Independent guides to endurance fitness challenges and charity event planning: indoor rowing, tracking progress and organising a team event.https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/indoor-rowing-form-catch-drive-finish-recovery/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/indoor-rowing-form-catch-drive-finish-recovery/Indoor rowing form is catch, drive, finish, then recovery. The drive starts with the legs, the recovery reverses that order, and the reference split is about 2:1.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/endurance-challenges-team-relay-and-solo-pacing/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/endurance-challenges-team-relay-and-solo-pacing/Compare solo and team relay endurance challenges, budget time for handoffs, and understand why completed work can still miss the accepted result.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/rowing-machine-vs-exercise-bike-calorie-joint-comparison/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/rowing-machine-vs-exercise-bike-calorie-joint-comparison/Compare rowing and seated cycling by movement, effort and setup. Learn why calorie displays cannot rank joint load or decide a mixed-machine challenge.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/verify-concept2-rowing-results/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/verify-concept2-rowing-results/Distinguish Concept2 Logbook entries, verified Online Rankings results and official individual or team record proof, with a blank relay witness logsheet.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/indoor-rowing-challenge-vs-race/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/indoor-rowing-challenge-vs-race/Compare cumulative rowing challenges, live online races, venue races and continuous relays by timing, equipment, joining steps and what counts.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/shared-ergdata-profile-handover/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/shared-ergdata-profile-handover/Share one ErgData phone or tablet between separate workouts: confirm the incoming profile, check the finished result, then hand over to the next person.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/ergdata-pm3-pm4-logging-options/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/ergdata-pm3-pm4-logging-options/Current ErgData connects only to a PM5 by Bluetooth. For a PM3 or PM4, compare a LogCard upload in Concept2 Utility with a manual entry on the Logbook Log page.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/upload-past-pm5-workouts/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/upload-past-pm5-workouts/PM5 memory does not store a username. Match the stored date and the distance or time, confirm the Ranking ID, then upload only that row.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/skeleton-crew-challenge-counting/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/skeleton-crew-challenge-counting/Convert RowErg, SkiErg, and BikeErg distances into Skeleton Crew meters, then check the 31,000 and 10,000 lines for October 25 to 31.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/concept2-challenge-meters-missing/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/concept2-challenge-meters-missing/Missing Concept2 challenge metres even though the workout is in the Logbook? Check the board, privacy, team signup, counting rule and deadline.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/beginner-rowing-workouts/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/beginner-rowing-workouts/How long a beginner should row, how often, and what the first four weeks look like, compiled from Concept2's published beginner plan and the US Physical Activity Guidelines.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/contactless-donations-events/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/contactless-donations-events/How a tap-to-give donation works at a charity event, how NFC, EMV contactless, chip and stripe differ, why a tap-to-open tag is not a payment, and what to check before the day.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/organize-charity-challenge-event/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/organize-charity-challenge-event/A step-by-step plan for a charity rowing, walking or relay challenge in the US: where donations go, a 12-week countdown, roles, budget items, IRS and state checks, and event-day counting.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/rowing-pace-per-500m-chart/https://thanksamillionchallenge.com/blog/rowing-pace-per-500m-chart/A good 500 m split depends on the distance. Compare your result with Concept2's 2026 ranking percentiles, convert any result to pace and plan the time for a challenge.Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT