by Gill | May 8, 2019 | Always Oarsome
WE DID IT! Just back from my annual get together with a group of friends who met 35 years ago. So last year on said annual get together I gave them a mission which they chose to accept. For one afternoon on our next get together in Chester we would take to the...
by Jen Hinds | Mar 6, 2019 | Always Oarsome
Developed by The New Economics Foundation (commissioned by Foresight – the UK government’s futures think-tank) the Five Ways to Wellbeing are a set of evidence-based public mental health messages aimed at improving the mental health and well-being of the...
by Always Oarsome | Aug 1, 2018 | Always Oarsome, Racing, Rowing, Teamwork
Part One – red and green So how often do you hear this in sport? “I was last over the finish line but I still won!” Well this is exactly what happened to me on Saturday at Warrington...
by Always Oarsome | Jun 18, 2018 | Always Oarsome, Challenge NRC, Teamwork
Just watching a bit of TOTP from 1985 – to the youngsters out there that’s Top of the Pops – a British music chart tv programme produced by the BBC and I do believe it was broadcast on a Thursday evening around 7.30pm? It was akin to ’Sounds Like Friday...
by Always Oarsome | Jun 18, 2018 | Always Oarsome, Rowing, Teamwork
This weekend at rowing training, we did twice our usual distance on each day, and just rowed, steady state, no fancy bits, no drills. Just rowed. Together. Steady. Consistent. Powerful. No stopping. Here is a quick video that our coach took of us square blading. (This...
by Always Oarsome | Jun 17, 2018 | Always Oarsome, Rowing, Teamwork
Last week Gill and I had the absolute pleasure to meet Ruth Marr from Rowing the World. (Check out their website – it’s OARSOME!) Ruth was visiting the UK to check out some new destinations for her amazing rowing tours. It’s always fab to meet people...
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