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Faster Masters Rowing Radio November 2019

Welcome to Faster Masters with Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Our sponsors this month https://rowing.chat/sponsors/ Rowing Related – independent journalism by Bryan Kitch with a subscription discount. Gloves to prevent winter blisters and hand salves for water environments to protect and heal your hands. In the subscription training program for November are: two separate rowing […]

Ready, Row! USA #36: A Head of the Charles for the History Books!

Featuring Dietz, Widgery, Becklean, Larson & more! From Jim Dietz’s amazing memorial for his friend Larry Klecatsky during his singles race, to Gevvie Stone’s 10th win, to the thunderous collegiate finishes, it was a Head of the Charles for the history books! In this episode, “Mister HOCR,” Jim Deitz, who has rowed in 54 of […]

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 […]

Ready, Row! USA #28: Back-to-School Edition

Welcome to the 28th episode of Ready, Row! USA, where we’ll be discussing all levels of “Back To School.” No matter our age or skill level, at summer’s end, most of us are transitioning back to life as usual, coming off camps and tours like Calm Waters, Craftsbury, All-American, Rowing The World, SteeringURight; or we’re […]

Faster Masters Rowing programs

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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 […]

Ready, Row! USA: Gadgets & Gear Special

Today on Ready, Row! USA we zoom through a dizzying array of exciting and useful rowing gadgets, gear, and apps we’ve come across this week, plus a few hacks & tricks that can improve your rowing experience at any age or skill level.  Welcome to another exciting episode of Ready, Row! USA, with regular broadcasts […]

Ready, Row! USA: Revving up for Masters Nationals

Welcome to Ready, Row! USA, episode #25! Why should you race in Masters Nationals? Well for one thing, this year it’s in Grand Rapids, Mich, aka “Beer City, USA.” Today, legendary Olympian Jim Dietz previews US Rowing’s Masters Nationals competition, from the beer tent to how to arrange for a boat to actually race in. […]

Faster Masters Rowing Radio August 2019

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 […]

Faster Masters Rowing Radio July 2019

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Tips for training and rowing in the heat and how to transition to racing at high stroke rates Faster Masters Rowing Radio July 2019 is hosted by Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe.  They write monthly training programs for masters rowers at www.fastermastersrowing.com 0:00 Introduction and summary of what’s in the July Faster Masters training program […]

Faster Masters Rowing – sponsor for June

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New this month is a training advisory service for masters athletes – Faster Masters Rowing by Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Designed for masters who train alone, or who are at clubs where coaching is not provided, this program allows self-directed learning oriented towards masters who want to improve their skills for fitness or competition; […]