Rowing Illustrated

Get good at rowing with square blades in the 1x... during warm up, warm down, during your drills, during steady state
Do fractional slide drills/ladders with emphasis on mechanics at the ends of the stroke, when doing first/last 6", i.e. catch drills, finish drills

IMO the best actionable/identifiable bit of the coverage was Kara talking about managing herself between the ears on the starting line. Really honest and something everyone can identify with. Takeaway: know the training will take over when the race starts. Note to USR... put a QR code on the screen ...

Kudos where they're deserved... this Peacock coverage of the Trials is very good.

Next up... figuring out how to watch World Cups & OQR in Olympic year

Budget was $40MM, 2-3x cumulative gross is considered good (as I understand it). Box office chart on tracking site suggests it is doing well to date, re "good legs"

https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Boys- ... ab=summary

I'm thinking we'll be seeing Emma again next fall... nice $21K 1-2 btw Gold Cup and HOCR

Critics are our friends, they show us our faults --

They can load their data files into the virtual challenge or workout analysis for course/speed/cadence analysis

https://rowsandall.com/rowers/virtualevent/6538/

Anyone know the US-based video coverage details, re early racing?
WorldRowing.com? You'Tube?

Missing the Olympic Channel

Entertaining podcast from Take Over the Row Coaching Conference with Bill Lamb and Bruce Konopka. Last question wraps with some thoughts on USR, costs, and national team development. I don't agree with the "money grab" comments, but I do agree with the critique on the development pipeline...

I think we can focus on the races for the next few days and save the jabs for later. Put it on the oars.
The W2x and 1x are the races I'm most interested in watching, rooting for people I follow/know in both events.

Kudos where they are due
Fri/Sat weather
Finish to recovery dock to slings distance is minimal/great
Jumbotron/drone, beer tent at finish line
Startline/course/buoys/tower layout
Minimal "FISA Worlds" dock/start line drama, volunteers

Mehs
Mid-Atlantic, NE turnout
Wakes in last 250

I recall prior years allowing practice after racing hours, very helpful re rigging shakedowns. A lot of reunion/buddy boats that otherwise won't get any practice strokes and need to make adjustments during race warmup. I get it, re respecting volunteers, safety, but its an expensive trip too. Weds n...

Hi all - just a heads up that the team at Rowsandall.com has opened up the 2023 edition of the Charles River Speed Order. This got going during the pandemic as a virtual racing option, but has proven to be popular. Record a time trial piece on any device and upload it to the Rowsandall website, comp...

That would be cool. Would turn that event into an A-race.

Bingo