Head racing for masters

Rebecca March 1, 2019

Coxswain, rowing cox, masters cox, Andrew Probert, steering tideway head, training for long rowing,

Faster Masters Podcast March in which Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe discuss Head Racing and training for long distance races.

Events coming up:
Head of the River (Masters, Women and Men) and the Heineken Regatta including 2,500m, 250m, 5k.

On-water trials for crew selection – focusing on eights
Tapering for the head race
Head Race Guide free ebook offer www.fastermastersrowing.com register for your ebook

Articles mentioned
Thank you rowing article by Kim Gross www.linkedin.com/pulse/dear-rowin…nk-you-kim-gross
Old habits never die by Dr Rowing [ask us if you want the pdf]

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head race rowing, masters rowing, mens rowing four

Race Plans for head racing

Getting ready to race takes a lot of practice. Fortunately come head racing season there are a lot of different events where you can practice…

Rebecca April 30, 2021

Guidance on adjusting training to align with your race dates

Hello again Reader
Across the world there are events at different times of year. When Marlene and I started this business we researched the major events for masters rowers in English-speaking countries. We designed the training programmes to cater for the majority using our standard training plans. Sometimes, these don’t exactly align with races you want to do.
We got this question from Michael
Do you by any chance have a training program for a single sculler taking part in a 16km head race?…

Rebecca January 26, 2024

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