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Please introduce yourself and tell us where you row, how long you've been in the sport, and anything else you have a mind to share.
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I'm Mary, rowing in Knoxville, Tenn.I'm Mary, rowing in Knoxville, Tenn., and quite a newbie to the sport of sweep rowing. I took part in a weekend course at the end of April this year, and I am participating in my first regatta on Saturday, Oct. 10. Posted by fitfemme on Oct. 08, 2009 at 07:36PM |
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I had just one opportunity to row a boat and that was on the Demerara River in Guyana and it was a dismal failure. I just kept going in a circle. So I'm sticking to the rowing machine. Posted by sewblue on Oct. 15, 2009 at 04:32PM |
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on water--or in the gym?Sewblue, thanks for joining. I'm happy to say that I've never ended up in the water while rowing. :) Funny, but I really dislike the rowing ergometer in the gym. All the work but none of the pleasure of actually moving the boat. It does feel great. Our club is rowing tomorrow morning and racing again on Oct. 31.
Posted by fitfemme on Oct. 16, 2009 at 08:43PM |
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calories and mileageI think we're doing pretty good with our mileage and calorie burned totals considering it's just 2 of us posting. I can't help with the lbs lost because I'm pretty much where I want to be Posted by sewblue on Oct. 18, 2009 at 08:48AM |
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calories and mileageI think most of the mileage is coming from you, sewblue . . . . :) most of the time I just provide a calorie estimate of my workout. wanted to row this morning but the wind was pretty stiff, and it might not have been safe. so I went out on my bicycle instead, and that was a good workout because I'm just getting used to a bicycle again after MANY years not riding. Even a short ride is a workout in this hilly part of the world. Posted by fitfemme on Oct. 24, 2009 at 11:50AM |
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last evening row of the season!Tonight was our club's last night row of the season. The days are just too short now to get much of a session in. We were on the water a couple of minutes after 6 p.m. and had to get back by about 6:50 to have enough light to dock safely. We are participating in a regatta on Saturday, and we'll keep rowing on Saturday mornings . . . but I am really going to miss my rows during the week. Will have to hit the gym and ride my new bike more often. Posted by fitfemme on Oct. 28, 2009 at 06:03PM |
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Never been on waterI have never been on water but teach a rowing class at the Sports Club LA in Orange County, CA. We row 10k-12k Tues and Thurs morning @ 6:30AM. Hope to get on the water in Newport Bay over the holidays.
Posted by ppabian on Nov. 07, 2009 at 04:57PM |
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It's certainly not strange to hate the Ergo...I rowed for 4 years during my Undergrad at Oxford Uni in the UK. Rowing is huge there and I made it to my college 1st VIII (the university squad is full of internationals so I had no chance getting into that!). Since coming over to the US I can't row anymore (my college only allows undergrads to row) so have since taken up cycling. I really miss it - and am even heading back to Oxford for the summer to coincide with the main competition (and hopefully get some rowing in myself (: ) Even now I still hate to think of getting on the erg - whether it be 2K tests (generally ending up in a few members of the crew being sick), 5K tests (generally resulting in falling off the erg at the end), 10x500m (with 2 mins break in between which ended up in quite a few more members of the crew being sick) or my favorite/worst workout - the 20-20-20. This was something my coach got us to do which was to row for 20mins on the erg at your 5K pace, then go for a 20min run/jog and then get back on the erg for 20 mins and try to beat your distance you recorded in the first session. Its certainly tough but gets you fit very quickly. Our term is only 8weeks long and it was amazing the difference between the start and end of term... Posted by david2587 on Dec. 13, 2009 at 06:39AM |
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welcometo David and ppabian! David, I would be throwing up while trying to simulate race pace (and duration) on an erg! I suppose, though, that I really ought to get on the thing this winter. Posted by fitfemme on Dec. 14, 2009 at 05:17AM |
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Im ChrisHi, I am a recent graduate of UT where I rowed on the Tennessee Crew team for 4 years. I participated in 24 regattas, and our 4+ raced at Vails our Senior year. Currently I am a med student at Lincoln Memorial University. I don't have a lot of time to get out on the water. I just got an erg fro Christmas and am sexited about getting back into shape! Posted by utrower on Jan. 20, 2010 at 10:23AM |
