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Welcome to my rowing diary. Here I chronicle my struggles, triumphs, and thoughts about life as an amateur masters rower.
Thank you for being part of the journey.
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2019 Training Statistics
Updated: 08/09/19
Current weight: 151
Weight goal: Get back to 150
Days on water: 8?
Days on land: Too many!
2k Erg Test: 1:55.9/spilt, 7:43.8
5k Erg Test: 20:30/ 2:03Search my site.
Tag Archives: 4x
Head of the Hooch 2021
This post is three weeks late because I had to be in the right head space to write.
The week before planned departure for the Head of the Hooch, my Grandma took a turn. I wasn’t sure I would be racing. Continue reading
Posted in Home, Racing, Triumphs
Tagged 2x, 4x, 5k, 8+, competition, gold, Head of the Hooch, head race, hooch, Ohio rowing, Racing, regatta, results, rowing, sculling, Women's 8+
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2021 Masters Nationals-Day 4
I wrap up Master’s Nationals with 3 medals, two golds and a bronze, plus one 5th place in the final. Continue reading
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Tagged 4x, 8+, masters nationals, Ohio rowing, Racing, regatta, rowing
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2021 Masters Nationals-Day 1
The surge to the line is incredible. This is kind of race we live for. Four boats, four fast boats, making calls, trying to get the oars in the water at the exact right time. Continue reading
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Tagged 4x, masters nationals, Nationals, Ohio rowing, Racing, regatta, rowing, sculling, win
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Gobble, Gobble: A Bunch of Turkeys at the Head of the Giblet
The Fluidesign 4x is ping-ponging down the course: left, right, left, right. The starboard oars have whacked two buoys, jarring the rhythm, and there’s a turn approaching. The glasses are fogging; it’s hard to judge the distance. And still we ping-pong, … Continue reading
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