Fall Varsity

Training in the fall takes place 6 times per week from 5:30 AM to 7:30 AM. Athletes are assembled into crews according to their weight, age and skill level. Fall regattas include the Head of the Ohio regatta in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Head of the Charles in Boston and the Head of the Rochester in October.

At this time of year, there are 8 weeks left in the season. It is very important that rowers focus on their weaknesses so we can enter the winter season with a sound technical foundation. Technique is worked through drills and endurance is built through rowing a minimum of 12 km per day. Additional practices may take place in the afternoons and involve either weight training, a second row or running. This approach keeps the focus on technique yet gives the rower some flexibility during a time when schedules may not allow.

More advanced rowers will have the opportunity to participate in the Head of the Charles in Boston, Massachussetts which has the greatest number of spectators of any domestic regatta with more than 250,000.

Unlike spring and summer regattas which are 2000 metres in length, Fall regattas are called "head" races and are much longer, usually 5 km.

These races are contested as time trials, where crews start at 10-15 second intervals and their times are taken across the starting line and finish line for a final time to be calculated. There are often upwards of 40 crews entered in a head race. The fall season wraps up at the end of October / early November when it becomes too cold to row.

Details

Cost: TBA
Date: Sepember and October
Where: Bayside Rowing Club (see map)
When: Mon-Fri 6:00 - 8:00 AM