After a successful test on the erg (rowing machine) I was invited to try out for the national lightweight coxless fours, for rowers under 23 years of age. Today were the tryouts and I made it!! If all goes well (i.e. if we row hard enough next saturday -- a week and a half from now) then we will have earned ourselves a ticket to the World Rowing Championships Under 23 (which, alas, is only in Belgium and not somewhere exotic... :( )

Yayy!!! I'm really happy now!

[ 07-24-2006, 03:12 AM: Message edited by: Link ]

Wow, go you!

Hey...there's a lot of exotic beers in Belgium. :D

Congrats dude.

Aye congratulations man! My g/f is the rowing captain for her uni and trains for hours virtually every day. So I know how hard them ergos can be! well done [img]graemlins/drinkup.gif[/img]

Hey, congratulations Link! [img]smile.gif[/img]

BTW, what is "coxless fours"? Four guys without cox? (Sorry, I couldn't help it. ;) :D )

[ 06-15-2006, 06:19 PM: Message edited by: Stratos ]

Congrats, Link! Go hit it up!

And Stratos, I assume it means four rowers without a coxswain... but I could be really, really wrong... ;)

Oh well, chin up. If it's the world championships there may still be plenty of exotic talent lining the banks. :D You never know..

Grats dude, enjoy it.

Nicely done. And once you get there, you can start aiming for the 23+ groups. A few years of practice should see you among them.

Okay guys, it's final! I get to go to the World Rowing Championships Under 23 in Hazewinkel, Belgium coming summer (July 20 - 23) !!!

yay me :D