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i was planning in racing in my sweat pants and shirt... And runnings shoes, is this acceptable?

Mike in Oklahoma

Anything that isn't naked is OK. You could get some funny looks if you turn up in a pair of budgie smugglers.

mmayzak wrote:i was planning in racing in my sweat pants and shirt

For racing, any sweat clothes will cause a rower to get overheated in about a minute. Rowing attire should be bicycle shorts or the equivalent and a very lightweight fairly snugly fitting T-Shirt. Loose clothes will get caught in the seat rollers. Even with these clothes one's temp will still rise. Ideally industrial fans are blowing, but many venues do not have those. I say scrap the sweat pants idea immediately. Jim G

Cyclingman1 wrote:

mmayzak wrote:i was planning in racing in my sweat pants and shirt

For racing, any sweat clothes will cause a rower to get overheated in about a minute. Rowing attire should be bicycle shorts or the equivalent and a very lightweight fairly snugly fitting T-Shirt. Loose clothes will get caught in the seat rollers. Even with these clothes one's temp will still rise. Ideally industrial fans are blowing, but many venues do not have those. I say scrap the sweat pants idea immediately. Jim G

Yep I agree with Jim - have a look at crash B videos - lots of one piece too. Shorts and T or singlet top for me.

mmayzak wrote:i was planning in racing in my sweat pants and shirt... And runnings shoes, is this acceptable?

Mike in Oklahoma

Also, use it at home first, some shorts can be slippery. You don,t want that. Shirts should be short, should not be able to get under the rail.

Cyclingman1 wrote:Rowing attire should be bicycle shorts or the equivalent and a very lightweight fairly snugly fitting T-Shirt. Loose clothes will get caught in the seat rollers.

Cycling shorts have the padding in the wrong place.
T-shirts and sweat are bad news if you value your nipples. It's much better to have a technical top that wicks the sweat away.

Get a rowing uni from any vendor (JL racing in the US has 'em). Or a triathlon one peice. Or cycling bibs and a tight top, Forget the sweats; bad idea.

hi tech wicking tank top for me, need the freedom in the shoulders.
shoes can be tricky: i use a pair of training shoes with minimum heel thickness so that i am not using energy to compress unnecessary padding, and so that the angle of my foot in the stretchets is close to the angle of the stretcher itself.
and agree on the bike shorts not being quite right. unfortunately, it is not easy to find rowing shorts that have kept up with the trends of the last, say, 30 years. from what i have seen the ones for sale would look ridiculoudly short on me. perhaps that's the traditional look, since i seem to be about average height for crew, but the last time i wore shorts that tiny was playing hoops in the late 70s, early 80s. one cringes seeing those old pics. lol

Thanks, i'll look like a rookie regardless what I show up in I guess... no sweats .

I have been thinking about shoes, currently I row in an old pair of running shoes (old by the fact the soles are worn down), they are practically lifting shoes.

mmayzak wrote:currently I row in an old pair of running shoes (old by the fact the soles are worn down), they are practically lifting shoes.

Actually, lifting shoes are characterized by their solid/rigid sole. Running shoes are more squishy. I'm not so sure but what lifting shoes might be better for rowing. They have a very solid feel.

O.K.

I just googled on budgie smugglers.

gobsmacked.

Where are you racing? SWEAT or the Riversport indoor races, just curious seeing that you are from OK.

I am going down to the sweat at Jesuit in a couple weeks... Then up here at ok Feb 14th. I am training at Biff's 24/7 here in Yukon.

Ok, I am thinking about racing the Riversport again this year. I am trying to get back to 100% after getting over a sinus infection, but training is still going pretty good. I won the SM division(40+) in 2013(6:54) with a sinus infection. Even if I do not race this year I will probably go and watch since I know a few college rowers that row for OCU that will be racing.

Wow, you are a monster... I am looking for the 7:30's, below that would be amazing for me.