Girl on the River

Girl on the River’s 10 year anniversary

Ten years ago I pressed “publish” on my very first Girl on the River post, and I don’t think it’s overdramatic to say that in that moment, my life changed. In August 2011, I was very new to the sport. My rowing was extremely scrappy. My kit was extremely shiny. I was a novice in…

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Your new ZoomErgos host

Since I last wrote about ZoomErgos back in December (when the latest lockdown was a mere twinkle in the PM’s eye), it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that ZoomErgos has taken the rowing world by storm. Its numbers have multiplied as quickly as Covid in an unventilated room, and it’s even featured in the…

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The seven secret weapons that got me through my 100K challenge

My 100K in 30 days challenge was always going to be just that – a challenge. An average of 3.3k per day over 30 days doesn’t sound like much until you consider the cumulative effect on a body prone to faltering at the first sign of overtraining. Sure enough, within the first week, two long-standing…

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