by Samantha | Jul 15, 2015 | Rowing
On the 13th of May myself and 7 awesome ladies set out to row around the Isle of Wight. It’s a good job I can row faster then I can write a blog or else I would still be rowing! But here, finally, is my account of how we got on! The car park dash The day began...
by Samantha | May 11, 2015 | Challenge Champions!, Rowing
On Wednesday (the more observant amongst you will notice that this has gone back a day due to kinder weather!) myself and 7 other ladies will be rowing around the Isle of Wight, but who are these people crazy enough to subject themselves to 10 to 12 hours of rowing...
by Samantha | May 7, 2015 | Rowing
The countdown has slipped by from months to weeks, and now to days. So with our Isle of Wight row nearly upon us am I feeling ready? Hell no! The surgical spirit for toughening my hands is still sat looking at me in its unopened bottle. I still need to get some...
by Samantha | Mar 12, 2015 | Rowing
It’s now just under two months until the big day, and a month has passed since I started taking this training thing seriously. We have been out rowing as a crew and I have been showing my face more regularly at the gym, so how have we been getting on? We have...
by Samantha | Feb 23, 2015 | Rowing
Today I learnt that sitting on your bum for 10 hours, eating flapjacks at 30 minutes intervals is not in fact frowned upon, it’s actively encouraged! So that’s just what I will be doing on the 12th of May. There’s only one slight catch; I have to be...
by Samantha | Feb 10, 2015 | Rowing
In just under two weeks I will be taking part in my first training sessions to row around the Isle of Wight. On Sunday when I originally intended to write this, I would have had exactly two weeks to get fit. That’s not long, not long at all, but good old Google...
by Samantha | Jan 10, 2015 | Rowing
On the 12th of May six friends and I will be rowing around the Isle of Wight. It will also be a gorgeous sunny day! It’s all a little bit exciting, (when I say a little I quite often mean very!). I have a new challenge to grasp hold of. I’ve got to get...
