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What injury/illness have you trained/raced through? | |
Real rowers don't listen to their doctors' advice. Which of the following have you refused to prevent you getting in a boat? Prolapsed disc | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Food poisoning | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 27% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Pulled muscle in arse | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | (Freshers) 'flu | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 62% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Hamstring strain/pull | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 23% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Conjunctivitis | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Injury sustained in bike accident while going to the boathouse | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 23% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Quinsy | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Hangover | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 77% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Blood poisoning from septic blister | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Nasty bug picked up from drinking Tideway water | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Foot and Mouth | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 15% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Other (please elaborate below) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 42% | Total: 26 members' votes (16 comments...) |
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Injuries and illnesses | |
Most of the following injuries or diseases have prevented members of the Clubs competing at some point. Which is your favourite? Prolapsed disc | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Food poisioning | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Pulled muscle in arse | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 18% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | (Freshers) 'flu | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Hamstring strain/pull | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Conjunctivitis | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Injury sustained in bike accident while going to the boathouse | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 9% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Quinsy | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Hangover | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 14% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Blood poisioning from septic blister | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 18% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Nasty bug picked up from drinking Tideway water | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Foot and Mouth | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 14% | Total: 22 members' votes (9 comments...) |
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How many university medals will be won by FaT this week? | |
Medals up for grabs in (Men's) Light IVs and Men's and Women's 1st Coxed IVs divisions. 0 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 19% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 4 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 19% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 5 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 11% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 9 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 37% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 10 | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | 14 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 15% | Total: 27 members' votes |
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Skiing... | |
It won't be long before the snow starts to fall and the ski season begins. But which of the below best describes you? I love skiing | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 67% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I hate skiing | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I hit the slopes every year | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 41% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I've never been | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 22% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | It costs too much | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 26% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | On my salary I only go for chalets with a sauna and hot tub | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 7% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Apres rather than ski for me | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I hate getting snow down my trousers and falling on my sore arse all the time | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | My knees are so f**ked I can't ski | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 11% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I'd be up for a boatie skiing trip! | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 30% | Total: 27 members' votes |
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Favourite Bond? | |
Connery | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 48% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Lazenby | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Moore | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Dalton | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 20% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Brosnan | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 20% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Craig | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Samantha | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | Total: 25 members' votes (16 comments...) |
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Have you ever been injured whilst training for rowing? | |
People are always getting injured. It's something that happens a lot and always seems to be at exactly the wrong time. An injured squad member can lose a crew a race (or their replacement win a race...), and it's always devastating to take time out when the club's doing really well. No, never, I'm an undergrad - you have to be over 20 to start worrying about injuries, right?! | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | No, never, I warm up properly, warm down properly, miss sessions if I feel ill and always look after myself - my body is a temple! | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 8% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Yes, I've been injured, but I rowed through the pain/broken ankle (and won the Fairbairns, in my single scull) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 16% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Yes, I got injured, but went to the sports injury clinic (Mon, Wed, Fri mornings drop-in clinic at Addenbrooke's physio dept) and they sorted me out | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 12% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Yes, I rowed through it and made it much worse, I really f**ked myself over for the sake of a couple of minor events and subsequently missed some important races | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 16% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I routinely get admitted to hospital/row whilst on crutches/train against specific doctor's orders/am called Neil Talbott | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 12% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I am/was a triallist and we have a squad physio to sort out injuries and everything! | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I'm a cox, training is for wimps | ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 4% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I row for BPBC, training is for wimps | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 20% | Total: 25 members' votes (3 comments...) |
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What is your ARA rowing status? | |
Sweep oar - assume the crew averages the number of points you have. Novice | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 44% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Senior 4 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 17% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Senior 3 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 11% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Senior 2 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 11% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Senior 1 | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Elite | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Veteran | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 6% | Total: 18 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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How did you cope without the First and Third website? | |
The website went on its annual holiday last week (was it unplugged by a cleaner again?) - what did you do? I didn't notice because I didn't try to visit while it was down | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I got my fill of rowing websites by looking at the Rowing Service, Tideway Slug, etc. | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 5% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I watched the Mythbuster waterskiing behind an eight video on YouTube | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 9% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I browsed other websites (non-rowing related)instead | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 32% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I did some training | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 23% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I did some work | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 23% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | I joined LMBC | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 9% | Total: 22 members' votes (4 comments...) |
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The ABC and Channel 4 series 'Lost' is approaching its conclusion. Will you be watching avidly, or couldn't you care less? | |
It's brilliant | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 18% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | It's rubbish | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 29% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Where am I? | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 53% | Total: 17 members' votes (1 comment...) |
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What colour blades are you using at the moment? | |
Many FaTties will be training away from the Cam at the moment. Hopefully they are all using respectable kit, but let's make sure.... Dark blue (with or without a gold band) | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 27% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Black with a dark blue tip and a gold cat and buns | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 18% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Cambridge blue | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Orange | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Yellow | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Green | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Indigo | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Violet | | 0% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Black | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 9% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | White | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 18% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Pink | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) | 9% | ![](/images/nothing.gif) | Red | ![](/images/votesmen.gif) ![](/images/voteswomen.gif) | 18% | Total: 11 members' votes |