Monday, February 25, 2008

Crash-B's

Pretty crazy event- indoor rowing competition on machines. I WAS going to row Sunday in the world famous C.R.A.S.H. - B's ("Charles River All Star Has Beens") at Boston University. Rowers come from all over the world to row on machines. It's nuts. I left without registering. Check out the video- it speaks for itself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43EAICgt1Qc
I love to row my Alden single scull in Orleans on Cape Cod early in the morning as the sun is just rising over the town cove. Most days it is quiet and still. I love the feeling of the boat slipping quietly through the water making a small wake as I use my legs, back, and arms to propel it forward. It's a great workout. But rowing on a machine in a noisy gym with lots of people yelling and screaming? Not my thing. Seems there are two kinds of rowers. Those who like the team aspects and those who like to go it alone. I'm a social guy, but I row alone.

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