Race plans for rowing head races
Getting ready to race takes a lot of practice. Fortunately come head racing season there are a lot of different events where you can practice and improve.
Rowing friends in other places
You might have noticed in last month’s newsletter a photograph of me with my new friends from Piermont Rowing Club on the Hudson River in New York.
World Masters Rowing Championships – Libourne, France 2022
The DeLong Brief: The World Master Rowing Championships in 2022, in Libourne, France, was once again, a FAMILY AFFAIR (+ good UK buddy Liz)! Our first
How to stay on track with your training with business travel
By Marlene Royle – first published at Faster Masters Rowing “What is that?” He opened my box. A seasoned security guard, he looked at the folded skeleton
Tour of Aotearoa
At the Legion of Rowers 2022 AGM our guest speaker was Martha DeLong – this is a summary of her very entertaining speech. Martha DeLong – Tour
Technique makes my brain hurt!
When coaching masters, I often find that they over-think the coaching instructions they receive. This can be tested by asking the athletes to “think about nothing” for
South Island Masters Regatta Report 2022
South Island Masters regatta hits Dunedin over the long weekend Jan Brosnahan Queen’s Birthday weekend saw the arrival in Dunedin of 220 masters rowers and supporters, mainly
How to manage your training as a masters rower with kids
There are five core considerations when you want to row or work out but have family commitments. These are: Times of day to train Partner support Finding
Come Row in Africa
The World Rowing Masters Regatta 2023 has been awarded to South Africa and will take place 21-24 September at Roodeplaat Dam in Tshwane (previously Pretoria). Our vision
South Island Masters regatta report
South Island Masters regatta, 4–5 June Masters rowers enjoyed sunshine and mirror-like conditions on the Taieri River and Lake Waihola at the South Island Masters at Queen’s
A 70km row from Awaroa to Nelson
A 70km row from Awaroa to Nelson celebrated two of the Nelson rowing community’s ‘remarkable men’ over the weekend. The Golden Edge Nelson Rowing Club hosted the
John Parnell’s rowing man-cave
The big green thing is an old winch that I restored from a rusty old heap of steel found in a corner of the shed. The other
Legion Regatta May 2022 report
Regatta Report from the President We had a gloriously successful Legion regatta on May 14th at Karapiro. There were over 230 athletes attending and the weather gods
Rowing Touring German Style
by Jude Ellis In mid-2020 I took up an opportunity to live and work in Bonn, Germany which is located on the Rhine River about 30 km
Masters Rowing Survey 2022
Masters and Past Rowers: Feedback to the Legion February 2022 Profile of Responders A survey was sent to 656 people on the Legion’s database and an invitation