Rowing Level has a great section of their site for seeing how your rowing performance compares to others, as generally or specifically as you like. I can’t vouch for the validity of the data, but I am in the novice range for both the 7500 and 10k rows I’ve been favoring as of late:

Novice, for Rowing Level, is someone who has been rowing for “at least” six months, which is true for me currently and includes the time I spent rowing back in 2015-16. That first jag lasted from March 2015 through January 2016, but I was at most rowing every other day then, and it eventually tapered off to nothing when I decided to start lifting weights.

Another thing about my first stab: I was good about keeping data, but I didn’t use it to progress and didn’t vary my workouts ( I mostly did steady state of either 5000k or 30 mins). This go-round, especially recently, finds me scrutinizing my stats and increasing my goals. I started simply, following Apple Fitness + workouts. A new rower with a PM5 has changed my data game a bit and it’s exciting… and motivating.

I’ve sucked in the neighborhood of 50 pounds off of my frame. And I’m excited to row. Every day.

“Each of us is inevitable. Each of us is limitless.” – Walt Whitman