Rowers are big on quotes. I don’t know if this applies to all sports, but on all the rowing teams I’ve been on, quotes are a big source of inspiration, motivation and re-dedication. Especially during the tough winter training months, quotes play a pivotal role for the rower. One of my favorites is from Tiff Wood, US Olympic and National Team rower as quoted in The Amateurs (one of the best rowing books of all time):
"You have to force yourself to stay with rowing. If you put the first of your contact lenses in your eye, that is almost a sure guarantee that you won't go back to sleep. If you can get up and past the bed, then you will reach the kitchen. If you can reach the kitchen you can reach the front door. If you reach the front door, you will reach the car, and if you reach the car, you can reach the boathouse. Each step leads to the next one. You keep pushing yourself so that you will not quit."
For most of us on campus, it goes more like: if you make it to the bathroom, then you put your spandex. If you get your clothes on and make it outside your dorm room, then you can definitely make it to the KSC. If you can reach the sports center, then you can make it up to the erg loft, and if you can sit down on that erg and start warming up, then you’ll finish the workout for the day.
Of course, it helps to have friends, so one of our big goals for the winter is to get as many of us working out together as possible. This past week we brought back the Wednesday full-team circuits of Winter ‘09, and we rocked out to some great tunes while getting the work done.
While a lot of winter training workouts are erg-based, things like circuits, running and spinning are fun ways to spice up our training plan. In fact, earlier this morning, many of our teammates ran the Chilly Half Marathon in Newton, Mass. And Miss Rachel Coogan soared past her competitors to finish with the THIRD fastest women’s time! Way to go, Coogs!!! Congratulations to everyone who completed the 13.1 miles; we are so proud of you all!
Clearly Blue Crew is a force to be reckoned with both on and off the water.
Shernaz Dossabhoy ’12
"You have to force yourself to stay with rowing. If you put the first of your contact lenses in your eye, that is almost a sure guarantee that you won't go back to sleep. If you can get up and past the bed, then you will reach the kitchen. If you can reach the kitchen you can reach the front door. If you reach the front door, you will reach the car, and if you reach the car, you can reach the boathouse. Each step leads to the next one. You keep pushing yourself so that you will not quit."
For most of us on campus, it goes more like: if you make it to the bathroom, then you put your spandex. If you get your clothes on and make it outside your dorm room, then you can definitely make it to the KSC. If you can reach the sports center, then you can make it up to the erg loft, and if you can sit down on that erg and start warming up, then you’ll finish the workout for the day.
Of course, it helps to have friends, so one of our big goals for the winter is to get as many of us working out together as possible. This past week we brought back the Wednesday full-team circuits of Winter ‘09, and we rocked out to some great tunes while getting the work done.
While a lot of winter training workouts are erg-based, things like circuits, running and spinning are fun ways to spice up our training plan. In fact, earlier this morning, many of our teammates ran the Chilly Half Marathon in Newton, Mass. And Miss Rachel Coogan soared past her competitors to finish with the THIRD fastest women’s time! Way to go, Coogs!!! Congratulations to everyone who completed the 13.1 miles; we are so proud of you all!
Clearly Blue Crew is a force to be reckoned with both on and off the water.
Shernaz Dossabhoy ’12
