On the 12th September 2018, Henry Blois-Brooke, of Oxford Brookes Uni, completed an insane feat of an Ultra-Marathon in just over eight hours. He said although it was tough, he felt like he could and would push himself more in the future. The next challenge is 192 miles, pushing himself to seven marathons in less than a week.
This is the first instalment in a series where we are taking a look at some up-and-coming rowing ideas, events and products for showcasing and explaining on our website, and letting you be the first to know about these exciting new ventures into rowing. These articles are not paid or sponsored by the companies mentioned, we simply think they are pretty cool ideas that we want to learn more about. The most polarising object in a gym is often the rowing machine. Some denounce the machine as “pointlessly tiring” with no real benefit, while others will stand by it until they die, swearing it in as the premier exercise machine. As a rower writing this article for other rowers, I’m...
Who says rowers don't run!?
The University of Bristol Boat Club and University of Bath Boat Club will be leaving their boats in the boathouse and putting their trainers on instead to challenge the commonly held view that rowers make for terrible runners.
It comes as a surprise to few that this year’s Henley Royal Regatta has been cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the news crashing the HRR website at the time of writing. While the decision is clearly the correct one to make given the UK’s growing number of cases and forecast, and with the recent strict advice given by the government, the confirmation is still a harsh blow for all athletes. The Regatta stated: “With much sadness and regret, the Committee of Management of Henley Royal Regatta has agreed that the 2020 Regatta must be cancelled. We have also ruled out the possibility of staging the Regatta at a future date this year. It has weighed heavily on the...
With thanks to the viral #MeToo movement amongst other efforts, there has been long overdue progress in opening up the conversation about the prevalence of sexual misconduct, harassment and assault over the last few years. The movement focused initially on the frequency of cases in the workplace and over time, we have begun to see increasing reports of cases within sport. Larry Nassar was sentenced to upwards of 300 years in prison in 2018 after the ex national team doctor for USA gymnastics was accused of sexually abusing over 250 young women and 1 young man. Allegations against him dated as far back as 1992. Decades of reports emerged about the entertainment industry, with high-profile cases of the likes of Jimmy Saville and Harvey Weinstein. And...
