Faster Masters Rowing Radio October 2019
This month we are talking Head Racing – long distance rowing races with Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Timestamps to the show: 01:00 Head Racing – top tips. Own the river. Be aggressive from the start. Focus on your rhythm. 04:00 How to be a strong stern pair in an eight for head racing 07:39 […]
A primer on coastal rowing
Coastal Rowing with John Wik of US Rowing How did you get interested in Coastal Rowing? WIK: In 2014 I was on the Board of the Delaware Museum of Natural History. We were trying to figure out why attendance by middle school students was down. It occurred to me that young people today don’t go […]
Faster Masters Rowing Radio September 2019
Marlene and Rebecca talk about blade depth in rowing and sculling, and how to pick races that suit your crew’s needs. Timestamps to the show 01:00 Recovery strategies – active and passive; race day and training 08:10 How to pick your races at a regatta to suit your needs and preferences 17:36 Blade depth while […]
Coastal Rowing with John Wik
US Rowing’s Coastal representative discusses the amazing growth in this part of the sport and how he got hooked on coastal. Thanks to our sponsors – Faster Masters Rowing is a new subscription coaching service for Masters Rowers. Marlene Royle has been coaching older athletes for decades. She understands the needs of masters and so […]
Faster Masters Rowing programs
Our sponsor this month is Faster Masters Rowing – a subscription training program designed for older athletes who don’t have a regular coach. The challenge faced by many masters rowers is that clubs don’t provide coaches and self-coaching has its challenges. It is very hard to both coach and row; technique improvements are hard to […]
Regatta London with Andy Triggs Hodge
New rowing formats are essential to keeping our sport healthy and inclusive. Andy Triggs Hodge is leading a multi-sport water event called Regatta London where you can paddle the Thames through the centre of historic London and see all the best tourist sights from the water. Thanks to our sponsors – Faster Masters Rowing Training […]