February 2012
24 posts
littlerowerthings:
rowing is a lot like regina george
fifty percent of the time I’m talking about it, and the other half of the time I’m praying for someone to bring it up so I can talk about it more
How to: Pull a 2k test →
Ok, here we are after the turn of the year, when most crews start testing over 2000m in preparation for sprint season a few short months away.
The 2k test became a staple in the rowing world in 1995, when theCharles River All Star Has Beens changed the format of their little event from 2500m to 2k. Everyone can blame these clowns for the invention of the dreaded erg test in 1980. They thought...
coxswainproblems:
Laaaatttteeerrr
Oh no. Valentine's day is coming up.
rowsbeforehoes:
And I fail at row-mance. The only sexy outfit I own is my unisuit. The only fun thing I know how to do is row. The only people I know are rowers.
Oh god.
pain makes us make bad decisions, fear of pain can...
oarwhore4sure:
you wear dresses, we wear spandex
you have soft hands, we have man hands
you have friends, we have crew
you have make up, we have zinc
you have fake tan, we have tan lines
you have a car, we have a boat
you have vodka, we have powerade
YOU HAVE A SOCIAL LIFE, WE HAVE ROWING.
Paige Padilla: ⚓ Rows Before Hoes ⚓: Measured in... →
rowsbeforehoes:
On the water… There is another world. I can sit in my boat and look out across the lake and know, deep in my heart, that the world I live in during these water practices, ends at the shore, but that’s okay. Because right now, during this practice, I am in another world.
To my left, I watch…
January 2012
55 posts
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coxswainproblems:
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oh what working at a boyscout camp will do to you…
Paige Padilla: ⚓ Rows Before Hoes ⚓: Someone out... →
rowsbeforehoes:
Someone out there didn’t skip the optional practice when you did. Someone out there’s warm up 2k is your personal record. Someone can pull a split 10 seconds faster than yours without a sweat. Someone isn’t taking off strokes when you are. Someone is giving the everything every single piece.
Let that motivate, scare, and intimidate you.
