Had one last full practice this morning - did our best to nail down technique with some race starts and a 3x2k workout. All boats are looking good and there are just one or two minor things that could use a small adjustment. Wednesday’s practice will be a short tech day again trying to iron out those small things but then we will head in early, discuss race plans and de-rig. The trailer is leaving around noon on Thursday and the rest of the team will be flying out Friday. Once the livestream link is posted for the Saturday and Sunday races we will share that so anyone can watch from home.
Read MoreLast night, the team came together for our end-of-year banquet. One of our benefactors, Michael Bennet, was kind enough to host the event at his beautiful home. Our athletes, and their families and friends were all present for this wonderful event. We had delicious catering, activities and a silent auction. Auction items varied from tickets to the Science Museum to homemade pens crafted by one of our very own rowers - all proceeds went towards the team.
Read MoreIt’s the final countdown and we are putting on the pressure. Our travel arrangements are in order for WIRA: the team will be flying to Sacramento while the coaches take the trailer. Should be a fun 12-hour drive! We will keep you updated on our progress. Coaches just posted our workouts for the week and they look intense. We’ll show you what it looks like in case you want to try it out. Hopefully our competitors aren’t spying and trying to one-up us.
Read MoreTwo weekends ago we traveled to Newport Beach, CA for the Women’s Berg Cup and Men’s Newport Regatta. We surprised people out there from how well we performed - as usual they weren’t expecting a team from the desert to row so well. Our Men’s V4+ placed second in their event, only beat by UC Santa Barbara, and out Men’s N4+ clutched a gold medal victory.
Read MoreThis morning coxwains were up for a 6:45 meeting and the rowers were at the boathouse by 7:30. They had a quick snack, stretch out, warmed up and launched just before 8:30 am for a 9:00 am start. When the women were approaching the boathouse, with about 650 meters left they looked really good and were walking on UC Irvine. As they passed, they did have a seat or two on Irvine and were in first.
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