Althouse: Sunrise rowing.

September 10, 2021

Sunrise rowing.

This morning at 6:35 on Lake Mendota.

22 comments:

Temujin said...: That's pretty cool. I would imagine its a short rowing season there. We have a world-class rowing lake/reservoir here in Sarasota. It is man-made, created just for rowing. Not sure why, but they built it a few years ago and it has hosted a number of world events and NCAA events.

Still kinda weird that it was built here. It's not like we have a large university with a national rep for rowing. I suspect the developer needed to have a specifically large retaining pond, so he decided to monetize it. Either way, it's a great facility and I'm sure Badger crew members would love it. (they may have already competed here).

Nathan Benderson Park/Rowing Center; 9/10/21, 8:04 AM
Humperdink said...: So White House (re: Taliban): "Businesslike and professional".

Trump (re: Charlottesville): "Fine people on both sides".; 9/10/21, 8:11 AM
Lars Porsena said...: But are they masked?; 9/10/21, 8:13 AM
Mr. Forward said...: A lifesize paper mache replica of Chamberlin Rock was spotted floating on Lake Mendota Thursday night. Hopefully the Crew didn't row into it.; 9/10/21, 8:14 AM
gilbar said...: Should they be towing a water skier? Or a wakeboard or tube?
it seems like it'd be fun, to fill the lake; with human powered ski boats; 9/10/21, 8:19 AM
Sally327 said...: "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live."; 9/10/21, 8:35 AM
Joe Smith said...: Life is but a dream...

'I would imagine its a short rowing season there.'

In the winter they do the same thing, only they don't go anywhere...saves the university money not having to buy those fancy stationary rowing machines...; 9/10/21, 8:41 AM
Mike of Snoqualmie said...: The other UW (Washington) also has rowing teams (men's and women's) (I mean non-menstruating and menstruating people's), which has been very successful. They practice on the Montlake Cut, the canal between Lake Washington and Lake Union.

There's also the Sammamish Rowing Association, who practice on the Sammamish River in Redmond, WA. I used to regularly drive past their landing area on West Lake Sammamish Parkway.; 9/10/21, 8:42 AM
Dave Begley said...: Today I completed 600,000 meters of rowing.

The lengthy of a race is 2,000 meters. I've watched the Creighton women row and with masks.

Keeping the whole boat in swing over 2,000 meters is impressive.; 9/10/21, 8:59 AM
tcrosse said...: On my drive to work I would see the U of Minnesota oarsmen on the stretch of the Mississippi between dams.; 9/10/21, 9:19 AM
rcocean said...: That's the life. Rowing at sunrise.; 9/10/21, 9:21 AM
Howard said...: I love the sound of oars wrenching in oarlocks in the morning. It's the sound of white male privilege where even a poor lad from the Olympic peninsula can shove it up Hitler's ass.; 9/10/21, 9:35 AM
Owen said...: That looks like a new crew working on basic technique early in the season. Very low rate (maybe 18-20 strokes/minute?) and no power. Once they get used to the feel of things (and warm up) they can put the hammer down with power 10’s and (our coach’s favorite) ladder drills: 10 on, 10 off, 20 on, 10 off, 30 on,…

David Begley: good on you for the 600K! Was that on a Concept2 or on the water?; 9/10/21, 9:50 AM
madAsHell said...: where even a poor lad from the Olympic peninsula can shove it up Hitler's ass.

I read the "The Boys in the Boat" about 10 years ago, and I was assured there would soon be a movie. Maybe it went straight to video.

The book is highly recommended.; 9/10/21, 9:52 AM
Dave Begley said...: I should add we completed a 500 meter benchmark this week at Row House.

I row next to a female county court judge who is about 20 years younger than me.

She did 1:50 and I did 2:10. But I had hurt my back over the weekend. Even with a good back, I'd be lucky to hit 2:00. She is a beast at rowing. She's got over 1m meters.; 9/10/21, 9:53 AM
typingtalker said...: All that expired carbon dioxide! And water vapor!

The Horror!; 9/10/21, 10:21 AM
Owen said...: Dave Begley: nothing shabby about 2:10, especially with a bad back. Take it easy!

I have been doing the Concept 2 January row, as a member of a "virtual team" in the "50 or fewer members" category. Some of the guys are absolute monsters and clock over 1 million meters in the course of the month. Me, not so much! But it's a great way to get in shape and build some morale in the cold midwinter.; 9/10/21, 10:40 AM
Achilles said...: I am going to start using rowing for heart rate training while my calf and groin heal.

I have been saying that for 2 days now. Writing it down in a public space should do it.; 9/10/21, 10:54 AM
henge2243 said...: "Owen said...

That looks like a new crew working on basic technique early in the season."

It's also a great concentration/balance drill for the advanced crews and it feels great, the boat gliding silently over the glassy water. In the morning at sunrise, amazing!; 9/10/21, 11:53 AM
Old and slow said...: I row about 60k per week on a C2 as cardio cross-training just because it is non-impact. But it is SO damn hard! I'd rather run 20k hard than row an "easy" 10k. It just beats me up.; 9/10/21, 1:05 PM
Owen said...: Henge2243: Yes. It is a magical feeling; setting up the boat, balancing it with tiny moves of hands and knees, almost like tightrope-walking; and when everybody synchronizes, the boat gets some run on it, the puddles fall away astern, well-spaced, symmetrical, an effortless floating over dawn waters.; 9/10/21, 1:32 PM
Howard said...: Join a rowing club if you can, Achilles. The added proprioceptions are invaluable. If you're still in Washington you should get an opportunity to row in an old wooden pocock.

I'm not convinced the Frank Underwood water resistance rolling machine is significantly better for the price than the concept 2 air fan rower.; 9/10/21, 1:45 PM