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My gym hosted a fundraiser for the Fort Collins Rowing Association, a marathon-length rowing competition that I signed up for immediately. I have been a part of a rowing marathon once before, over a year ago, and have been itching to get back into it — though this time I opted for a team of 6 instead of a team of 4. Many legs make light work.
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Our dream team ended up being Linda (I can’t — nay, won’t — row without Linda!), Bev, Brandi and Jeff (also from the gym), and Dan. Yes, my Dan.
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A rowing marathon is the same distance as a running marathon, but it is measured in meters: 42,195 to be exact. Our team divvied the distance up in 5-minute increments, with each teammate taking 6-7 turns (6-7,000 meters each, total) and an all-out sprint at the end.
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Though our entire team worked their asses off, I am especially proud of Dan, whose first experience with rowing was roughly a week ago. He has been training at home to participate in the marathon and today he killed it.
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There were 6 teams competing and we finished last, at 3 hours and 8 minutes. (Winning this thing was never the goal. Finishing it was the goal.)
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However, the Rowing Association gave us an improvised award for “most extra workouts done during the marathon.” We were in our home gym, we couldn’t resist working on pull-ups (Jeff) and deadlifts (Bev, Brandi) between our sprints.
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Congratulations to all rowers involved. Let’s do it again soon!
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