Author Archives: Bernadette Lyons

As the team started to finish up the Fall season, the erg sitings became more and more regular. The girls knew what was coming up… ERG SEASON. This is every rower’s nightmare. The time when you cannot get on the water to practice but instead have to sit down for the two hours of practiceContinue reading “KEVIN. PROCTOR.”

“Rowing is perhaps the toughest sport. Once the race starts, there are no timeouts, no substitutions. It calls upon the limits of human endurance. The coach must therefor impart the secrets of the special kind of endurance that comes from mind, heart, and body.” — George Yeoman Pocock. New blog about the constant grind comingContinue reading “Eat, sleep, study, row.”

Rowing is “Rowing, sometimes referred to as crew in the United States, is a sport whose origins reach back to Ancient Egyptian times. It involves propelling a boat on water using oars. By pushing against the water with an oar, a force is generated to move the boat.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowing_(sport) I am going to use thisContinue reading “What is rowing?”