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Peterborough Summer Sprint, Summer 2009

A 4-lane 500m sprint on the Peterborough Rowing Lake.
Sun 9th August

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TDC in his single scull, IM3 1x

Heats
1st
We'd entered a mixed eight but it didn't happen because of oversubscription, so I went back to Cambridge on Saturday night, therefore avoiding immense lash. I did have a few beers and about 4 hours' sleep, but must have been in better shape that the TSS guy who capsized immediately after pushing off.

Fordy had left the footplate higher than I prefer, but it was set like you would on an ergo for 500m so I figured it would be ok. It probably wasn't, in that I couldn't get past 3/4 slide or clear the blades on the recovery. After an average start I was surprised to be in the lead, but it was close and my attempts to go faster failed. I'd wanted to come second so I could get an extra race in the rep, but there wasn't space between the other two so I pushed to the line for first place. (Tom C)
Final
1st
Some lively folk had sunk a weed cutting boat on the finish line on Saturday, which meant the course was moved to the far end of the lake and no times were taken. So I had no idea what to expect in the final. I moved the footplate to a more comfortable position and opted to trade rate for length and power. The Rob Roy sculler who had been close in the heat was left well behind, so it's possible that I went a lot faster.

Steering was poor in the first half, and I had some worrying encounters with buoys. Eventually I found my lane and the second half was quite good, allowing me to win by about a length from Molesey. (Tom C)
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Ulrike Bauer, Novice 1x

Heats
3rd
This was my first ever race in a single, so I had no idea how fast I was compared to the opposition. Consequently, I didn't expect to get anywhere further than the first round, and my sole aim was to reach the finish line without crashing or capsizing.
After a shakingly nervous start, I was so focused on this aim that I completely forgot to push. Only after I realized that I miraculously had been going for quite a while and still not fallen in, I dared to look around and was surprised that I could still see one of the opponents! At that point I finally remembered pushing but by then the 500m were pretty much over...
In conclusion, this was probably the worst sculling I've ever done but I still didn't capsize and didn't even come last, and so I took a massive boost of self-confidence back to Cambridge. And was only the slightest bit annoyed with myself knowing that I clearly could have done better... (Ulrike)
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