Monday late #sculling session on the Wear out in Bluewater 4x. Warm up, drills then a regatta course piece, easy down to the pool then a sprint back up to Kingsgate. Some good progress in our starts, less force, better technique and our rate is getting there. Cold air but a glorious morning, even the bonus of arriving back at the club just in time for the daytime rowers so we didn't need to take the boat off the water. #rowing #rowersofmastodon

Slow start this morning but beautiful conditions for an outing. Due to the later than planned start we made it a trip and a half rather than two. Warm up, two regatta pieces, counts to Kingsgate then counting strokes before a piece on the regatta course. Decent but we are missing power in the higher rates, room for work.
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Easing back into training as one crew member is suffering from the lurgy. Good Friday so a 7:30 start rather than the normal 6:30. Cool but it stayed dry. No otter but the swans have relocated again back to their original location at Elvet making for some light drama going through the bridge. #rowing #rowersofmastodon

Another Friday #sculling on the Wear. Sadly more lurgy in the quad so dropped into a single. Warmer but pretty wet, a better way to spend the morning than work. The swans seem to have moved downstream and have a new nest site. It's still less than a meter above the current water level though. Off to the doctor to get my annual inspection then work where our owner is onsite. Must remember to keep my tongue firmly between my teeth. #rowing #rowersofmastodon

Monday #sculling on the Wear. Bright cool morning for a steady session with a few practice builds and rolling starts. A half day at work and sunshine, I've an interview this afternoon or might have headed to the beach. Another half day tomorrow for the boys 21st and a full day off Wednesday all in the week our owner is onsite. I couldn't have timed it better reducing the opportunities for me to ask him how the whole Trump things going.
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Saturday morning #sculling on the Wear 4x Bluewater. Stroke still had some grumbles from his back so an easier outing with only a few rolling starts to keep the pace up. Grey mist burning off as the outing progressed.
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Friday morning single #sculling on the Wear. A little grey and misty but a beautiful morning all the same. One of the swans seems to be getting aggressive again, possibly due to my poor line through Elvet. The tourist barge / prince bishops is up by the club rather than at its normal position next to the bridge and the missing landmark threw me.
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Another Monday morning #sculling on the Wear. Bright sunshine but cold at 2 degrees. Due to an injury I was on my own in a single although no Swan stress this morning or at least not mine. The flood on Friday seems to have disturbed the nest. I'll check tomorrow on my run but both swans were away from it this morning and less aggressive.
A glorious morning with only a couple of college boats out.
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A glorious cool Saturday morning #sculling on the Wear. The river was still high but rowable. Time flies and we are back into regatta training so a trip trying to figure out our start from last year then a regatta piece.
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Too much water in the river after last night's rain. 40min erg, hopefully it will drop for tomorrow morning.
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