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Dunstan Regatta day 1
Due to an injury following the Hump a Ridge walk (just tired leg need a new knee syndrome I think, it’s ok now, I rested it for two weeks) I missed the Legion regatta last week. This was to be …...
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Dunstan regatta: day 2
Today I had two races again, 4’s and doubles. Everything was very relaxed and running to schedule when I arrived. Our borrowed no4 crew member said she could only sit on a stroke side seat (in 4’s each...
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Singles rowing – peace on the river
Today marked another first for me: first time unlocking the rowing club and first time taking myself out in a single. I mean alone, aka no one around at all. I haven’t been out In a single since the...
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Day 5: fun on the water
Today is what we used to call ‘freeforall Friday’. It doesn’t mean binge day, it means we can have a few treats, for behaving all week. The thing is, if you deny yourself something, you just want it...
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Day 18: me and buster on the river
Today was a beautiful sunny day. I took advantage of the stillness and went for a singles row up the river. Nutrition: Breakfast: scrambled egg with feta and ham Lunch: flat bread and humous, apple....
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Day 24: wobbling a novice down the river!
Another coaching first today: rowing coaching. We wobbled down the river, to the sounds of screams, I whipped my coaching voice out and everything! Nutrition: Breakfast: scrambled eggs Lunch: flat...
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Day 26: rowing, then oopsie
An action packed day of rowing, the role of tourist guide and some out of the ordinary eating habits! Nutrition: Breakfast: banana Lunch: wiener spicy sausage in 1/2 roll, ice cream Dinner: wood fired...
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Day 34: Southland champs regatta
Eating back on track, mindset back on track, training back on track which is just as well, because today was race day: Southland Champs! People are also starting to comment so the loss must now be much...
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Day 57: new master rowers on the river
New masters rowers is always good news, there hasn’t been anyone join since me, so it’s good no longer being the newbie! So many people gave their time and training up to teach me when I started that...
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Day 67: Masters and Juniors regatta 2015
Southland put on a stunner of a day for this race, beautiful warm sunshine very little wind. That always makes rowing much more pleasurable! I knew that I had quite a few races today, but I wasn’t...
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