In case anyone didn't register for the email updates, entries are now open for the British Rowing Indoor Championships.
Pretty steep at £32.50 (with 10% early bird discount) but as Julie has given me a pass for the weekend, I'll travel down to London for it.
I'm guessing at 39, I'll be a master?
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Re: British Rowing Indoor Championships - Entries now open
You will need to be 73 kg to enter as a lwt for this (59.5 for women), not the usual 75 kg (61.5 for women). Why would this be?
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I think (although I'm not sure) that it is because those are the OTW Lightweight limits as opposed to the traditional indoor rowing weight limits. Maybe as it is now British Rowing that are running/sponsoring the event they feel the need to tie the weights together ??Rodger wrote:You will need to be 73 kg to enter as a lwt for this (59.5 for women), not the usual 75 kg (61.5 for women). Why would this be?
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That's what they're saying on Facebook. A bit annoying for those who struggle to make the weight.plummy wrote:I think (although I'm not sure) that it is because those are the OTW Lightweight limits as opposed to the traditional indoor rowing weight limits. Maybe as it is now British Rowing that are running/sponsoring the event they feel the need to tie the weights together ??Rodger wrote:You will need to be 73 kg to enter as a lwt for this (59.5 for women), not the usual 75 kg (61.5 for women). Why would this be?
Does anyone know why the limits for OTE and OTW are different? Did the OTW limits change at some point in the past or has there always been a difference?
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Very annoying I'd say! I'm at a comfortable 73.4 it seems - now I have to decide whether I can survive Christmas, and lose another Kg before february...
That said, it would be useful to have a stretch goal when it comes to weight. Hitting my needs now means I'm prone to 'just one won't hurt...' decisions.
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That said, it would be useful to have a stretch goal when it comes to weight. Hitting my needs now means I'm prone to 'just one won't hurt...' decisions.
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If you're comfortable at 73.4, the change in limit might improve your chances because it might eliminate rivals who are very close to the 75kg mark.Recess wrote:Very annoying I'd say! I'm at a comfortable 73.4 it seems - now I have to decide whether I can survive Christmas, and lose another Kg before february...
That said, it would be useful to have a stretch goal when it comes to weight. Hitting my needs now means I'm prone to 'just one won't hurt...' decisions.
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Phew! It seems they've come to their senses, and have raised the weight limit for LWTs to 75 like every other indoor champs. I wasn't too fussed about losing the weight, but I knew it would be a performance sacrifice to get down that low. Bring on the cake!
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They've also extended the early bird pricing right up to the closing date. And the group pricing is available to any group of 10 or more. I wonder could we rustle up ten Free Spirits?
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At this stage, I'm pretty much certain to be competing in BRIC 2015, unless I get injured or am otherwise unable to take part.
I'm still interested in doing a group booking if we can rustle up enough names.
I'm still interested in doing a group booking if we can rustle up enough names.
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