Following in the puddles of Marlow RC pararower Jordan Beecher, the “Bucks Buoys” team of Paul Smith, Kevin Luff, Nic Parslow and Trevor Cooper have teamed up to tackle the Atlantic Challenge (ie. rowing the Atlantic) in aid of both … Read More »
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is often referred to as “the world’s toughest rowing race”. Hard enough with all your body in top fitness thrown at the challenge. But Pararower Jordan Beecher took on the 3,000 mile odessey minus part … Read More »
John Stephenson with double Olympic champion Alex Gregory MBE at Volunteer of the Year awards British Rowing honored coaches and volunteers at its annual Coach and Volunteer of the Year Awards this past Saturday including someone who has made an … Read More »
Happy New Year 2018! Making New Year’s Resolutions? Maybe something to do with training harder? The Concept 2 Million Metre Challenge – rowing one million metres on a rowing machine in one year – is about the boldest resolution one … Read More »
Rowing is classified as a “strength endurance” sport, so the ordinary distances are not small. Events like the Great Ouse involve come seriously heroic mileage. But few things in the conventional rowing world (ie. putting aside things like transatlantic crossings … Read More »