Aug 20 2008
Rowing Fun
Pick up rowing at Carrie P’s recommendation. Really enjoyed the sport and the Lake Union Crew.
Monday was the first good day on water. I started to get a sense of how to row. The hardest part was to unlearn what I had been used to. And always pay attention to the rhythm! From breathing to rowing, I have to control and constrain in order to go fast and go far.
Also, now I can attest why it is an ultimate team sport. In our very first session on water, the boat was too tippy as people were not in sync and didn’t know how to set it even. At times, lifting the oar out of the water was a true test of patience.
The instructor said that rowers can pull a water skier. I didn’t believe it until I saw this video on YouTube – .