Soul destroying exercise

Most cardio work in the gym is excruciatingly dull isn't it? Can't beat getting out for a bike ride or a run in the fresh air. But with this icy weather I'm off the bike now for a week and back with the snotters and sneezers on the trains so I need something to stretch myself.

So luckily the gym I go to has entered a team for a Concept2 Virtual rowing competition. Basic requirement is to row collectively as far as we can until the end of Jan when we will see how we've compared with other 'virtual' teams. We are doing it as a salute to our colleague and friend who is somewhere out in the Atlantic in a 2 man rowing boat on his way to Antigua.

My contribution today was 16,100 metres but it was quite boring and I ended up with a very numb bum!