Rowing Chat

Head Race Tapering, Travel and Borrowed Boats

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 volume is reduced so you are rested and ready to race. Faster Masters Rowing programs always include the taper. It may feel weird because you’re doing much […]

Head race challenges

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 – caused by you or external factors. Timestamps 01:00 Your experience base is what will serve you well in dealing with challenges. 02:00 Challenges -expect the […]

Speedcoach Summer Regatta Series

A brand new rowing competition just being launched. Be the first to hear about it from Alix James, President and CEO of Nielsen Kellerman. Timestamps 1:00 Background in sport – NK founded by Alix’s stepfather. 03:30 NK was the first company to do rowing electronics as a business. Friends with Ted Nash whose crew used […]

Ready, Row! USA #30: Heading to the Charles!

Today, we’ll be learning from rowing camp coaches Jim Dietz and Mark Wilson who recently hosted their 2019 HOCR Camp in Boston for an international cast of scullers. There is no bigger or more spectacular race than the Head Of The Charles. The bridges, the basin, the turns, the excitement, the history, boathouses, and the […]