ben jenkins
Age: 55
Country: United Kingdom
Affiliation: Fitness Matters
Team: Fitness Matters Indoor Rowing
Height: 6 ft 3 in
Weight: 317 lb
Logbook ID: 1177669
Member since: January 11, 2018
Lost 5st by running and eating healthily a few years ago. Had plantar fasciitis issues, stopped running, ate crap and put 3-4st back on. Bought a rowing machine as a present to by body in Jan 2018, aiming to lose 7 stone by my 50th. Then I shall eat cake.
Jan 2018 ~ 300lbs
Didn’t work but ate cake anyway. Stopped rowing in May 2018.
*Reboot 2020*
Restarted rowing - aim to get fitter and lose 45kg.
Sept 2020 - 145kg (320lbs)
Row 1,000,000m
March 2021 - 120kg (265lbs)
May 2021 - 115kg (253lbs)
July 2021 - 109kg (240lbs) - no longer classified as Obese.
Struggling with various things
Nov 2023 Back to 133kg, 2k slipped from 6:40 to 7:40
Reboot number 2.
Still in the 130’s :(
Plantar fasciitis and heel spurs (yeehaaa)
But working on it.
Recent Workouts View log
| Date | Time | Distance | Pace | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/25 | 24:30.0 | 6,496 | 2:04.4 | BikeErg |
| 04/22/25 | 24:30.0 | 7,242 | 1:52.4 | BikeErg |
| 04/21/25 | 1:00.0 | 560 | 1:47.1 | BikeErg |
| 04/21/25 | 24:00.0 | 9,554 | 2:06.9 | BikeErg |
| 04/19/25 | 22:03.9 | 10,446 | 2:06.7 | BikeErg |
Ranked Workouts for Current Season
| Date | Event | Result | Pace | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/25 | 1,000 | 2:02.8 | 2:02.8 | BikeErg |