Practical advice for first-time CRASH-B participants

[hjs]

Not good advice from Paul, the race organiser knows who pulled the false start and may want to DQ folk who do it deliberately.

I heard you get shot on the spot if you have two false starts. Sounds reasonable

[Citroen]

Not good advice from Paul, the race organiser knows who pulled the false start and may want to DQ folk who do it deliberately.

I heard you get shot on the spot if you have two false starts. Sounds reasonable

I said DQ not deep six.

[hjs]

Not good advice from Paul, the race organiser knows who pulled the false start and may want to DQ folk who do it deliberately.

I heard you get shot on the spot if you have two false starts. Sounds reasonable

I said DQ not deep six.

Yes, but you have a soft day, no doubt you will agree tomorrow

[sharp_rower]

From my recent experience at BIRC, I have one additional piece of advice for those inexperienced at racing. If, for any reason, you find yourself totally unready to start when attention comes up on the monitor, pull the handle straight away so that there is a false start and you have time to get ready for the restart. It may not make you popular with your fellow competitors, but it's a lot better than starting 15 seconds after everyone else!

Paul V

No offense my friend, but that is really selfish and inconsiderate. Don't do that. Being ready at a set time and place is what racing is all about.

Regarding the weather: Yes, for those of you traveling from a distance, keep a keen eye on the forecasts. Boston has been hit with tons of snow over the past few weeks, and there might be more coming. The public transportation system as a result has been struggling, and may very well continue to be iffy around March 1. If you are staying overnight, try staying within walking distance of Agganis Arena.

[mselflea]

I just rowed my first competition yesterday in Atlanta.

The air did make my throat raspy, so whoever posted that observation is spot on--and I drank a bunch of water ahead of time, my throat was still really dry during the event. Weird.

Another observation from my perspective-I was surprised that the monitor did not show the projected finish time. While I thought knowing where I was within the band of "boats" around me was interesting, not seeing projected finish made for me basically having no clue how fast I rowed. With no one yelling at me and no ability to look at the bigger screen(hey I am 57 and don't row with my glasses on..) I had nothing to go on except for avg 500 m time.

So I guess the takeaway for me is I need to know what my avg time needs to be against whatever I am targeting for my race time? Or is there another way to handle this.

7:33- PB for me so this is not me whining that I "could have" done better if only...but I finished not having a clue. For all I knew I could have finished in 7:50 or whatever...