we will beat you ....

Report as promised ....

so we did two pieces side by side with the "first 8" on Tuesday morning I am going to go ahead and say it was a success. While the official results may indicate that the first 8 is quicker I think that they a) are incorrect (there are some major discrepancies in the timing, noted by many individuals including coaches) and b) not 100% indicative of our true speed.

On the 1250 off the start we stumbled a little off the start and had to play catch up. We walked back on the other 8 by the end of the piece and we were really happy with the way we settled into a really nice rhythm. On the 750 we stepped into our build and rhythm really well- everyone right onto the feet together and the boat just lifted off. We pushed away from the other crew and coming into the last 250m I was calling to take it up and walk away as we were almost a length up on them. (the timing claims it was a dead even piece. sure.) We got a little excited and things fell apart but we were happy to see that we have places to improve and gain more speed.

Right now just relaxing at the club in between races at the Met Regatta. Won our heat and just chilling before our final this afternoon (more racing tomorrow). We did well in our heat but we can push ourselves more and make a few more positive changes. It's guaranteed that Molesey, Thames and Imperial are going to come after us in the final. Another report to follow tonight. Keep the adventure going!