Word: rowing
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Each of our reactions to the day is different but we are all shocked. Sure the row was bad, but was it that bad? Over and over in my head I keep asking: "What did I do wrong? What could I have done?" I think Harry Parker put it best when he said it was a case of the whole being less than the sum of its parts. I guess that happens sometimes. But this race is over, and the Head's in two weeks...
First day back after Sunday's disgusting defeat. I was back in stroke, although I guessed from the boat's lineup that it was going to be a technique row--skill and drill--without much pressure. Cool evening; the sun was setting as we docked and the coxswain was worried about being out on the Charles without a light on the boat. We did a lot of 6s work, some pause drills, slap drills. Then some 2 to 3 minute pieces at 2/3 to full pressure. The shoes in the boat were placed too high and we were rushing into...
From our first stroke with all eight it was a much better row than when we took the V3 out with the Rochester lineup. The one frustrating thing was that my back and shoulders got sore and tired before my legs did, probably because it was early morning and I hadn't stretched and warmed up enough. I need to loosen up more at the beginning of practice. We'll be going out in the lineups for the Head all this week so things will get better. We have another 6K test on Monday; I doubt the lineups will change...
...What's your regimen and practice for training for this race? CG: Well, we practice six times a week and we lift weights three mornings a week. So, it's pretty intense. When we row, it's about three hours in the afternoon...
...Rowing in general is a low-visibility sport, it's not a spectator sport. EK: Well, this is the one regatta where it is a spectator sport. I mean the Olympics are a spectator sport, but this is truly a spectator sport in that there's always some crew going by and in that way, it's a gas. So I think corporate sponsorship is fine. But I don't think people are getting paid to row, which is a not a bad thing. Plus, you get to see all the latest technology in boats...