The Pilot Blog: How I got into Rowing
I don’t know how to start a blog but being the blunt Northern Irish guy I am, I’ll get straight to it. I’m gonna attempt to relate to you guys on some meaningful level so you’ll hopefully come back to read the rest of my blogs. (Apologies, I was an avid English literature student in school).
Prior to university I never tried, watched, or expressed any
interest in rowing. In fact the only exposure I had was watching The Social
Network (great movie) where the Winklevoss twins rowed at Henley Royal Regatta.
Growing up I wasn’t exactly athletically gifted. Having
tried both of Northern Ireland’s staple sports: football and rugby; I spent Saturday
mornings on the side-lines waiting to play the last 5 minutes - which is where
the most crucial contribution to the game is given – so I believed. Shoutout to
my fellow bench-warmers!
Failing to revive my football career in uni, I looked at
other sports offered and found rowing! I emailed the club asking to join; to discover
I actually emailed the women’s team. Eventually I made it to training with the
correct gender team and it all started there!
Unlike most sports, you don’t need to be naturally gifted in
order to take part and become a decent rower. Joining the novice team I was
taught from scratch how to row and by the end of the year I had competed in several
races, winning a medal and going to BUCS regatta in Nottingham! The results of
that race however would be anticlimactic to this blog so we’ll just brush past that…
This is great man! Love what you're doing here :)
ReplyDeleteThank you anonymous reader!
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