If you are attracted to black women, act on it! While this article brings up some good points, I also think that the undercurrent of hostility reaffirms reasons for the hesitancy many non-black males have about approaching a black female.

Something you might want to try are Concept2's seasonal challenges. These can be a great way to improve your endurance. You’ll get to the stage where a 30 minute row is no biggie.

FYI - the resistance is actually the damper setting and should probably be set between a 1 - 4. To figure out where you should be, you’ll need to determine your drag factor (which can be found in the settings of a Concept2), which should be about 120 - 140 for males/90 - 115 for females.