Faster Masters Rowing Radio

You’ve done the race. What happened? How to decide what could be improved. And what to do about it. Timestamps 03:00 What we can do to improve our head race performance, Race review – [...]

The final parts of your head race preparation including essential pre-planning in advance of race day. Tapering, travel and using borrowed boats. Timestamps 02:00 Tapering The training program [...]

It’s head racing season. Staying focused on the power and technique during a race. What are the best race plan calls to manage fade. Timestamps 01:00 Train for fatigue and fade Everyone [...]

Watch expert coach and serial HOCR winner, Jim Dietz explain how to position your boat for every turn, bridge and hazard on the Charles River course. This is a re-play of a video recorded in [...]

With Kim Degutis (Riverside Boat Club, Cambridge MA) and Heather Franklin (Orlando Rowing, East Arm Rowing, NY). Timestamps 02:30 Coxing a four compared to an eight. Heather – coxing a four [...]

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 – [...]

Race plans – overtaking and being overtaken. 00:30 Coach masterclass discussion zoom was about running masters learn to row classes. We learned the diversity of situation and how people [...]

How to select the right races for your head racing season. Ways to build up to the big race event. Improving race plans and race execution. Timestamps 01:00 The big event is your focus. [...]

Get confident steering your coxless boat for long distance racing. Timestamps 02:00 Going straight This is the first lesson because if you can’t go straight it really affects your steering. [...]

Racing equivalence for masters depends on using time handicaps. Does this work well? Can it be improved? What would you change? Timestamps 02:00 What are handicaps? Welcome our guest, Christopher [...]