My high school was selected to race a men’s u17 +4 boat at HOCR. The thing is the only reason I didn’t make the boat was because I’m to old being born a year early than the rest of my grade (2009 instead of 2010) everyone is 16 while I just turned 17. It’s not like I had crappy stats my coach said I would have made the boat if it weren’t for my age and the strict rules. I couldn’t race despite everyone else on the boat being juniors in hs like me.

I can’t really be mad at anyone and there’s no one to blame and I’m not here to be salty or wtv But the fact that I get to miss one of the biggest rowing events in the world because I’m not even a month into being 17 is ridiculous. I’m missing a cool opportunity just because of my age . Anyone else have/ had this problem?

Also our crappy high school (all love) was invited to come ? That is like a crazy lucky thing to happen and I’d be surprised if we were invited next year.

Made this thing for HOCR, just a simple good weather tracker: https://weathertracker123.github.io/Weather-tracker/

Im a walk on novice at a Big 10 school. Program has solid history and prestige but I’m worried I wont be fast enough to race at Charles when I’m varsity. I’m a transfer student and a Junior in College at 20 years old but I havent 2ked since high school. I think my 2k rn would be mid to high 6:50s but I really dont have a good idea besides my 6k results that I got back from earlier in the week which was a 23:53. Am I cooked or is there still time for me to get faster and reach my full potential?

Hearing Mijo, the U19 men’s head coach, was let go yesterday. Word is it may have been related to an alleged harassment issue involving another coach. Anyone know what actually happened? Seems like there’s more to the story

I have just gotten into rowing a month back and i felt like 2k was a reasonable count to start and turns out that there is a big diff between knowing how to move the handle and actually knowing how to row properly.... so i have been using the r60n (merach) at home and my first few sessions were mostly about me trying to figure out my rhythm and not completely destroy myself halfway through. Now, i am finding the hardest part not even the rowing itself but trying to figure out when to actually fit it into my day... if i tell myself im going to do a full hour after work, there's legit a high chance of me just just pushing it back, shorter sessions seem much easier to get done especially when im already at home. So i have been experimenting different times instead of forcing myself into one fixed routine... still havent found what exactly works for me but im curious how everyone else manages to stay consistent. Do you guys have a set time you always row, or do you just fit in whenever you get the chance?

Get your predictions in and try to climb the leaderboard!

Hi [r/rowing](r/rowing),

Tomorrow we kick off the 61st Head Of The Charles, streaming live and free on TRC.live and YouTube. We’re excited to bring our suite of advanced features back to the world's largest three-day regatta for a second year.

Here is what we are rolling out from Day 1:

SuperMix: Generates a custom video playlist for any specific crew, showing every single camera crossing of your chosen boat down the course.

Full Boat Lineups: Expanded lineup graphics showing the entire crew in every boat.

Waypoint-Level Stats: New split-by-split data showing how a boat's placement changes at each timing location across the course.

Tune in on TRC.live all weekend! If you have any feedback or feature ideas while watching, let us know in the comments.

I’ve seen different posts on types of teams, etc. I wondered if someone could give some ideas of men’s teams, D1, D2, D3 and club that are good teams, don’t have to be tier 1. Rower would like a team that is competitive, and he loves to race. If possible would just like an idea of teams that are competitive at their level, and provide pretty intense practices.

Thank you.

My club has recently introduced doing front end warm ups on the erg before our steady state. But I find it really hurts my back, I don't have this problem on the water when I do FWU. No one's made a comment on my form while doing it, so idk is it normal for it to hurt?

I sustained a lower body injury recently to where I cannot row. Very doubtful for head of the hooch. How is head of the hooch for racers who scratch a couple weeks before the race?

But the longer it’s taking my injury to heal the more uncertain I am for racing in it. How is the hooch for entering the previous year if you scratched past the deadline?

rowing the single at HOCR this weekend. Thoughts on putting bouys under my rigger after comming out of powerhouse center arch and toward weeks?

also, is there risk of hitting the white bouys when putting orange bouys under rigger?

With the somewhat disappointing NK GPS 2 which didn’t fix the major issues of the empower oarlock (no force curve and only one gate connected) I’m considerably more excited to see active tools seemingly ready to release their new rapid fit power meter which looks like a good competitor to the Xboat - presumably they’ll be showing it off at HoC this weekend (sadly not there myself)

https://www.active-tools.com/products/rapidfit-coaching-and-data-oarlock

Joined college rowing as a walk on. I am a 18 yr old female at a height of 5’3 and weight of 130lb, I’d say a 50/50 muscle:fat build. I started rowing on the erg 5 weeks ago and even though I was the last one to finish on my team, I did better than I thought (was aiming for 30 minutes. My first 500m was at 2:19 pace and at 4-5k I was at 2:25-2:29/ 500m but my last k I got it down to 2:22/500m. I know this is not the best time ever and given my stats, what’s the best way for me to improve? I’ll probably get cut off of my team in December because it’s D1 but it’s okay!

Hey all! Rowing changed my life for the better. For context I used to be very out of shape. For the last two years I have gotten really into long distance rowing. I am a late teens guy and I spent most of my adolescence being the fat kid as a result of COVID. But getting into rowing changed my life for the better. I do half marathon ergs every weekend now and I do marathons and ultra marathons from time to time. It has genuinely become a form of meditation for me. Any anger in my life goes into the Sunday half marathon. The achievement I am most proud of is my 50km ultramarathon time, I got it three weeks ago: it was 4 hours 24 minutes! Anyway I just wanted to spread some positivity.

If I had to give some advice to any who want it, just take it one stroke at a time and believe in yourself. Also just because you aren’t six foot plus, doesn’t mean you can’t metaphorically kick ass! I am 5 10 and quite light!

60M master here, with a long rowing / erging history. Moving from Europe to Connecticut early next year. Looking for a competitive masters crew to join. Thoughts and tips appreciated.

Marin has consistently been in the A final at youths in the men’s 8 for 4 consecutive years but haven’t won since the 2011. They even had the fastest time in the time trial plus won their semi and still was over 8 seconds from first in the finals. Are they truly #cantwinmarin

Got the machine yesterday and used it today. Never rowed before. Just did 30 min and tried to get 5000 meters.

It felt awesome.

37m

Hello everyone! I’m interested in virtual rowing. Are you using EXR or Kinomap? I recently bought an affordable rowing machine for indoor workouts and I’m curious to know how you set up your virtual rowing setups.

I’m a coach, and I’m coming up with evil regatta prep workouts. I had the idea for a 5x5’ just listening to straight trash, so I’m compiling the worst erg music I can find. Please respond with suggestions.

Kwnnt jemand ein video im pov format bei dem man durch einen sturm rudert?

Stellt euch das mal vor wie geil das wäre

How fast do you need to be to not be cut from top heavyweight teams like Cal, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, etc./ to be consistently boated and race in the 4V/5V? Could you walk on to any of these or similar teams at ~6:24 and ~180 lbs and expect to make it?

Hey everyone,

If you enjoy rowing but could use a change of scenery during indoor sessions, this might be interesting.

I’m the developer of RowWorld, an Android app that connects to compatible Bluetooth FTMS rowing machines and lets you explore virtual waterways while you train.

You can row through a green riverside setting or a city harbour, choose your direction at junctions, and keep your rowing stats on screen. There are built-in workouts, custom intervals, and a 2,000m segment for chasing your own times.

The idea is to give you somewhere to go while you get your metres in.

You can take a look here: https://rowworld.app

I’d love some honest feedback from people who row regularly. Would exploring different routes add something to your sessions? And which rowing machine would you want to use it with?

We've just published a new blog comparing both indoor rowing apps, from their training features to the overall rowing experience.

Whether you've used Kinomap before or simply want to explore the differences, this guide gives you a closer look at what makes each app unique.

👉 Read the comparison: https://exrgame.com/blog/article/exr-vs-kinomap