Picking lineups for agegroup racing
Picking lineups | Faster Masters Rowing Radio – the podcast for masters rowers. Tips, advice and discussion from Marlene Royle and Rebecca Caroe. Support this show with a donation https://fastermastersrowing.com/podcast Timestamps 03:20 This Past Week – what we do to advocate for masters rowing. 06:00 Picking training lineups What does each crew need? Stroke, bow, […]
Regatta Commentator Training
Robert Treharne-Jones joins us to talk about training up more regatta commentators. Tiestamps 01:30 How Robert got started in commentary for rowing regattas 03:00 Nottingham International Regatta press and PR officer. 06:00 Robert recruited others to help in 1980s 08:00 You work hard at commentary. At the end of a day you are mentally and […]
Row for the Cure
Katie Rodgers is a passionate rower and supporter of Row for the Cure – a breast cancer charity. https://rowforthecure.org/ Timestamps to the show 01:00 Your background in rowing 02:00 How Row for the Cure got started – the teams are all in pink Cathy Frederick founded it as she wanted to fund raise for the […]
Faster Masters Rowing Radio 29 January 2021
Marlene and Rebecca talk about – Weight loss and diet quality – Naming your erg and your boat Sponsors – Sculling Gear – everything you need after you’ve bought a single scull https://rowing.chat/sponsor/sculling-gear/ – Rowing Directory – the place to find a rowing business selling what you need. https://rowing.chat/retailer/ Timestamps to the show 06:00 This […]
Ready, Row! USA #82: Head of the Charles, 2020 Style
The competition is heating up for #HOCR4702! In a sign of the times, the Head Of The Charles, the venerable 55-year-old, two-day rowing regatta that often attracts half a million people and 1,200+ athletes to the Charles River in Boston, will be run this year as a “global remote event.” So don’t worry about the […]
Lockdown Training Week 10
It’s our FIRST birthday. Marlene and Rebecca started Faster Masters Rowing a year ago. Timestamps to the show 06:00 Frequency of episodes – should we stay weekly or revert to monthly? Let us know in the comments. 07:50 Ideas for substitute camps and regattas. Plan a weekend camp at your club. Friday potluck supper, Saturday […]
Mark Davies, Chair British Rowing
Mark is nearly two years into his job as Chair and gives a frank interview covering the challenges facing the sport domestically and internationally. RowingChat sponsors make this show possible https://rowing.chat/sponsors/ William Mahoney – dress shirts for athletic men https://rowing.chat/sponsor/william-mahoney/ Please complete our Listener Survey https://rowing.chat/sponsor/listener-survey/ Timestamps to the show 03:15 Background in rowing 09:08 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sir Matthew Pinsent, LIVE from the USRowing Convention
Need we say more? Henley Steward and British Olympic rower Sir Matthew Pinsent sits down with correspondent Brenda Balenger after his talk at the USRowing Convention, Dec. 8 2019.Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent (born 1970) is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic […]