 10W * spm
After so many days off, I expected it to feel hard, and it did. My HR was high, but not horrifically so. I quite enjoyed the workout and the walk to and from the city center.
Tomorrow: 4 x 20 L4
Sunday: Workout with the Worcester Boat Club. I am thinking I will introduce them all to the mystery and majesty of the Cross Team Challenge and see how they all do with the 3×7′ session.
Quantified Rowing 
It’s Nijmegen. You are in my home country. Working with the university?
Take a walk along the river.
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Visiting NXP. No time for a walk, unfortunately. I was there for about 14 hours in total. Now I’m on a plane at heathrow waiting to take off.
Nijmegan had a very nice center and looked incredibly bike friendly. I hope to go back and spend more time. Is there someone I can Contact to go for a tow if I go in the summer?
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Can check for you. I have been there a couple of times when it was still Philips Semiconductors and I worked at Philips Research in Eindhoven.
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Did you go into the foundry?
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Nope, just a conference room. They always look the same, no matter which country.
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In Nijmegen there is a student rowing club called Phocas. Not sure if they are open to Masters rowers. There is an ‘open’ rowing club being established. De Waal is their name, after the river. I believe they don’t have boats yet.
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Sorry for the typo.
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