Since the 80s, Concept2 have made the world’s most popular rowing machine. The only problem? They haven’t progressed to the Peloton model of a home workout with screens, internet connectivity, and a library of on-demand workouts. MyRow turns a C2 rower into a connect to fitness exercise machine.
Hello again Reader
What do you like about being your age?
Reflecting on my life thus far, I’ve had many wonderful experiences: friends, places where I’ve lived or visited; regattas, crews, books, MEALS.
All the amazing and terrible moments I remember and I am thankful for them all. They make me what I am today. Rowing heroes and heroines that I’ve met. Loves. Races I’ve been in, training and camps I did, rivers and lakes where I have rowed. I’ve written many, many articles, books and recorded podcasts.
All these are like money in the bank.
Yet at the same time I’m still going out looking for more of some of those things. But now it’s like the pressure’s off. I want to experience many more things, however it’s not so urgent that I do everything.
[Hat tip to Amy Rigby, musician who inspired this.]
Meeting you this weekend
If you are fortunate enough to be in Boston to race at HOCR this upcoming weekend, I really hope we can meet up. I will be in a booth somewhere between the finish line and the very last bridge – there’s a big park area where all the rowing company vendor tents are lined up. I am told we will be near parking Lot 1 (HT 4).
Drop by, say hi, take a photo, chat and tell me about your race.
I love meeting Faster Masters in person.
On the stall I will have for sale waterproof socks, rowing tool bags, spacer placer tools and our new product., rowing themed gift wrap.
This week, plan a row with someone you don’t regularly row with. Share your expertise, or ask them to share their expertise with you.
Rebecca
Perfect your racing start
Three days practice focusing on how to get off the line cleanly and into your main race rhythm is what’s on offer from the VIP Racing Starts webinar.
We lined up some of the most experienced racers in the rowing world to teach you how they race – so you have choices to try out for yourself and your crew.
Lesleh Wright – Olympic coxswain – getting to the start ready to race.
Adam Kreek – Olympic gold medalist – ramping up to full slide
Alix James – former CEO Nielsen-Kellerman – using data for your starts
Comprising 6 videos, this webinar dives deep into what your start should feel like, drills to practice, mental focus points to use plus anecdotes so you learn from situations like side winds, racing delays and avoiding distractions. Read all the details, click the button.
Like all our webinars, once purchased, you have got them ‘forever’ in your rowing library on the Faster Masters Rowing site. Watch again next summer, watch with your newest crew members, learn together.
Our most recent podcast
How should a masters rowing training program be structured through the year? Rebecca discusses pyramidal programs compared to polarised training with Sam Dutney. Click the image to watch.
When you learn just one useful thing from our podcast, become a supporter from $1 per month. This helps cover overheads and enables us to continue our work to improve masters rowing around the world.
Boathouse Chat for the Weekend
Does anyone have experience of using GPS for training time trials?
I realize it is somewhat inaccurate, but am not sure how much. My understanding is that a wide river is a good place for GPS because the phone/device can “see” the four satellites that it needs without tall buildings and things being in the way. Typically, a device will receive these signals about once a second, is that right?, but this may depend on antenna, chip-set and software. So to try and frame the question more closely:
1) Degree of accuracy, assuming good GPS signal?
2) Variation in device, phone v watch?, and settings that might make a difference?
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