Rowers on both men's and women's teams will pull a second 6k piece today. Great day for it, given the daylong steady rain. Good luck!
Look for some MiddCrew boats at the Textile River Regatta this Sunday in Lowell, MA. The men's team will be racing an 8+, 4+, 2 x 2- and 3 x 1x. For directions and info: Textile River Regatta 2010
Welcome current rowers, alumni, parents and fans of Middlebury Crew! Whether you've just had a beautiful afternoon rowing on Lake Dunmore and can't wait to post that picture of the fall foliage you snapped after practice with your phone, have just won the mixed 8s race at the Fish, or are looking to reconnect to get that sequin sporting alum boat together, this blog is the space for that. Welcome, everyone to Middlebury Rowing!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Boathouse Team Store
Don't forget to order from the Boathouse Middlebury Crew store at:
http://middleburycrew.boathousegear.com/
The store goes offline tomorrow!
http://middleburycrew.boathousegear.com/
The store goes offline tomorrow!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Head Race Scrimmage
Joint practice with women and men's squads today.... a head race piece from the south end, with two turns thrown in to lengthen the course (and wake up the coxswains!) Good racing by all the crews.
Distance: 5500 meters
Conditions: Swirling wind. Good water in the first half, then choppy crosswind in the north basin.
M2-: 24:19
W8+: 20:39
M4+: 19:51
M8+: 18:56
"The greater the effort, the greater the glory."
---Pierre Corneille
Distance: 5500 meters
Conditions: Swirling wind. Good water in the first half, then choppy crosswind in the north basin.
M2-: 24:19
W8+: 20:39
M4+: 19:51
M8+: 18:56
"The greater the effort, the greater the glory."
---Pierre Corneille
Friday, September 24, 2010
AP Rowing
Today was an especially exciting day of rowing for the women because we got to the "Woo" drill (a.k.a. the best drill ever) and racing starts. Such a fun practice! Afterward, we (plus Geoff) went out to dinner at Rosie's since we missed dinner at Midd because of the picnic. Yummmm.
Men completed day two of seat racing this morning. While they were in fours, a tired cox Matt Rojas kept calling "all 8" up to the catch. The danger of the bow loader is that coxes can fall asleep pretty easily on lower rating pieces; Matt was in and out of dreams today. Its okay, it's been long week for Matt and Liya. But what's not okay... Rojas hates the new Kaschper shell. How is this possible?
Thursday, September 23, 2010
"We don't fear failure, and we don't like the easy path."
--Carlos Dinares
(Dinares is the coach of 4 lightweights who are trying to race (and medal!) in the single, the double, and the quad at the World Championships this fall in New Zealand---- something that has never been done before. His blog at http://3medalchallenge.blogspot.com is has some great ideas about technique, and makes interesting readin.)
--Carlos Dinares
(Dinares is the coach of 4 lightweights who are trying to race (and medal!) in the single, the double, and the quad at the World Championships this fall in New Zealand---- something that has never been done before. His blog at http://3medalchallenge.blogspot.com is has some great ideas about technique, and makes interesting readin.)
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Fall Season Underway
The weather cleared for us this saturday after a rainy week, making for a calm and sunny (late) morning practice. Our row for the day: the first nonstop 5-6k piece on the water of the season, south cove to north cove, the length of the lake. A favorite for saturdays, Noel nominated Mike and Harry to pick teams for practice. In terms of strategy, Harry learned the hard way: when there are only 2 coxswains, pick yours last. While we all love Matt Rojas, he can't pull us any faster to the finish line, and as Harry's second pick, he sacrificed a potential power increase in his boat. The novices finshed up their first week on the water today with Scotty and the legendary Cud 8+.
Happy 22nd to Kalie Mix and 20th to Brooks Coe!
Happy 22nd to Kalie Mix and 20th to Brooks Coe!
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