That was so fun. Thank you so much to all the volunteers and race staff for smoothly running such an amazing event. I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun racing before. Or been in so much pain for so long racing before. After all, a 2k (rowing race) in college was extremely painful…
I keep putting off writing a real race report for a few reasons: I’m not sure what to share, and I’ve never written a “real” race report before. But here’s my attempt: First, many thanks to all the volunteers who manned the course. We could not have done what we did without you. Your smiles…
I rowed bow seat in the 1V for Head of the Charles and we won the entire event. We didn’t just win, we totally dominated. We passed the Dutch National Team as we were passing Riverside, and we beat second place BU by 11 seconds. I won a gold medal at Head of the Charles.…
So last night I decided that I hadn’t done enough elevation or distance that morning and I’d go for a dress rehearsal today (including trying caffeinated Tailwind as a source of energy). It was very foggy and I regretted my decision because my legs were tired from the 9.5k the day before but also didn’t…
This was an adventure. I remember six months ago when I was like “why would anyone do that,” and I remember a month and a half ago when I wasn’t sure I’d be able to physically do it, and that’s why I decided to try. So excited for more long events hopefully in the running…