One silver lining to the lock-down is the strides to greater use of online tools enabling more options for training and competing to all rowers, but especially to the adaptive community for whom less racing is available. This weekend, the … Read More »
While the rowing training has more or less resumed on the water (with an extensive set of preventative protocols to protect against COVID transmission), competition has not yet taken the same step. The ability to manage the precautions with larger … Read More »
“This is a story about why the word ‘YES’ could be really dangerous, a couple of months ago, Sally Hopewell and Naomi Riches asked me if I would join in doing a full Marathon distance, Naomi full distance, Sally was … Read More »
You think that you’re sick of erging over the months? Tiy hours of it non-stop. Everyone has a bit more time on their hands these days of lockdown. A number of clubs have been able to carry on with virtual … Read More »
It takes more than a global pandemic to stop the British Rowing Championships. In fact, from an Adaptive/Para perspective, the competition has never been more exciting. In the past, Brit Champs has always been a bit of an awkward affair … Read More »
For working off some of those chocolate eggs from yesterday or to assist with the extended indoor rowing mode of the past month’s lockdown, British Rowing has produced some very high standard workout videos on their YouTube channel. They feature … Read More »
You couldn’t get more timely than Concept2’s World Rowing Virtual Sprints. First, we drenched Brits have been swept off the rivers by flooding and off lakes by winds for months now driving us into the gym for seemingly interminable erg … Read More »
In addition to the big indoor events like BRIC and NJIRC, a number of smaller regional indoor rowing events are also held like the Southern England Indoor Rowing Championships (SEIRC) in Oxford. Their regional venues can be more accessible to … Read More »
The largest adaptive rowing event in the UK with over 100 entries returned to Olympic Park with the next generation of adaptive rowers completely filling all corners of the competition floor. Special kudos to Stormont house School who were … Read More »
PR1 competitors Chris Rix (sudbury) and Benjamin Pritchard (Team GB) The British Indoor Rowing Championships is perhaps the annual pinnacle of the UK rowing community coming together. It convenes elite rowers with novice ones, junior rowers with Vet Gs, massive … Read More »