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Post by wilderbeest on Nov 20, 2005 14:25:08 GMT
We lost :-( But we did good so never mind :-) That was our first race, Emma Sprints, we raced twice and lost both. First we were v Emma 2, and they got a head start because they're Emma and it was their race, but they were just faster than us anyway. Second we were v Peterhouse, they got off to a quicker start but we were catching up most of the way, but they had a sudden spurt of speed near the end. They had really messy technique though - we rowed better really! But I saw a kingfisher - really good view!  Was great! Although slightly surreal... 'I'm sitting in a boat watching a kingfisher perched closer than I've ever seen one before, and no-one else is remotely bothered...' we have another race on Friday - Clare novices. |
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Post by Flick on Nov 21, 2005 21:15:14 GMT
Sad to hear you lost, but you got some enjoyment out of it anyway. Hope the next race brings more luck.
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Post by wilderbeest on Dec 5, 2005 22:33:49 GMT
Just realised I haven't been keeping this at all up to date! Clare Novices went really well, we raced Friday before last, first against Maggie Scum (LMBC) and won, then against Selwyn, and won again! Hang on, I've already written this somewhere haven't I... not sure where but I remember typing it in! Maybe it's in 'uni'...
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Post by wilderbeest on Dec 5, 2005 22:42:04 GMT
Ah yes, there it is!
Anyways, I didn't mention Fairbairns, which happened on Thursday. We crashed out of the race. Got in the way of a boat trying to overtake us, so they crashed into us but it was our fault so we weren't allowed to complete the race. Which was slightly annoying; about 2 hours of queueing, marshalling, waiting, and freezing to death to only get half way down the course... oh well... anyway, that was our last novice outing! We're seniors next term! Eek! Well those of us who are carrying on are anyway. I am. Although I fully appreciate that this may be a bad idea. Yay even more earlies...
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Post by Captain Annie on Dec 5, 2005 22:50:27 GMT
all sounds fun! one of my flatmates does rowing but he hasnt been in a while, dont think he has since he ate rather a lot (as in 2 chicken kievs, about 5 slices of toast, loads of waffles and beans) before rowing once, the session was in the swimming pool and needless to say he felt RATHER ill after!
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Post by wilderbeest on Dec 5, 2005 22:57:03 GMT
A rowing session in a swimming pool??! What on earth?! Are you sure you don't mean canoeing/kayacking? You can't possibly row in swimming pool! And I'm not too sure about 'all sounds fun' - we were pretty annoyed at not getting to finish the race. Ooh, if you're interested Amy Blessington's crew, Homerton, came fourth! Which is great! Especially since Homerton aren't even a particularly boaty college; normally it's the job of LMBC, First and Thirds, Emma, Tit Hall (supposedly if you look back through records throughout the centuries, we're still pretty good now but not as great) maybe Queens, maybe Caius etc to come top of everything; Homerton don't normally come anywhere near top! |
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Post by Captain Annie on Dec 5, 2005 23:08:19 GMT
it was some sort of fitness training session
And the all sounds fun was refering to the previous post! I am sorry that you crashed, hadnt actually got round to reading that bit! :S doesnt sound fun at all! hope you were okay
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Post by wilderbeest on Dec 5, 2005 23:15:32 GMT
Ah, I see... as in just a swimming session for stamina, kind of thing?
Indeed, we were all OK; they crashed into us and that made us crash into the the bank but no-one was hurt, including TH3 (our boat); we just sat there while all the other boats raced past before we could get off the bank, spin, and row back down to our boathouse. Although that was easier said than done, because in the process of crashing we had got stuck on the bank and couldn't get free; we kept trying to push off and scull off and take back-strokes, with Cat alternately looking concerned and laughing at us from the safety of the bank! Then rowing back down everyone could see that we had crashed out of the race, because we were back too early; it was like the row of shame... there was another boat shortly after us though who also must have crashed out just past us!
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Post by Flick on Dec 17, 2005 20:42:07 GMT
Oh dear! I'm glad you're all okay.
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Post by Captain Annie on Dec 18, 2005 23:24:13 GMT
at least its a talking point!! good way to get to know people, everyone will know you guys as one of the crashed teams and therefore will come and speak to you! expand ure address book!
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Post by Flick on Dec 20, 2005 19:12:46 GMT
Not the best way to make new friends, but still a way!
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Post by Captain Annie on Dec 22, 2005 21:33:34 GMT
Hehe! Anyway of meeting new people is a good way! Liz and I befriended this girl who was crying in the loos one night! Theres loads of wierd ways I have met people! Like the other night I had a flower which i had got from the ball and when we went to livingstones after and the flower had died by then so i turned around and threw it over my sholder! It kinda landed in this guys's hair :S but we had a great convo! so yes! the more random the better at meeting people! it gives you something good to look back on and laugh at later on!
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Post by Flick on Jan 4, 2006 22:33:26 GMT
At new year, Sarah, Bethan and I were just wandering around hugging random people we didn't know! You can tell how drunk we were, lol!
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Post by Captain Annie on Jan 6, 2006 17:35:19 GMT
Sounds a little bit like my new year!! the resort we were in puton a gala dinner with entertainment etc and we all got a goodie bag and in them were these like rolled up paper balls! And then someone decided to start throwing them at people and all hell broke lose! It was like being in a war zone!!! Hehe! All the kids were running round trying to collect as many of these balls as possible! We were given like cardboard witches hats so they were filling them up with these balls! Me, my mum and dad were having a battle with this family on the table behind us, mainly the dad! At one point we gathered loads together and then my mum went behind him and my dad and I in front and then all chucked about 30 of these balls at him!!!!!!!! You should have seen his face! And then we saw him in the lobby later on and he was saying "why did you guys keep throwing those balls at me?!" and we just said "we were returning them from whence they came!" hehe! great crack!
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Post by Flick on Jan 6, 2006 18:34:49 GMT
Were you just having a laugh or was it a genuine fight?
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Was great! 
