The Club's Results
Head of the Nene, Lent Term 2017
1st men's VIII (IM3 VIIIs)
1st men's VIII | |||
in Black Prince | |||
bow | Petr Dolezal | 2 | Ben Jarman |
3 | Christopher Elsby | 4 | Ed Bryant |
5 | James Edgeley | 6 | Tom King |
7 | Forbes Anderson | str | Marcus Roberts |
Coxed by: Emily Gordon
3rd in category, 11th overall
Time: 17:31.6
Not our best race, but we went in with a good attitude, and came out with a great one. Now we just need to make sure we all do weights, do our set ergs, and commit to every single stroke, every single outing.
Time: 17:31.6
Not the most usual or expected of races. We overtook three times, were overtaken by St Paul's' hungry 2nd VIII, and were impeded on an overtake by an overhead crabbing RAF crew.
It's quite clear that we're not rowing together. There are many odd things going on, and once our crew order is fixed we can (and must) really work on getting all the parts of our stroke and recovery together. I think the 8 of us can row sufficiently well - we just need to agree on what we are doing at each point in the cycle. We also need to keep our heads in the boat more - I know I was myself guilty of breaching this fundamental rule more than once on Saturday.
Most importantly, the post-race "Nandanks" generated a new goal for the term: JESUS-PEMBROKE-CAIUS. Let's do it, lads. We've got it in us, now we know exactly what we're fighting for, let's go out and smash it over the next four weeks.
Crews were set off with barely any gap. As a result we spent most of our time in pretty awful water. This was good preparation for all of the bumps we are going to be making. There was a tremendous feeling that there is a lot more to come from the crew. Let's bring it all together.
Crew Nandos generated a lot of positive energy. Time to smash it.
Links
Full Lent Term 2017 Head of the Nene results
1st men's VIII Head of the Nene results archive
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