A Rowfile is an electronic record of a row, stored in a format that can be used by RowPro.
The Rowfile Library is a collection of Rowfiles from major Indoor Rowing races like CRASH-B and the BIRC.
During these races, the race computer collects data from all the Performance Monitors several times each second. This data is later processed into the Digital Rowing Rowfile format and made available in the Rowfile Library at www.digitalrowing.com.
The result is a massive library of thousands of individual Rowfiles, each one a stroke-by-stroke record of that person's 2000m race. You can download any of these Rowfiles free of charge and race them stroke by stroke. For example:
| • | If you were a competitor at one of these race events, you can download your own race, or the races of the people who were just ahead and just behind you, and try different race tactics for next time. |
| • | If you weren't a competitor, you can find people in your class and performance level and race them. |
Instructions for using the Rowfile Library are provided in the Rowfile Library online.
To download and use a Rowfile from the Rowfile Library:
| • | Select the row you want and download it to your PC. |
| • | In RowPro Control Center / Rowing Log, click Import, navigate to the Rowfile you downloaded, and click Open. |
| • | The Rowfile will be saved in your Competitor Log. |
| • | In RowPro Control Center / Rowing Log, click Competitor Log, where you will see the row you imported. |
| • | Close the Control Center and open Session Setup. |
| • | In Lanes, click the lane where you want the competitor to row. |
| • | Click Competitor, select the competitor you want and click Select. |
| • | Choose any other settings you want like Warm-up/dn or Splits, and when you're done click Row. |
