The sessions will be designed to boost your endurance and strength to get you prepared for getting back in a boat.  Sessions will be high intensity with some rowing specific work on the ergo but mostly it will involve circuit training, trunk strengthening and functional flexibility.
New for this year I have partnered with Rebecca Wilson from www.yogawillsavetheworld.com who specialises in working with rowers and those new to yoga – who may be a bit skeptical!  She will be running a session on Wednesday evening for the group focusing on hamstrings, hips and lower back stiffness.

The Facts
When – September 6th-10th, Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri Morning (6.15-7.30) and Wednesday evening at 7
Where – TRC
What – Circuits, trunk strengthening, yoga for rowers session on Wednesday evening
Cost: £40
How to sign up: Let me know you’re keen and transfer £40 to secure your place
Who: Open to all TRC members from any squad.

But!  We’ve just come to the end of our organised season – although there’s plenty of racing to do at some of the smaller regattas around, they are mainly self-organised, with the coaches taking a well-earned rest.

The new season will be kicked off on 19th September – more details to follow.

Our end of season party is on 23rd July – all welcome!

If in the meantime you are looking for somewhere to train over the summer (we have ergs, rowperfects, tank, weights room, access to lovely towpath for running) – we can probably hook you up with a gym membership and a training programme if you’re keen.  Please email me to find out more.

This is your opportunity to express your opinions or to offer yourself for election onto the COMMITTEE! That’s right, once a year, you (if you are in fact a member, and haven’t just strayed here by unfortunate google-related accident) have the chance to put yourself forward to help run the club (or at least attend the monthly committee meetings). I can’t find any of the actual rules so may well be making some of this up now, but I believe, if you can get yourself nominated and seconded, then you could oust the captain (who, evidenced below, has been particularly reticent in showing his club loyalty) or stand for deputy or some other position, none of which I know.

Alternatively, come along and have a beer and shout at said committee members in person rather than by email. It’s much more effective and they all enjoy it.

OR, you could come and say thanks for all their hard work, and buy THEM a beer.

Either way 28th July is when it’s at.

Thames (from bow): D Samuel, M Kordi, B Stokes, A Bowling, S Challen, A Lester, P McKinnon, N Szmigin.  H Watkins (cox).

(front picture: Thames race against Molesey on Friday)

HRR 2010