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A Rowing Epiphany

Posted by DPH2002 , 03 July 2009 · 903 views
Rowing
With all the last minute GLRF work to do before I slink out of town for the US Independence holdiay, I rushed to the Marina for an abbreviated, 35 minute row. To most, it would seem like a waste of time to bicycle 14 miles one-way just to row for half an hour, but time on the water is time on the water. This morning, that truism came home in spades.  

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Sunday Morning On Marina Del Rey

Posted by DPH2002 , 21 June 2009 · 623 views
Rowing
With all the power boat activity on the weekend in the Marina, the seals don't loll around the surface and bark, and that big baby whale that everyone was going crazy about was no where to be seen. Whales are advanced creatures and very big, in general, but what do they have in looks over a lean blond surfer? I just don't get it. Why sit on the hard...



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The Speed Coach

Posted by DPH2002 , 18 June 2009 · 583 views
Rowing
Although I've been rowing for a long time, I have never used a Speed Coach.  The Fluid Design I took out yesterday had one and after fumbling around a bit, I finally figured out how to turn it on.

Some things are better left unsaid.  
Do I look fat in these jeans?Am I buff or what?Big enough for you babe?
So when I started doing some high rate pieces,...



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Time In A Fluid Design

Posted by DPH2002 , 17 June 2009 · 453 views
Rowing
Several of the elite rowers at our rowing center use Fluid Design boats. I can see why. They are super light and really glide.  They turn on a dime.

So how did I like my hour in a midweight?  Nice although it was kind of shaky at the beginning, jumping from a MAAS 27 to a Fluid Design.  

The reverse riggers really did not change the feel of the stroke or...



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Push Off

Posted by DPH2002 , 16 June 2009 · 540 views
Cats
Okay, well I shouldn't feel shy about posting a blog entry since if you haven't figured out, this is Brian aka The GLRF Team.  It's different posting your own blog entry than doing one for GLRF. We have, let's see, 13 wordpress blogs, and now there will be a couple more coming online with our new project which should go live if our Eastern...



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Getting My Ass Whipped...

Posted by DPH2002 , 06 June 2008 · 419 views

If you’re a rower, you have probably had “some” interaction with an erg, aka ergomoter – as in a rowing machine. Most in the community are familiar with the industry standard, a Concept2 . Almost every rower groans when you mention the erg. Competitive rowers have spent hours and hours and hours on the machine, building their endurance and proving their m...



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My Italian Rowing Coach

Posted by DPH2002 , 16 May 2008 · 554 views

His name was Giancarlo Trevisan and he taught me how to row when I was 14 years old. As I was creating a new GLRF country page tonight for our first member from Portugal, an email arrived from rowers who long ago left the water, sharing the news that Giancarlo had passed. I consider myself to be one of the luckiest rowers in the world to have learned the...



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