After teaching the ergo monkey to row on water the time has
come for him to put into practice his new found boat moving skill. Just 2 months ago John had never sat in a
boat and today was racing in a fine racing scull in the men’s novice 1x event at Burton Head. I also agreed to race a mixed 2x with him which
I came to regret when your freezing waiting for the start. Having never been in a 2x before it was a
case of wing it and see.
First up in Division 1 was his 1x race a field of 8 competitors
some of which had several year’s experience despite not progressing form the
novice category. I was on hand with the
camera and a few cheers from the bank. He
looked to be having a strong race and even managed to navigate through the Leicester
Line Bridge without a hiccup. John
finished 3rd in the event and considering the amount of water time
he’s had I think that’s a pretty strong result.
I found it quite strange but the event was about Johns rowing and not mine. We had a few good patches where the boat seemed to shift mainly when he relaxed a bit. It’s easy to forget when you’ve been rowing for so long how tense novice rowers can be especially when they are so eager to do well. It was great fun despite the cold and things are always so much nicer when you get a medal at the end of things.
It was a pleasure to be part of John’s first racing
experience and especially to be part of his first win on the water. He has now moved back down to London where he
has joined the High Performance club for lightweight rowing London Rowing
Club. I know this will be the first win
of many for John and I look forward to seeing him achieve his goals.
Well done John
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