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Rest Day 8/4/13: Good Luck Pan Mass Challenge Riders! – Shout out if your’e riding!

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Rest Day 8/4/13:

Good Luck Pan Mass Challenge Riders!

Long time PMC rider!

Long time PMC rider! Go Dad!

Every August thousands of cyclists from all over come to Massachusetts to participate in the PMC and raise money for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  My family began participating when I was 13 and I’ve ridden or volunteered almost every year since.  Big shout out to my Mom who is riding for the first time!  Have fun Mom!

Drivers please be careful and Riders be safe!

Have a great weekend and enjoy the beach if you can or go for a row!

Rest Day 7/28/13: Can you imagine a Games Event on the Water? – Share

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Rest Day 7/28/13:

Renegades Racing on the water!

Renegades Racing on the water!

Can you imagine a Games Event on the Water?

Wouldn’t it be epic to watch the “2007” Games WOD from last night with a 1,000m row on the water instead of the erg?  I don’t know if it’ll ever happen, but I hope I’m there if it does.   Let us know how you think they should incorporate rowing on the water into the Games!

The Renegade Rowing Team kicking off a great first week on the water!

The Renegade Rowing Team kicking off a great first week on the water!

The Renegade Rowing Team kicked off their first week of practice last week and had a blast on the Charles River.  We learned how to carry boats, set boats, and row barges.  This week we’ll be in the 8+ learning our race warmup drills and rowing by 6’s.  

Keep an eye on the website and blog for video blog updates as we go through the season.  I hope to start holding Renegade Rowing Classes at Community Rowing in September where we do workouts like “2007” on the water.  Can’t wait to share the fun with you all!

Post your thoughts about a Games Event on the water!

Rest Day 7/25/13: What Split would you hold for 21,097m? – Share

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Rest Day 7/25/13:

Excited to see Coach Shane Farmer crush it in the Team competition. Hopefully something like the half-marathon pops up for him!

Excited to see Coach Shane Farmer crush it in the Team competition. Hopefully something like the half-marathon pops up for him!

What Split would you hold for 21,097m?

The CrossFit Games have begun and this year rowing has burst on to the scene!  Yesterday the individual competitors had to row a half-marathon, 21,097 meters.  It was not rowing on the water in a shell, but it was just as epic.  They actually had to make a decision on how hard they would start.  The first 2,000m were up for grabs and points, as well as the points for the overall half-marathon.  What would your strategy be?  Would you go all out and try to grab the 2k points or settle in and start chipping away at the half-marathon?

Share your game plan and thoughts on the WOD to comments!

Rest Day 7/21/13: What are you doing in this heat? Are you Hydrated?

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Rest Day 7/21/13:

Sunset Row w/ Renegade Rowing Team last year!

Sunset Row w/ Renegade Rowing Team last year!

What are you doing in this heat?

Are you Hydrated?

It’s been ridiculously hot out and if you’re in New England the humidity has been even worse.  What are you doing to stay cool and enjoy the weekend?  I’m going to hit the beach down in RI.  I hope you can get to the beach or pool and have fun in this heat.  If you haven’t calculated how much you should be drinking on a daily basis to stay hydrated, today is a good day to figure it out.  Click on the Hydration link above to read one of Alex Black’s first Nutrition articles for Renegade Rowing.

Have an awesome Sunday and stay cool!

Rest Day 7/18/13: Are you a Firsthand Athlete?

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Rest Day 7/18/13:

One of the First Renegade Rowing Athletes to become a Firsthand Athlete!

One of the First Renegade Rowing Athletes to become a Firsthand Athlete!

Are you a Firsthand Athlete?

Please share any thoughts or experiences to comments!  Here are my thoughts on what I mean by Firsthand Athlete.

The Firsthand Athlete

A firsthand athlete has the competence and confidence to rely on personal experiences to prepare for, execute, and learn from a performance both as an individual and as part of a team.  Rowing is a unique sport in that there is no coach calling plays, talking you through the pre-race warm-up, or cueing you on that one technical or tactical fix during a race.  The same goes for fitness, when an athlete is away on vacation there is no coach to walk them through a workout.  When a rower shoves off the dock on race day or goes home for vacation it’s up to them to know what to do, what to think about, what to fix, and what to focus on.  The firsthand athlete actively communicates with their body, teammates, and coaches to continually learn and work towards their goals.

The Renegade Rowing Team Goal

One of the main goals of the Renegade Rowing Team will be to develop Firsthand Athletes.   We have 8-weeks to learn to row together in an 8+.  Saturday, September 14th is the Rumble on the River at Community Rowing Inc.  We will be racing other mixed crews with similar experience.  In order to be successful we’ll need a team full of Firsthand Athletes that can work hard together and stay focused on what they must do as individuals to make the boat go faster.

If you’d like to be part of the Renegade Rowing Team and experience the adrenaline of making a shell go fast with eight other crew mates, please sign up for Tryouts, taking place this Friday at 6:30pm.  Practices start next week!

Rest well and be ready to work hard tomorrow!