Category: General Info

Back on board and refreshed having just spent a week on the magnificent Stradbroke Island.
A few things kick off the week. I have almost completed the rowing plan for the rest of the season but will need some input from you to finish it off.
Looking at who we have in the squad at the moment I believe that we have the people for an eight and either a quad scull or four. The regattas that I would like to aim for in these boats in Melbourne Head, Head of the Yarra (HOTY) and Hamilton. If we can squeeze in Barwon head that would be a bonus but we can get just as much from doing a good session up to Hawthorn and back without the loading and unloading of boats and the dreaded travel.
I would like you to complete the following survey (Click here to take survey) to give me a head start on what your availability is like for a few regattas that we have coming up to the end of the year. If you could complete this by the end of the week (Friday 16 Oct) I would really appreciate it.
This Saturday (17 Oct) I would like to spend 30 minutes prior to the row going through the basis on the rowing plan up until March next year as I will need your feedback on a number of items to make sure I am on track. I will try and get a bit of information out by the end of the week to get you thinking so keep an eye out for that.  
Next Saturday (24 Oct) I have planned a ‘Selection Saturday’ where I intend to do seat racing to have a good look at combinations for the races that we are aiming for depending on who is nominating for what.  
I also need you all to do a 20 minute ergo by the end of next week (25 Oct) if you are putting your hand up for HOTY or Melbourne Head.
The rating cap for the ergo is 26 spm and if you have a heart rate monitor make sure you wear it so you can pace yourself through the 20 minutes. If you don’t have a heart rate monitor and would like to use one then let me know and I will bring a few down to the club on Thursday. Please record your 500 metre splits and rating on the spreadsheet (if you don’t know where that is then let me know and I will provide you the link).
If you have not received the emails…there are a couple of updates from Emma on the how the club is faring at the World Masters Games…they are posted on the club website. Click on the link for more details: http://3.25.77.84/rrc-media/.
That’s about it for the moment….see you all on Thursday.
Simon

The Bairnsdale media turned up announced at training camp last week to do a story on our Aussie masters champions in their final preparations on their assault on the World Masters Games. Flattering photo of the hobbit looking taller than the rest of the crew don’t you think….story compliments of the Bairnsdale News

Some things remain predictable….when Simon organises a club activity the weather is guaranteed to be appalling (and it was), the mixed master’s quad will continue to fiddle with their boat leading up to the world masters (and they did), Bairnsdale rowing camp will produce more blisters than any other weekend (and it did, just ask Sally Allen), our ability to tune into the Grand Final will continue to remain as one of the biggest challenges for the club (the picture was great but the radio coverage was 7 seconds ahead of the ‘live’ TV coverage) and Emma Catford will win the box biting competition (just ask Franzi).
Plenty of highlights on the weekend including the carrot cake, the boys BBQ, Dennis’s birthday cake (complete with 36 candles of which only two remained alight in the walk from the cabin to the food tent, a distance of only 10 metres), the DS crew made it to the cliffs, Jim’s introduction of the committee and coaches, a few cold water swims, a visit to the local Tabaret in search of a Thursday night beer and of course the rowing (of which there was plenty).
Highlights package to be posted soon with plenty of photo’s like the one below so keep a look out for it….Simon

The Rowing Victoria Safety Management Plan states that all rowers must demonstrate swimming competence, 50m swim, by 30 September if they do not wish to wear a PFD while rowing.
It has been suggested (by some hardcore crazy people) that those that have not done it yet can do so at camp in Bairnsdale. While this is definitely possible I am also going to propose a Melbourne based event for those that a) aren’t going to camp or b) think the Mitchell might be a little too cool (or are too soft to take the plunge in the Mitchell).
Date: Saturday 5 September
Time: 9.30am
Location: Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Albert Park (Outdoor Pool)
Cost: $6.95 (adult swim pass)
For those that wish to attend the Melbourne swim please contact Emma at [email protected] so she can advise you of the exact meeting place.
Emma (with some edits)

We need to do the following ergo this week (3 August – 8 August):

Time: 20 minutes

Rating: 20 strokes per minute (capped)

Drag Setting: 130

For those with a heart rate monitor I strongly suggest you wear it to make sure you don’t over do it in the first 5 – 10 minutes of the ergo.

You need to record the total distance you cover for the ergo and the average split and rating (should be 20 spm). You also need to record the average

split and rating for each 2 minute split, you will get this information by hitting the recall button on the machine (you will get 10 readings with the final 2 minutes shown first).

When you have the opportunity, click on the following link and record the results in the spreadsheet. If you cannot access the spreadsheet (to record your times), send me an email and I will add you to the invitation list.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/richmondrowing.com.au/ccc?key=0AqD_LH0KQMyCdDhsX05qeFlpLVVMYmMzbDJSLXcxalE&hl=en

You have until Saturday 8 August to record your time. If there are any issues please send me an email.

I have also added a link to the spreadsheet under the ‘Useful Links’ tab on the right hand side of the page.

Information on Bairnsdale Training Camp has been posted on the RRC website. The camp is over grand final weekend and it should be a ripper based on the planning that has been done to date. It will be a great opportunity to get some serious km’s in the boat leading into Head of the Yarra on some of the best water in the country.
Jump on the RRC website and have a look at the information under the ‘Bairnsdale Camp’ tab and register your interest using the link on the page.
Here is a bit of a non-sense to give you a bit of an idea of what the Saturday night can be like…more of that to come.
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If you look to the right of the blog home page you will notice a link under the ‘Useful Links’ header to the RRC men’s squad calendar which has been expertly set up by Sam.
This calender will be updated with all sorts of information including training times, club time trials, ergo testing and regatta dates for the 2009/10 season.

I drew up an ‘On Time Arrival’ check list this morning on the white board at the club so you can check off your name when you arrive at the club for training.
I will use the board to assist me to put together crews for morning rows so please make sure you check your name off so I know you are at the club.

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