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Captain's Log 05/02
Author: Neil Pickford |
6th February 2018
Racing results:
The senior squad 8+ came 21st out of 27 in IM3 at Quintin Head on Saturday 27th January in a time of 11.59.3. A solid row but we were barged way out of the stream by a very rude Maidstone crew overtaking past the clubhouse.
The Masters F crew were just under a minute behind in 12:57.6
Full Results on the Quintin Head website.
Boat notes / Safety note:
Old Blades is out of action after an altercation with a large metal buoy up between Brentford and Syon. No personal injuries other than a couple of bruised egos. The boat will be sent off for mending in due course.
A reminder to all steers that the set of the tide is quite strong at the moment, even on a green PLA flag. Do please take extra care around the long-standing static hazards on the river.
This week:
Tuesday erg: 3x5km UT2
Thursday erg: 5x1500m at 5k pace minus 1 second.
(Reminder - If you only do one erg, do the Thursday piece)
Weekend outings: Plan will be made Wednesday lunchtime. Get any last-minute tweaks submitted before then
Further ahead :
Racing - Hammersmith Head 25/2, Eights Head of the River 11/3, Veterans Eights Head 25/3 - please get availability into fitclub up to the end of March if you're expecting to race. Entries are open and starting to fill up for all of these races; entries have to be in by the end of next week for the first 2.
Boating help required for Women's Head on 10/3 and men's head on 11/3 for non-racers. Please let me know if you can help with any of the below jobs on either day:
07.00 Trailer Parking
07.30 (x2) Numbers
08.15 Sat, 09.00 Sun (x6-8) Boating
08.00 Launch Driver until the end of the races (12/1pm)
Club AGM on Saturday 24th February - elect the new committee (and stand for any vacant positions) - nominations form should be up in the club by the time you read this.
Matt
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Captain's Log 22/01
Author: Neil Pickford |
24th January 2018
Another solid weekend of training under the belts, and the Quintin Head crews got some valuable water time with minimal substitutions required.
This week:
Mon off
Tue weights
Wed erg 30 mins rate 20.
Thu weights
Fri off
Weekend plan:
Saturday - Quintin Head race - IM3 crew meet 0830 for pre-paddle at 0900
[Cris, Alex F, Eric, Matt, Niall, Ian S, Vasil, Sam, Gigi]
No other outings planned, but please give us a cheer in the race if you're in the area, and I'm reliably informed that some of the racers are planning to recount their exploits in the bar afterwards. Race start is 11.30; the IM3 crew is going off 90th and the Masters "F" crew at 121. BBLRC have crews at 195 and 212.
Sunday - outings 7.45 and 10.00. Alan will be down to coach the second one if we get enough of the novice squad signed up to it ... selection deadline is Thursday night.
Next week:
Switch-around for weeknight land training for the rest of term. Weights priority nights will now be Mon/Wed and ergs priority Tues/Thurs, with Thursdays being the focus for squad erging (and post-training dinner - see weekly emails from Cris for details).
Further Ahead:
Sunday 25th Feb - Hammersmith Head - target race for Novice squad - please get advance availabilities into the system up to the end of Feb so the captaincy can see if there's a viable crew for the race. (Can sign up for all outings, but focussing on the 10am sessions both days of the weekend to get coaching)
Sunday 11th March - Head Of The River - target race for Intermediate squad
Sunday 25th March - Vets Head - target race for the Vets squad
Matt
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Captain's Log 15/01/2018
Author: Neil Pickford |
15th January 2018
Launch driving
If you are free to drive the club launch for Quintin Head on 27/1, Women's Head on 10/3, Eights Head on 11/3, or Vets Head on 25/3, please let me know. No prior experience or qualifications strictly necessary.
Training News and Term Plan
It was very heartening to see crews out working hard for every session this weekend; lets make sure we nail the training up to the big March Heads for optimal results.
Final availabilities for this weekend by 8pm Tuesday please.
The general plan for this term is:
Sat 27/1/18 11.30 Quintin Head (4km) - Seniors & Vets 8s entered.
Sun 25/2/18 11.00 Hammersmith Head (4km) - would like to get a novice 8+ together for this and maybe the Vets 8 as well. If the vets aren't racing then the seniors get another race chance.
Sun 11/3/18 10:45 Eights Head (7km) - Want to get 2 eights entered - 1 Seniors and 1 Novices
Sun 25/3/18 10:00 Veterans Eights Head (7km) - Vets 8 plus anyone else from the other squads who fancies a race.
Race News
The Quintin Head. Race start is 11.30 on Saturday 27th; do give us a cheer if you're in the area.
Senior crew: Cris, Alex F, Eric, Matt, Niall, Ian S, Vasil, Sam, Gigi
Vets Crew: Andy, Jez, Nick W, Rhodri, Iain G, Mike (TSS), Lawrence (TSS), Paul.
This week
Monday off
Tuesday weights
Wednesday 5 x 1500m erg, 3 min rest. at 5k pace -0.5s
Thursday weights
Friday off
Saturday 8am Quintin crew and other seniors outing.
Saturday 10am Quintin crew and novice outing coached by Alan
Sunday 8am, 10am - more outings
Matt
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