Community Rowing, Inc. Newsletter

WeeklyJanuary 29, 2013
Third Annual 'What Works' Summit Conference
Friday, February 1st through Sunday, February 3rd

The Institute for Rowing Leadership at Community Rowing Inc. holds its third annual 'What Works' Summit running next Friday, February 1st through Sunday, February 3rd, welcoming coaches and rowers from across North America for a weekend of collaborative learning.
 
The 'What Works' Summit 2013 will focus on Championship Performance and will feature coaches and professionals from across all sports backgrounds like keynote speaker George Mumford, Six-Time NBA Champion with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, as well as interactive educational sessions. With a focus on examining How to Achieve Championship Performance, the conference has brought in expert presenters from the fields of Exercise Physiology, Sport Psychology and Coaching Methodology to examine how you can perform at your best when it means the most!
 
Registration is currently available at this link with a special $200 registration discount ($195 savings) available for all Community Rowing members by entering the promotional code CRImemberQuestions about the conference should be directed towards Matt Zatorski, IRL Coordinator, at [email protected].
 
We hope you'll join us this weekend!
Final Push for Meters to Wind Up the Challenge
Erging While Watching a Movie

Movie: The Avengers

When: Wednesday, 8:30-10:00pm

Where: Community Room on an Erg

Why: For the meters!!

Questions: Contact Sandra Cardillo  
January Challenge Update...
Hitting the Home Stretch

We Have Rowed 28,001,864 Meters!!!

  

Two and a half days left for the January challenge.  As of 3:20 Tuesday afternoon, 376 members of Team CRI have logged 28,001,864meters.  We had 7 rowers log meters for the first time, and several more contributed to the generic CRI accounts. During the week we logged 7 million meters. Two of us (Olivier Schuelller and Kevin Dutt) have broken the 400,000 meter mark for the month.  We now have 14 people over 300,000 (including the generic CRI boys account), up from 3 last week, and 34 over 200,000, up from 18.  Great work by all!

 

We're still comfortably in second place overall and first among the on-the-water clubs.  A virtual club, the LUNA-TICS is in third, 6 million meters behind us.  They passed the Croatian club, HVAC Mladost, now in fourth and 8,466,000 meters behind us; last week the Croatians were 3.8 million behind us; I'm not sure what caused their apparent slowdown, but they may surge at the end. Riverside moved up to 6th during the week; they are 10.2 million behind us and we gained 2 million meters on them over the week.

 

The geography lesson:  we've rowed 70% of the way around the world (at the equator), 8 million meters beyond the half-way point.  Our latitude circle, the circle around the globe 28 million meters long, is at 45 degrees 41 minutes. That's the latitude of Zagreb, Croatia, Lyon France, Portland Oregon, and closer to home, Montreal, Ontario. The boathouse is at 42 degrees 21 minutes; we need another 1.6 million meters to reach there.

 

As a reminder -

 

1)  Meters need to be rowed before 11:59 pm on Thursday.

2)  Meters need to be logged before 11:59 pm on Sunday. If you're logging your own and you do it after Thursday, make sure the date for your piece is correct, since meters have to be dated Thursday or before.

3)  If you're not erging at the boathouse and you don't have a log book, you can email your meters to Jane Morse at [email protected] and she will put them in a generic logbook so that they count for the team.

 

In January, 2012, we rowed 29,894,616 meters.  To break that record we need to row 2 million meters in 2.5 days.  Time to bring the rating up and start our sprint to the finish.

 

Let's GO CRI!!  Every meter counts!

Registration for 2013 Programs
Beginning February 1st
Registration for 2013 programming will be available on our website this coming Friday, February 1st.

That means spring is approaching fast! Visit www.communityrowing.org/signup/ and sign-up soon!!
"Rowing For All" - Winter Season Reflections 
 From Coach Bode
 
What is it?  What is it that makes Rowing for All possible?  Is it a river?  Is it a boat?  Is it a set of oars?  Is it a big, beautiful boathouse?  Is it one's desire to surge ahead and glide swiftly atop the water's surface in pursuit of the perfect stroke?  Is it some "natural" human drive to be spurred on by challenge or to compete for honor or pride, or find play and joy in a sporting endeavor?  "It" is all of these things.  But in the spirit of CRI's mission - Rowing for All - it seems there is something more deep-rooted that precedes even these decent sporting aims.  What about kindness?  What if the underlying forces that give rise to this unique community-a place where thousands of lives are touched by the beauty, grace, and challenge that rowing provides-is born of and buttressed by simple acts of kindness?  Yes, maybe being kind is what "it" is all about.   To that point, here is a poignant radio story (about 7 minutes) that reveals how powerful one interchange, one act of kindness, can be:  
English Indoor Rowing Championships
CRI's Rachel Gould Competes and Wins!
Rachel Gould Harris, currently far from the banks of the Charles, shared some exciting news with us. Below is what Rachel had to say,

"I moved to England in the fall and competed in the English Indoor
Rowing Championships on Sunday. It was in Manchester at National
Cycling Centre.

I wore my CRI unisuit and won my age category:
http://concept2.co.uk/nationals/results_details?year=2013&event=19&race_name=english"

Click on the link and check out the race results. Way to go Rachel, and thanks for wearing your CRI uni and doing us proud!
St. Patrick's Day Parade
CRI is Preparing a Float...

Boston's St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Sunday, March, 17th and this year CRI is building a float. The parade is said to be the second largest in the country, viewed by hundreds of thousand of people in Boston watching live and millions of viewers who watch the parade live on television.

If you would like to volunteer to help create a float to show off CRI and rowing, please contact Bruce Smith at: [email protected]  
Boathouse Hours During 'What Works'
No Access to Second Floor/Ergs Beginning Friday Feb 1st at Noon
 
All are welcome to attend the 'What Works' Summit, and we encourage you to join us, but to accommodate the conference there will be no access to the Community Room for erging. The boathouse schedule will be as follows:
 
Friday, February 1st:
Boathouse closes at 12:00 after morning classes. No regular programs.
Second Floor Closed

Saturday, February 2nd:
Boathouse closed for 'What Works' Summit.
Second Floor Closed

Sunday, February 3rd:
Boathouse closed for 'What Works' Summit.
Second Floor Closed
Does Your Lower Back hurt? Do You have Tendonitis?
Rower Injury Survey
If you are interested in helping us learn more about rowing injuries, please fill out this short survey by clicking on the following link:
Coaches all have their observations for their individual teams but we want to know what's actually going on throughout the boathouse!
Private Events
Second Floor Closure Notices
Friday Feb 1st - Sunday Feb 3rd: Second floor closed Friday at noon through the weekend. No working out

Tuesday, Feb 26th
:

Community Room, 7:00pm public meeting - No erging/working out

Important Flu Prevention...Spray & Wipe Ergs!!
Before AND After Each Use

For your health and that of your fellow rowers, it is especially important to spray and wipe the ergs both before and after each use.

Keep yourself and fellow rowers healthy throughout the winter - spray and wipe down the ergs before and after your workout.
 
In This Issue
Third Annual 'What Works' Summit Conference Begins Friday
Erg and Movie Night Wednesday
Challenge Update: Keep on Erging till January 31 at Midnight!!
Registration for 2013 Programming Begins February 1st
Winter Season Reflections "Rowing For All"
CRI's Rachel Gould Wins at English Indoor Rowing Championships!!!
Rower Injury Survey
Private Events/Second Floor Closure Notices
IMPORTANT Flu Prevention Tip ... Spray and Wipe Ergs Before & After Every Use
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