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Reflections on Head Season & Faster Masters

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

November is “off-season.” I know everyone’s hitting the winter training hard, but I just can’t. I am mentally and physically burnt out.

So I’m taking some “me” time and reflecting back on my head season. I used the Faster Masters program for my Head of the Charles and Head of the Hooch prep. Continue reading →

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What buoy?

Posted on November 18, 2013 by

In my second head race, the Inaugural Sarasota-Benderson Head Race, I finished somewhat as I predicted…and not as I predicted. Friday Friday dawned under thick cloud cover and a steady wind pushing from the northeast. If it hadn’t been so … Continue reading →

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My First 1x Head Race

Posted on November 9, 2013 by

I woke up with light in my face and worried my alarm had not functioned. I cracked an eye. The clock glowed green, “1:36 a.m.” I reached out, pushed the clock away, and closed my eyes. At the proper time, … Continue reading →

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Make Way for the Novice Coxswain!

Posted on September 30, 2013 by

The first Head Race of the Season has passed. I vowed not to race and I did not, despite all the flack I’ve received from fellow rowers. With only three weeks to gear up for a 5k, I did not … Continue reading →

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One rower, two rower, three rower, four

Posted on September 15, 2013 by

Coming off the water, ironically my sculling buddy and I landed on the subject of numbers and counting.  Ironic because I’d already planned to write about counting in the blog. It just proved what I’d already been thinking. Rowers are … Continue reading →

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YIELD ORC!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Check it out:   What a crazy day.   First I arrived at 6:45 to a “full parking lot” although I still managed to find a place by the Casey Key Fish House.  However, there was absolutely no place for … Continue reading →

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