If you watched last night’s powerful, live documentary, Rivercide, about the crisis in our rivers, the chances are you’re feeling angry, shocked, depressed and desperate to do something to help (by the way, you can still watch it here – it is brilliant and essential viewing). I’ve already blogged here about things you can do…
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Girl on the River tries out indoor rowing classes in both Toronto and London and finds out whether they live up to the hype.
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Do you ever have days when you feel a bit too old and creaky for rowing? Do you watch the next masters category approaching faster than an Empacher at Henley and feel as though life is running away with you? Do you fear the day might come when you’re just too ancient to row? Or,…
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My relationship with the ergometer is what the tabloids would describe as stormy. There have been tears. There has been shouting. There have been protracted periods of separation followed by grudging reunions. Throughout all of this, as with any difficult relationship, my friends have patiently supported me as I wail, complain, obsess and generally navel-gaze….
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It’s a bit of a cliché, but one I’m always grateful for. However feeble my erg score (and it’s feeble enough to be kept a closely guarded secret), I can always comfort myself with the thought that ergs don’t float – by which I mean that what you do on a rowing machine doesn’t necessarily…
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