EDS Awareness Month – #MoveForEDS
People with EDS often have to approach recovery differently. Sometimes the biggest win is not smashing yourself into the ground, but learning when to rebuild through controlled movement, consistency and patience.
Back home. Back in the shed. Back on the erg.
The half marathon was two evenings ago in the hotel gym in Dublin. Yesterday morning was just a controlled half-hour row before travelling home, and tonight was about settling back into rhythm again without turning it into a battle session.
30:00
7347m
2:02.5/500m
r20
What stood out tonight was the control.
The rate barely moved from 20 for the entire row and the pace gradually tightened naturally as the session settled in. No forcing it. No chasing numbers. Just sitting behind the handle and letting the rhythm build.
The final section eased down through:
2:02.2 → 2:01.4 → 2:00.9
That’s the sort of low-rate pressure that matters. Controlled acceleration without needing to lift the rate.
The heart-rate receiver decided to throw another tantrum midway through the row, so the graphs look more dramatic than the session actually felt. Apparently I went from steady aerobic rowing to briefly flatlining before making a miraculous recovery...Technology.
The new shoes made their first proper appearance tonight too. Black with bright white stripes.
Accidentally very on-brand for Chasing Stripes.
These are the sessions that don’t look special from the outside, but they matter. Controlled metres. Repeatable work. Building durability again without waking the handle-down demons.
Just another layer added.
#ChasingStripes
#MoveForEDS
#Concept2
#IndoorRowing
#BeowulfIRC
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