June 8th, 2011 at 09:27pm
i row :)
i've been rowing for almost two years and i am absolutely in love with this sport! i love every moment of it (including the god awful erg workouts). i can no longer imagine my future without rowing! it's like a cult. once you're in, there's no turning back!
our crew team is very unappreciated so this article brightened my day so much. and its true the family aspect of crew is the best. i grew up watching my brother row and i was so jealous of how close he was to his team so i waited all through middle school for high school just so i could row.
along with rowing i also do ballet which is just as physically and mentally demanding as rowing, which no one believes but it is. my daily schedule was crew 2:30-5 then straight to dance 5:30-8:15 or 5:30- 7. by the end of the season i had bursitis in both knees, bad shin splints in my right leg, a sports hernia, painfully tight tissues in my ankles, joint pain in my back, whiplash, and a crazy painful tight left hip. but it is all worth it for that first place spot and a family!