Yay!!! (tournament's over: UPDATE on the races)

Link · 06-15-2006, 05:01 PM

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 ]

Dragonshadow · 06-15-2006, 05:11 PM

Wow, go you!

johnny · 06-15-2006, 05:24 PM

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

Congrats dude.

Madman-Rogovich · 06-15-2006, 05:47 PM

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]

Stratos · 06-15-2006, 06:19 PM

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

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

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

Bungleau · 06-15-2006, 10:58 PM

Congrats, Link! Go hit it up!

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

Sever · 06-16-2006, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Link:
(which, alas, is only in Belgium and not somewhere exotic... )

Oh well, chin up. If it's the world championships there may still be plenty of exotic talent lining the banks.

You never know..

robertthebard · 06-16-2006, 07:44 AM

Grats dude, enjoy it.

Legolas · 06-16-2006, 09:00 AM

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.

Link · 06-27-2006, 02:48 PM

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

06-15-2006, 05:01 PM	#1
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 5,888	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 ] __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

06-15-2006, 05:11 PM	#2
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 35 Posts: 4,145	Wow, go you! __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke

06-15-2006, 05:24 PM	#3
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	Hey...there's a lot of exotic beers in Belgium. Congrats dude. __________________

06-15-2006, 05:47 PM	#4
Madman-Rogovich Lord Soth Join Date: October 23, 2001 Location: Edinburgh Age: 40 Posts: 1,918	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] __________________ One room, one axe, one outcome.

06-15-2006, 06:19 PM	#5
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 3,888	Hey, congratulations Link! [img]smile.gif[/img] BTW, what is "coxless fours"? Four guys without cox? (Sorry, I couldn't help it. ) [ 06-15-2006, 06:19 PM: Message edited by: Stratos ] __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

06-15-2006, 10:58 PM	#6
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Congrats, Link! Go hit it up! And Stratos, I assume it means four rowers without a coxswain... but I could be really, really wrong... __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

06-16-2006, 07:44 AM	#8
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 62 Posts: 4,537	Grats dude, enjoy it. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

06-16-2006, 09:00 AM	#9
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 40 Posts: 5,459	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. __________________ Say NO to the Trouser Tyranny!

06-27-2006, 02:48 PM	#10
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 5,888	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 __________________ Rowing is not a sport, it's a way of life Goal: Beijing 2008

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