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The Crossfit Rowing Blog - 06-Apr-2014

Here’s a couple of videos of Alumni Cup racing at Overpeck on April 5, 2014.  These were the earlier races before the wind kicked in and racing was canceled due to crosswind/whitecaps.  Too bad as before the rain yesterday the water was great all week. Dartmouth vs. Columbia Varsity Eights: Dartmouth vs. Columbia JV Eights: […] ...

RowingRelated - 05-Apr-2014

A little while ago, we reached another milestone here at RR, and, well, we're pretty chuffed about it. Last month, we crossed the 1 million pageview mark, and we'd like to say thank you for reading, viewing, sharing, commenting, and just generally being a member of what we like to think of as the RowingRelated community. Hard to believe that it all began with this post, our Statement of ...

The Crossfit Rowing Blog - 05-Apr-2014

For any readers in the NY/NJ area who want to come see what live rowing is like, there is a collegiate regatta (2,000 meters) on Saturday April 5 at Overpeck County Park, which is just over the George Washington Bridge from NYC.  Dartmouth, Columbia, MIT, Holy Cross, and Navy will be racing in eights throughout […] ...

The Crossfit Rowing Blog - 05-Apr-2014

Here’s a coxswain’s-eye view of the Overpeck 2K race course for rowing.  It is filmed from my single but speeded up to cover the course in about 3 minutes.  I tried to steer in the middle of the three lanes.  You can see that there are stake boats, buoys every 500m, and a new pair […] ...

RowingRelated - 03-Apr-2014

With the Henley Boat Races (including the Newton Women's Boat Race—see here for race video) in the books already, and so much focus on the Tideway in London this weekend, it's important to remember that another heated rivalry was recently renewed just across the Irish Sea, when University College Dublin took on Trinity College in the 2014 edition of the Dublin Boat Races. In the Gannon Cup (...

Richmond Rowing Club Blog - 31-Mar-2014

The building works are progressing well at the Boathouse and continue to be on track. There will be lots of activity in the next two weeks culminating in the first floor slab being poured. Access to the Boathouse is a bit tricky at the moment but continues to be through the front door. When the […] ...

RowingRelated - 29-Mar-2014

The first of today's videos comes to us from the Netherlands, where the Heineken Roeivierkamp 2014 took place recently in the heart of Amsterdam. The video features some slick editing, nice shots of rowing, and a few interviews for those of you in the audience who can speak Dutch. It's also another window into how European regatta organizers take advantage of urban settings, and combine ...

London Youth Rowing - 29-Mar-2014

For the second year running, the National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) attracted over 2500 entries, making it the largest indoor rowing event on the planet.   Last Friday, March 21st at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre in London, saw thousands of 11 to 18 year olds compete on 100 indoor rowing machines and race [...]...

London Youth Rowing - 26-Mar-2014

Please follow the link and see how well you, your mates and other competitors did at The World’s Largest Indoor Rowing Competition NJIRC 2014 RESULTS...

London Youth Rowing - 25-Mar-2014

Cardinal Pole Catholic High School came down to the water at Lea Rowing Club in Hackney to try on water rowing .    Cardinal Pole rowing Team!  Phil, Jamie, Thomas, Mohammed, Solomon, Tian, Edwina and Miss Gare. (left to right)  They went out in two quads with one of the boats coxed by their teacher, Amelda [...]...

The Crossfit Rowing Blog - 23-Mar-2014

I’ve gotten some questions on how to approach the rowing portion of CrossFit Games Open workout 14.4: 14 minute AMRAP: Row 60 calories 50 Toes to Bar 40 Wallballs 30 Cleans 20 Muscle Ups Here’s some key points: This is a long workout.  You don’t want to absolutely kill yourself on the row as you […] ...

London Youth Rowing - 22-Mar-2014

Thank you to all our Competitors, to our Volunteers, to our Activities, to the Police, to our Co hosts British Rowing & The Boat Race Co, to Concept 2,  to our Guests of Honour, to the Mum’s & Dad’s, Teachers & Youth Workers,  Dogs, Horses and Hippos, not forgetting Helicopters, Shuttle Buses and Lee Valley Athletics [...]...

RowingRelated - 22-Mar-2014

This week's video comes to us from Portland, and is a very nicely put together general introduction to the sport of rowing, as well as to Rose City Rowing Club. A mixture of on-the-water training footage and interviews with athletes and coaches, it paints an accurate picture not just of the experience of rowing in Portland, but also the reasons why all of us get up early in the morning, and row...

London Youth Rowing - 22-Mar-2014

These results DO NOT include The Bull Pen results. If you have any queries please email barbara.c@londonyouthrowing.com We will respond to all enquiries as soon as possible. Please be patient It’s been a long week!   Year 7 Boys Organisation First Name Surname Distance 1 Palmer Catholic 1466 Lucas Negroni 554 2 Holbrook 1019 Logan [...]...

London Youth Rowing - 20-Mar-2014

Make sure you get there with plenty of time to spare.   Shuttle Bus Timetable – NJIRC 2014 Shuttle Bus Number Seating Capacity Departure Point Departure Time Arrival Time Arrival Location Shuttle Bus 1 16 Tottenham Hale Station 6.45am 7.05am Lee Valley Athletics Centre Shuttle Bus 1 16 Lee Valley Athletics Centre 7.10am 7.30am Tottenham [...]...

RowingRelated - 19-Mar-2014

Yesterday, we took a look at our preseason top 20 Division I NCAA teams. Today, it's time to turn our attention to the IRA and ACRA programs that have gotten out attention so far in the 2013-2014 campaign. And so, without further ado, here's out take on varsity, lightweight, and club crews to watch this season. (And, for the most part, we're sticking to our guns from our fall 2013 predictions—...

London Youth Rowing - 19-Mar-2014

LYR coaching team took their machines onto the Olympic Park this week to the new secondary school, Chobham Academy. They  ran taster sessions all day for the young people (Years 7 and 9) to come along and have a go, it was the first time that the majority of the young people had been on a [...]...

London Youth Rowing - 19-Mar-2014

NJIRC report on page 9 of Rowing & Regatta magazine LYR – London Youth Rowing LYR – London Youth Rowing Home What We Do What’s on Volunteering News About Us Contact Us NJIRC report on page 9 of Rowing & Regatta magazine    Have you got your copy yet? Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 at 3:12 pm and is filed under News . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the...

RowingRelated - 18-Mar-2014

It's that time of year again! Yes, the ice is melting, and crews are back on the water in anticipation of what will undoubtedly be another great season of racing. In fact, we're just three weeks away from kicking things off in earnest on the west coast at the 41st San Diego Crew Classic! But who will be the crews to watch when we're all lined up on the stake boats? Here are our thoughts on the ...

London Youth Rowing - 14-Mar-2014

The College of North East London is running a piece on NJIRC on their web site. Their students who study special effects make up will offer the young rowers wounds and scars as well as the many dramatic forms of make-up seen in films and on TV, in advertising commercials and in theatres. There should be [...]...


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