Training & Nutrition Video of the Week
By readyallrow
Having been to the grocery store and out to dinner with my guys many times over the last year, I’m well aware of how much rowers (especially male rowers) eat. Two (or three) entrees at restaurants, seven eggs for breakfast, gallons of whole milk, etc. – at this point it doesn’t even shock me anymore. Luckily for them though, I don’t think their weekly grocery bills total $600+.
By readyallrow
This is so true: “The only way to compete effectively is to make the boat go fast and the only way to make the boat go fast is to collaborate perfectly with the very same people they’re competing with. It almost requires a schizophrenic frame of mind.”
Related: Books on rowing, pt. 1
This guy, Mark de Rond, wrote the book “The Last Amateurs” which is about the 2007 Cambridge crew and the time he spent living with them while they trained and prepared for The Boat Race.
College Racing Video of the Week
By readyallrow
Last weekend, while those of us in USA were prepping for CRASH-Bs, the University of Washington Huskies headed across the pond to race Cambridge University on the Tideway. Matthew Pinsent served as the official umpire of the race, which saw Washington come away with a 3 length victory over CUBC.
