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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: Women’s 8+
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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Saturday at Master’s Nationals
The day broke with me scrambling behind and rumbling in the distance. I’d slept poorly because of a lightning storm popping all around our house. Alan asked at some ungodly hour, “Are you awake?” “Yes, I’m awake.” “Crazy storm.” “Yep.” … Continue reading
Posted in Racing, Struggles
Tagged benderson park, masters nationals, Racing, regatta, rowing, sarasota, weather, wheels, Women's 8+
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Friday at Master’s Nationals
With no scheduled events for me today, I took my time to cheer on my stroke seat racing in the Mixed A 2x and other rowing friends, explore the venue, rest, and prepare for the next two days. Five seat … Continue reading
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Tagged benderson park, masters nationals, Racing, regatta, results, rowing, sarasota, Women's 8+
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Thursday at Nationals
Wow! What a day! The alarm blasted off at 5:15 a.m. I move like a snail in the mornings, no matter what, even on such a day as the first day of US Rowing Master’s Nationals Championships. Brushing my teeth, … Continue reading
Posted in Racing, Triumphs
Tagged benderson park, masters nationals, medals, regatta, results, rowing, sarasota, triumph, Women's 8+
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Seven days to Nationals
Tonight I had my third-to-last practice before Nationals. My head was not in the game. I kept catching myself off time with stroke seat because my brain kept going off on rabbit trails. Angry, I’d mentally chastise myself and focus … Continue reading
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Tagged benderson park, exercise, practice, rowing, sarasota, Women's 8+
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Master’s Nationals Training Pictures
With less than a month to go, it’s hard to juggle all the boats and the training time. Rowing right now isn’t always fun or easy. The boats are doing hard 1000-meter pieces. As coach says, they are dirty, vicious, … Continue reading
Protected: Master’s Nationals is one month away–and I’m frustrated.
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Tagged athlete, exercise, frustration, masters nationals, rowing, sacrifices, sarasota, sculling, struggle, struggles, sweeping, training, Women's 8+
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Faster, stronger, longer
It’s summer, which means our Florida weather is unstable again. Already we’ve faced a Tropical Storm and the last several days been full of high winds and puffy storms floating in off the gulf. After two years of bone-dry, burning … Continue reading
Florida Master’s Regatta
I blink and it’s Thursday, five days after racing. Just as quickly as the days have passed, so did racing at Florida Master’s Regatta. Florida Master’s A few distinct moments stick out in my memory of the Women’s 8+. … Continue reading
Blown away at Sarasota Invitational
Sarasota Invitational has come and gone, and that means I finally have a little bit of free time back. The two weeks leading up to SIR flew by. Each morning began with a workout, followed by eight hours teaching, and … Continue reading
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