Yeah, that's sounds like fun! Well done
Pfft, looks like it was some field this year right across the board, so if we had this mentality 99% of us might as well pack our bags on the start line
Great work! As a lightweight too?
Very true
).I think your first line there nails it. I row on my own in a dinghy garage, anyone in my life finds it all a little out the ordinary. Which is probably why the majority of us here embrace it. But yes, you'd need a mini holiday to justify the travel!
This conversation convinces me even more to register for next year
Yes!!! Well done! That reminds me of the great Steve Redgrave when he said after an Olympics, "if anyone sees me in a boat again, you have my permission to shoot me". Obviously, we went and won another gold medal four years later.
Yep. I don't know anyone in real life to talk to about rowing apart from my inner chimp of course
It's always bad timing for me at this part of the year, but I'll sign up next year, especially if you and Alex do.
That would be so awesome - especially as you 'hired' me for team OarsomeDangerscouse wrote: ↑December 7th, 2024, 1:59 pmYep. I don't know anyone in real life to talk to about rowing apart from my inner chimp of course
Camaraderie is a very strong part of what we do, and is definitely a great part of competing.
It's always bad timing for me at this part of the year, but I'll sign up next year, especially if you and Alex do.
I think we may have been in the same race. Also, 1 second improvement for me too 6:37.7. Was hoping for more but my legs felt like jelly throughout and I couldn’t muster the final sprint. Still though, was a great experience and will be doing it again. Got my first otw head race next weekend which I am looking forward to but not the cold!
Congratulations Anthony. It's really tough to PB in a race, with the dry air and racing start.ahooton wrote: ↑December 7th, 2024, 3:16 pmI think we may have been in the same race. Also, 1 second improvement for me too 6:37.7. Was hoping for more but my legs felt like jelly throughout and I couldn’t muster the final sprint. Still though, was a great experience and will be doing it again. Got my first otw head race next weekend which I am looking forward to but not the cold!
Everything is good thanks, but too many recent nights out and quite stressful recent weeks at work have taken a toll. Going to a gig on Friday night was the main reason that I knew it would be a bad idea, which was borne out to be true.
Well done! It sounds like you had as much 'fun' as me! My legs were like jelly too, which I was hoping if just from nerves would be fine once I got going, but I was also hindered by anxiety about making weight. Which whilst in the end I was fine for it did mean my nutrition and hydration wasn't as good as it should have been for the preceding 24 hours. I don't have to work hard to make sub 75kg but nonetheless it was a stresser. I'm glad I had a solid race plan in my head because in the event my head was mush. I practise my race calls in my head every time I row the last 2K of a SS session so I only need the smallest glance at the metres left to know what I should be doing and how many strokes are left at any point. In my race group I was beaten into 3rd place by a tenth, but 2nd place was well over-weight so wasn't classified. Immediately post-race my head was still mush so I wasn't sure how I felt about being beaten by a tenth, until I learnt I was 2nd.ahooton wrote: ↑December 7th, 2024, 3:16 pm
I think we may have been in the same race. Also, 1 second improvement for me too 6:37.7. Was hoping for more but my legs felt like jelly throughout and I couldn’t muster the final sprint.
Just noticed you’re in LWT. Fantastic result. Your 5k time definitely needs another attempt!
Completely understand. I am fully aware I am a long long way off placing in my cadre, but I know very well that I need a goal to aim for or I’ll just not bother. Once I have a goal though, I have determination, so that’s what motivates me. It’s a small price to pay for that.putridp wrote: ↑December 8th, 2024, 3:05 amWell done! It sounds like you had as much 'fun' as me! My legs were like jelly too, which I was hoping if just from nerves would be fine once I got going, but I was also hindered by anxiety about making weight. Which whilst in the end I was fine for it did mean my nutrition and hydration wasn't as good as it should have been for the preceding 24 hours. I don't have to work hard to make sub 75kg but nonetheless it was a stresser. I'm glad I had a solid race plan in my head because in the event my head was mush. I practise my race calls in my head every time I row the last 2K of a SS session so I only need the smallest glance at the metres left to know what I should be doing and how many strokes are left at any point. In my race group I was beaten into 3rd place by a tenth, but 2nd place was well over-weight so wasn't classified. Immediately post-race my head was still mush so I wasn't sure how I felt about being beaten by a tenth, until I learnt I was 2nd.ahooton wrote: ↑December 7th, 2024, 3:16 pm
I think we may have been in the same race. Also, 1 second improvement for me too 6:37.7. Was hoping for more but my legs felt like jelly throughout and I couldn’t muster the final sprint.
Just noticed you’re in LWT. Fantastic result. Your 5k time definitely needs another attempt!
On the subject of attending in the first place: Indoor rowing events seem to encourage a feeling of "I'll only turn up if I think I can finish competitively". At least, I am personally guilty of this, and I am lucky that I can make it as a lwt quite easily. If lwt didn't exist would I have gone? But, very few people sign up to a local running race (half marathon, marathon, etc) with the expectation of placing, they sign up for the experience of training, turning up and performing as well as they can on a personal level. All of us will applaud anyone else simply attempting to row a distance as fast as they can regardless of the result, because we know what a mental and physical challenge it is to train consistently and perform, but do we hold ourselves to different criteria with regards the competitive element? Not sure, perhaps I'm missing the mark or failing to get my point across well. But it's a shame these events aren't better attended, and now I've done it once I fully intend to go again with a more relaxed attitude to placing.
Great comment. I've attended two BRICs, knowing that I'm not in top form, and I just want to compete. One year I hurt my back only a month beforehand and it totally derailed my training, but it was good to attend anyway and row with less pressure.putridp wrote: ↑December 8th, 2024, 3:05 amOn the subject of attending in the first place: Indoor rowing events seem to encourage a feeling of "I'll only turn up if I think I can finish competitively". At least, I am personally guilty of this, and I am lucky that I can make it as a lwt quite easily. If lwt didn't exist would I have gone? But, very few people sign up to a local running race (half marathon, marathon, etc) with the expectation of placing, they sign up for the experience of training, turning up and performing as well as they can on a personal level. All of us will applaud anyone else simply attempting to row a distance as fast as they can regardless of the result, because we know what a mental and physical challenge it is to train consistently and perform, but do we hold ourselves to different criteria with regards the competitive element? Not sure, perhaps I'm missing the mark or failing to get my point across well. But it's a shame these events aren't better attended, and now I've done it once I fully intend to go again with a more relaxed attitude to placing.
