Rowing & Boats
Rowing matters by
The Grosvenor Rowing Club Masters crew that I have been coaching for the last month or so took half an hour off the Vet C eights record for the Boston Marathon today. This annual event, usually held on Battle of Britain Day, is a gruelling 31 miles from Lincoln to Boston (on the Wash) along the River Witham involving a portage past a lock, about 10 miles into the race.
The crew knew they were doing well because they managed to pass a staggering 65 crews along the way and finished 2nd overall being beaten only by an elite crew of scullers in an octuple. Reducing the record time for their age group from 4 hrs to just 3 hrs 31 mins is an outstanding achievement.
When asked how the rowing went, Mike Allwood, who rowed at 5, reported that it was great in first part but deteriorated a little when it started to get painful!
Posted by Stephen Walker at September 17, 2006 08:09 PM