Day 3 – things get philosophical Today’s tussle, although ultimately in vain, would have had the Braveheart screenwriters raising their kilts in support. In holding off a charging LMBC to the boat graveyard that is Grassy, the Robinson crew once again showed they had the substance to go far, if only they could benefit from a […]
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2012 M1 Lent Bumps – Day 2
Fitz had closed to a length on King’s on Wednesday, so the crew was more relaxed going into the second day of bumps. This was especially true for those of us with little experience, as the realisation that bumps was something we could do sunk in. With no facial injuries to any of the crew, […]
Continue Reading2012 M1 Lent Bumps – Day 1
Perfect preparation prevents piss-poor performance, so the collected members of M1 were relieved when Henryk, our stroke, arrived less than a minute late on Wednesday for the first day of Bumps. This swiftly changed, however, as his bike skidded out at high speed, leaving us with our hearts in our mouths, and him with a […]
Continue Reading2012 W1 Lent Bumps – Day 4
Bumping Hughes Hall placed us behind Fitzwilliam on the last day, who were something of an unknown quantity. We were prepared to be pushed from the start by Hughes Hall, and for a long row to catch Fitz. In fact we produced the best row of the week, easily held Hughes Hall at bay, and […]
Continue Reading2012 W1 Lent Bumps – Day 3
Today we had the chance to prove my bold statement in the first race report that we are faster than Hughes Hall. We relaxed, settled into our own race and hauled them in, inch by inch. We worked hard for the first whistle, which came around grassy corner, but after that more whistles came quickly […]
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