Normal people do not have blisters on their hands. They can sleep as long as they want on the weekends. They do not have to erg. They do not have to feel the pain we go through during a race … but they don’t have crew. They aren’t as fit as we are. They will never experience the feeling we have after finishing a race. They will never prove how far they can go. They will never race. They will never row.
An aggregate resource for all those riding in the 9th seat
Deep.
And normal people also often underestimate how hard rowing is – several times I hear people say how a 2k seems like such a small distance, and runners will say how about a 5k… but they don’t understand, and choose to make assumptions, and voice them. Which is rather annoying, but laughable at the same time.