The Club's Results
Head of the River Race, Lent Term 2008
A huge head race on the Tideway (tidal river Thames) over the University Boat Race course
Sat 15th March
The official results published by the organisers, HoRR Committee, can be found here. At the bottom of this page there is a summary of the results of college crews and a link to Cambridge weather. Club members, please go here to add (or correct) results, crews or race reports.
1st men's VIII, Senior3 VIIIs
88th
Time: 19:11.61
Time: 19:11.61
A strong line-up, but not the best two weeks of training. The post-lents hangover always lasts longer than you expect, and the weather was rubbish. In particular our 15 minute practise piece was rowed into a vicious headwind, and we didn't learn much from it except that we aren't so good at keeping the rate up.
The race started well, and we weren't put off by a little clash with the crew in front (although they were keen for some "banter" at the finish). It started to go a bit wrong after we overtook Clare (apologies for the abuse, too eager to avoid another clash); we made a good surge to go past but weren't able to maintain it.
Hammersmith bridge was the crucial point. We had a fair amount of cash in the bag, but needed to attack the headwind if wanted a really good result. Maybe some of the guys were suffering. It felt a bit like the practise piece. We need to learn to force the rate when the legs aren't keen.
Given our preparation and the crap start position, we're pleased with how it went. And it was a lot of fun.
Suggestions for next year:
-Row at least one 5k race in lent term
-Do a weekend trip to the tideway
-More pieces over the lock
-Leave lents to the 2nd eight
Big thanks to JPD for coaching and support, and Sarah Jane for beds and teas.
The race started well, and we weren't put off by a little clash with the crew in front (although they were keen for some "banter" at the finish). It started to go a bit wrong after we overtook Clare (apologies for the abuse, too eager to avoid another clash); we made a good surge to go past but weren't able to maintain it.
Hammersmith bridge was the crucial point. We had a fair amount of cash in the bag, but needed to attack the headwind if wanted a really good result. Maybe some of the guys were suffering. It felt a bit like the practise piece. We need to learn to force the rate when the legs aren't keen.
Given our preparation and the crap start position, we're pleased with how it went. And it was a lot of fun.
Suggestions for next year:
-Row at least one 5k race in lent term
-Do a weekend trip to the tideway
-More pieces over the lock
-Leave lents to the 2nd eight
Big thanks to JPD for coaching and support, and Sarah Jane for beds and teas.
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2nd men's VIII, Senior3 VIIIs
263rd
Time: 20:27.22
Time: 20:27.22
A very very long very very painful race. Rate 30 pretty spacky.
Thanks to two crews in front of us blade locking before Hammersmith we caught up to both and raced right alongside one of them for about 1k. Then we had a massive boat stopping blade clash which put us 1/2 a length up on the restart. They caught this up again and we settled back into the rhythm of they push, then we push, then they push, ....
After about another 1.5 k we finally got past them and came into the finish with about 1/2 a length of clear water.
I reiterate, a very very long very very painful race
Thanks to two crews in front of us blade locking before Hammersmith we caught up to both and raced right alongside one of them for about 1k. Then we had a massive boat stopping blade clash which put us 1/2 a length up on the restart. They caught this up again and we settled back into the rhythm of they push, then we push, then they push, ....
After about another 1.5 k we finally got past them and came into the finish with about 1/2 a length of clear water.
I reiterate, a very very long very very painful race
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<h3><a name="selectedresults">Selected Results</a></h3><h4>Trophy winners, Oxbridge colleges and Cambridge clubs</h4><p><pre> POSITION FINISH START TIME NAME 1 1 17 39.57 Leander I ( WINNER OF THE PAGE TROPHY ) 4 55 17 59.69 N OS Astillero (Spain) ( WINNER OF THE OVERSEAS ENTRANTS TROPHY ) 5 7 18 0.04 S.1 Tideway Scullers' School I ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 1 PENNANT ) ( WINNER OF THE VERNON TROPHY ) 6 15 18 7.03 S.2 U Durham University I ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 2 PENNANT ) ( WINNER OF THE BERNARD CHURCHER TROPHY ) 7 9 18 7.74 S.2 H Oxford Brookes University I ( WINNER OF THE HALLADAY TROPHY ) 11 37 18 17.46 S.2 Agecroft I ( WINNER OF THE JACKSON TROPHY ) 19 16 18 27.09 S.1 HMF Army ( FASTEST SERVICES CREW ) 25 45 18 28.45 Lwt London IV ( WINNER OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT PENNANT ) 37 82 18 39.74 R S.3 H Newcastle University I ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 3 PENNANT ) 46 116 18 46.01 S.4 H Durham University III ( WINNER OF THE SENIOR 4 PENNANT ) 73 160 19 3.24 S.3 City of Cambridge I <b> 88 274 19 11.61 N S.3 H First & Third Trinity, Cambridge I</b> 98 52 19 16.65 S.2 Rob Roy I 126 247 19 26.49 S.4 H Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 128 123 19 27.48 S.1 Cantabrigian 132 228 19 29.01 S.4 H Hertford College, Oxford 136 241 19 31.59 S.3 H Lady Margaret Boat Club 140 172 19 32.28 H Queens' College, Cambridge 141 86 19 32.35 NOV H Oxford Brookes University III ( WINNER OF THE NOVICE PENNANT ) 147 204 19 33.83 N Lwt Nephthys (OULRC) 148 105 19 34.14 S.3 H Jesus College, Cambridge 162 325 19 40.19 N S.4 H Pembroke College, Cambridge 163 156 19 40.70 S.4 H Downing College, Cambridge 164 118 19 41.08 S.2 Cambridge '99 I 168 270 19 42.93 N S.3 H Christ Church, Oxford 188 236 19 52.91 NOV H Magdalene College, Cambridge 200 226 19 55.55 S.4 Emmanuel College, Cambridge 227 275 20 7.57 N S.3 H Keble College, Oxford 239 221 20 16.38 S.3 Cambridge '99 II 245 324 20 20.69 N S.4 Oriel College, Oxford 250 316 20 21.73 N S.4 Christ's College, Cambridge I 253 271 20 23.10 N S.3 Clare College, Cambridge <b> 263 283 20 27.22 N S.3 H First & Third Trinity, Cambridge II</b> 266 256 20 29.51 S.4 H Selwyn College, Cambridge I 268 322 20 30.41 N S.4 H King's College, Cambridge 269 237 20 31.11 S.3 City of Cambridge II 275 328 20 34.49 N S.4 Wolfson College, Oxford 288 389 20 42.22 N NOV H Peterhouse, Cambridge 292 393 20 44.19 N NOV H Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge 309 370 20 57.44 NOV City of Cambridge III 319 396 21 2.23 N NOV Christ's College, Cambridge II 327 317 21 8.41 N S.4 H Darwin College, Cambridge 331 327 21 11.22 N S.4 Wadham College, Oxford 332 179 21 12.75 S.2 Rob Roy II 333 294 21 13.71 NOV H Merton College, Oxford 334 388 21 14.66 N NOV Champion of the Thames 343 313 21 20.81 NOV Wolfson College, Cambridge 353 229 21 29.84 S.3 H Brasenose College, Oxford 367 399 21 46.52 N NOV H Selwyn College, Cambridge II</pre></p><div align="right"><font size="-1"><a href="#top">^ top</a></font></div><hr>
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