July 2012
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“Marathon runners talk about hitting the wall at the twenty-third mile of the...”
– Ashleigh Teitel (via exercisepsych)
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pandionhaliaetus asked: yeah everything in Philly for guys is 155
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fromrowing-toyoga asked: The only exception I know for guys lightweight weight is for Stotesbury, then it's 155
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theavamovement asked: there seems to be a lot of confusion, during the spring/summer lightweight is 130 for girls and 160 for guys. during the fall/winter it's 135 for girls, 165 for guys.
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stoicfortitude-deactivated20120 asked: Oh, and I'm only 5ft 2inches- would that be a problem?
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stoicfortitude-deactivated20120 asked: Thank you for your advice, I shall try it out! With regards to weight, do you have to be that weight? I'm currently 110lbs and looking to lose weight but gain muscle back... Is there a diet that you have to adhere to (I'm a veggie and have a milk/gluten allergy) thank you :)
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iskycaptain asked: USRowing and technically international standard for LWT men is 155, however they really allow up to 160 (under the Olympic level). Most regattas will also post a range. At ACRA this year the range was a 2lb flux. So you could be up to 162 before you either had to run it off, or you couldn't row LWT. I don't know about the limit changing in the fall?... but for Spring it's between...
Please continue to keep Tyler Madoff and his family in your prayers. His body has not yet been found, but we haven’t given up hope or support.
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Anonymous asked: During the summer/spring, it's 130 for girls, 160 for boys. For the fall, it's 140 for girls and 170 for boys. Fairly sure.
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Anonymous asked: What constitutes a lightweight?
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Anonymous asked: im starting crew next year in hs, what shud i expect?
stoicfortitude-deactivated20120 asked: Hi, I was thinking about starting rowing at uni (hopefully Cambridge) and I was wondering if you have any land training exercises that I could do before now and next year to get me prepared? Also, is there a goal weight for a female? Thanks :)
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Interviewer: Why did you start rowing?
Meredith May: At seventeen, I didn't think it mattered that I had spindly legs and had never held an oar. I was determined to join the college crew team. I'd done team sports since age seven, and rowing seemed unusual, graceful, and intense. Plus, the rowers looked so transcendent in the recruitment brochure. And I figured the prospect of 5 AM practices would surely thin the ranks of hopefuls at tryouts.
Interviewer: And why do you continue now?
Meredith May: Rowing keeps me fit, and connected to nature. It reminds me that we can't get through this life without others. Though my home base is in San Francisco, I race around the nation.
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This is great. It's a coloumn written by a... →
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lat3night asked: i am so sorry to hear about Tyler, i will be keeping the hope of his safe return in my heart <3
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Anonymous asked: So sorry to hear about your teammate. I'll definitely be keeping him, his family, and his friends and teammates in my prayers. Lean on your teammates and be there for them when they need someone to lean on too.
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Please keep my team member, Tyler Madoff in your... →
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theravenclawrower asked: what do you mean when you say off season? Is there a time when you don't train?
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faltenden-deactivated20120905 asked: I've been considering taking up rowing at Baylor but after reading up on it I'm ridiculously nervous. Everything I've read makes it sound like a miserable experience full of pain. I wanted to find something new to keep me active and competitive but I'm starting to think I couldn't handle it. Any words of wisdom?
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love-and-affecti0n asked: i love this blog!!
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nat-will-get-to-camelot asked: Oh my gosh, I just found your blog, and I love it! I just got back from a three day rowing camp and I'm pumped to get out on the water again but I won't be able to for about 6 weeks :'( Anywho, I just wanted to say that like every post is so accurate!
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hiirow asked: This blog is amazing, I've spent about an hour reading through all of the posts and comments and everything and it just reminds me so much about how much i love rowing. I cannot even belive how lucky i am to know that Im able to get on that boat tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon and the day after ect. and i literially cant even discribe the feeling i get after a good row - or even a bad...
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