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Ready, Row! USA: Lifelong Rowing by Rebecca Caroe

Head race challenges - how to deal with things like turning buoys, wind and waves, and staying warm at the start marshalling. Something unexpected always happens in head races - caused by you or external factors. Timestamps 01:00 Your experience base is what will serve you well in dealing with challenges. 02:00 Challenges -expect the unexpected. anything can happen. Get accustomed to rowing with many other athletes and boats around. Know your response to a range of different situations so you know what to do when a challenge arises. Marcus Buckingham research into why some long distance lorry (truck) drivers had fewer accidents is helpful for us rowers. 06:00 Staying warm in the marshalling area. Wear clothing you can keep on until the last moment. Marlene likes a lightweight wind jacket because it's easy to take off. Can you row in small circles to stay warm? Do the push/pull drill - rowing in place. Keep your muscles moving as much as you can. Are you able to get out of the boat and stay warm on the bank by jogging on the spot? Keep your hands under your armpits as that's the warmest part of your body. And wear a warm fleece hat. 10:00 Avoid sitting still and not doing anything as it is harder to get up to speed in the race if you are cold. Rebecca likes to hang back when the crews move up the marshalling line towards the start line so she can row hard pressure strokes to catch up the crew in front. At the Scullers Head Rebecca worked out how long after the race began that her bow number would be starting the race. She chose to park her boat and go to a nearby pub to stay warm and drink coffee while waiting and watching the numbers pass by. You can take a thermos of hot water in the boat if that helps you stay warm. The Ultimate Guide to Head Racing free ebook download https://fastermastersrowing.ck.page/693a02e0a1 13:30 Wind and Waves - things you cannot control but you can row them well. Look at a map of the course and a weather app and work out where the wind will be head / side or tail winds. Where will gusts likely happen? In a headwind, the waves are highest at the start of a straight when you are rowing into the wind. Can you adapt your technique to reflect the wind and waves conditions to reflect the conditions? Read our podcast on rough water rowing https://fastermastersrowing.com/how-to-row-in-rough-water/ Seek out some rough water training to practice stabilising, and adjust how high you carry the oars off the water. Cross winds push your boat down on one side. On the high side apply pressure into that rigger with your thumb to keep the boat level. 16:00 Keep your stroke length into the head wind it will tend to rob you of your length. Don't let the wind rush you. Control the oars with deliberate movements so the wind doesn't snatch the blade out of your hand. The wind may catch your blade as you square and blow it high above the water. counter this by moving your handles upwards deliberately. If you get a gust of wind, as the gust comes, control your oars and as the gust fades, do a push to get back onto your pattern after the gust interruption. As a cox or steersperson warn the crew if you see a wind gust coming. Push through the gust. 21:00 Relax and "rock and roll" laughing made Rebecca relax in a head race with bad waves and she got a good result. Ask locals where cross winds happen on the river.Marlene did the Maine summer head race series on Moosehead Lake with a 5k triangular course. It started getting rough and she thought it was "rock and roll". She focused on one stroke at a time and by the end her footstretchers were under water. 22:45 Turning buoys. Sight the buoy first and aim to steer directly at it. Hold water on the inside oar close to the buoy then bring it around with the other oar. Check water with as little force as you need to. After turning do a flying (rolling) start to get going again. Be aware your arm can feel tired after a hard turn as if it's got a cramp. Wiggle your fingers to relax that arm on the recovery as it gets back to feeling normal. Practice turning before the race at full race pace speed. So you know what to expect at speed. It can be tempting when going around the buoy to row off before checking you have the direction right for the next section of the race. Check over both shoulders and aim straight for the buoy - unless there's a strong current you can do a small steering correction to get around it - it's easier to see big buoys from a distance and to steer towards it. Rebecca's preference is to go into the buoy parabola curve on a wide approach and to come out of the turn narrow and close to the buoy. Want easy live streams like this? Instant broadcasts to Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn. Faster Masters uses StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5694205242376192

Being a parent and training for rowing are both time consuming. We discuss how one busy parent (Carl) manages his time to try to do both. Apologies for some of the audio breaks. We discuss - Times of day to train - Partner support - Finding a crew who understands - Erg training versus water training - Racing and regattas Top tips were supplied by members of the Masters Rowing International Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/595853370615544/ Thanks to you all. Here are their quotes Alessandra Novak - be gentle with yourself Margot Mayor - Rowing is a mistress that never has enough Guillermo de las Casas - training erg at home, Waterrowers make less noise Cristin Flynn - forgive each other in the crew when we miss sessions Natalie Dustman - ask the coach about flexible outings and check out online coaching www.fastermastersrowing.com Taya di Angelo - at regattas use the power of the rowing village while you're on the water to mind the children Catharine Saarvela - Irvine is a coach and she connects juniors to masters as babysitters and co-ordinates outing times to facilitate Karen Stryker - bring your child to the club as a cox Anne Buckingham - be willing to race with anyone Cynthia de Joux - take the kids to regattas on the promise of fun things to do on the way home like water parks and ice cream Mike Victorsen - I multi-task having an erg in the spare room, I watch rowing videos instead of TV and put the wine back in the fridge more often. Shelagh Tubby - my erg lived in the car boot and I trained in swimming pool car parks while my kids were training in the pool.

Marlene and Rebecca discuss race day eating tips, how to video your crew effectively for coaching analysis. Active recovery paddling, eating and hydration and the Go Pro mount kit from Oar Inspired. Timestamps to the show 0:01 Race day eating tips 11:00 Race day finishing sprints 19:30 Rowing video analysis how to do it; what not to do SPECIAL OFFER - the GoPro rowing boat mount for 4/8s or 1/2x is available at a 20% discount when you use the coupon "Rowingchat" at the checkout. https://www.oarinspired.com/product-category/accessories/ There are two adjustable sizes available: Single and pairs adjustable from 500mm – 1000mm 4’s and 8’s adjustable from 740mm – 1200mm Faster Masters Rowing Radio is sponsored by www.fastermastersrowing.com training programs for masters.

A conversation with Marina Muffelman of "WhereBoatsGo" and how Yoga can benefit your rowing and life overall.