After 60 days and a total rowing time of 80 hours, 20 minutes and 18 seconds, Chief Petty Officer Phil White has covered an amazing one million metres on the Indoor Rower, losing nearly two and a half stone in the process.Phil took up indoor rowing in January of this year in an attempt to get fit and lose weight. He purchased his own Indoor Rower and, after discovering that someone had completed a million metres in 90 days and making a few calculations himself, Phil set some goals - to complete one million metres in 60 days, lose weight from his 6 foot two frame and also get fit for a reunion with his girlfriend at the end of March. She is also in the Navy and was on a four month deployment to Antarctica.Phil's indoor rowing challenge began in earnest on the 24th of January. Every day he covered at least 18,000 metres over a period of one and a half hours. His training went so well that after a month Phil decided to do it in aid of charity and subsequently raised £350 in aid of Haslar Hospital Radio.There were times when I really wanted to throw the towel in. The constant regime really took its toll some days. The Concept 2 Training Guide says that you should never become a slave to the programme, but I did. My programme completely ruled my life, said Phil.On Wednesday 22nd March, in front of friends, colleagues and representatives from Haslar Radio Station, Phil completed the final 20,000 metres of his Concept 2 million metre challenge in the gym at HMS Sultan in Gosport. He was presented with his official Concept 2 million metre certificate and T-Shirt by Commodore Clayden, the commanding officer of HMS Sultan.He lost a total of 37.4lbs (17kg) and now weighs 84.8 kg, a weight he has not been since 1988 when he began his naval training. I am now looking forward to getting my teeth into the 40 minute training programme and to sort out my 2,000 metre time.Phil's girlfriend knew nothing of his indoor rowing and weight loss regime. However, he was confident that she would be very surprised at their Cape Town reunion.