The Club's Results
Novice Fairbairn Cup 2009
3rd men's novice VIII (2nd division)
3rd men's novice VIII | |||
in Richard Church | |||
bow | Alec Gibson | 2 | Tim Hennock |
3 | C.R. Drummond | 4 | Unknown |
5 | F.H. Feilden | 6 | Sean Moss |
7 | Sam Jackson | str | G.S.D. Gordon |
51st, 6th NM3
Time: 11:53.9
Time: 11:53.9
This was an excellent performance from NM3 rowing in an exciting (!) new crew combination after losing a couple of guys up to NM2, and gaining some fresh blood from NM4!
Our race plan focussed on what we do well - rowing consistently, without panic, and staying concentrated on the job in hand. I was a little worried that we wouldn't be able to hold onto that concentration in a race situation, but I shouldn't have doubted the boys! A really storming start and first two minutes set us up very nicely and the rate was consistent at 28. Heads never went down and we maintained our timing with no hiccoughs all the way through the the railway bridge. We knew we had to dig deep for the last 500m of the course and with shouts of encouragement from the boat we would up to 30 just in time to die on the finish line.
This was a solid end to a good couple of week's rowing together. Looking forward to seeing you all in the Senior squad come Lents!
Our race plan focussed on what we do well - rowing consistently, without panic, and staying concentrated on the job in hand. I was a little worried that we wouldn't be able to hold onto that concentration in a race situation, but I shouldn't have doubted the boys! A really storming start and first two minutes set us up very nicely and the rate was consistent at 28. Heads never went down and we maintained our timing with no hiccoughs all the way through the the railway bridge. We knew we had to dig deep for the last 500m of the course and with shouts of encouragement from the boat we would up to 30 just in time to die on the finish line.
This was a solid end to a good couple of week's rowing together. Looking forward to seeing you all in the Senior squad come Lents!
Links
Full Mich Term 2009 Novice Fairbairn Cup results
3rd men's novice VIII Novice Fairbairn Cup results archive
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