Winter Training

I can still remember winter training from my novice year. The day we came off the water for the winter our coach, Mary, sat us down in the gym and said we were about to work harder than we ever had in our lives. To me, this sounded somewhat thrilling and terrifying at the same time. That winter remains a blurred memory of runs in the snow, long ergs, weight lifting, and counting the days until we would be back on the water again. And so it is for the Row New York girls...

I photographed this group finishing the last of their three pieces last night.

Meadow Lake at Sunset

Thanks to Theresa Brockett (Row NY junior) for reminding us what it's like to be on the water.

Tuesday Night at Row New York

You would think that after two 4,500 meter pieces, these girls would be tired!

Row New Yorkers to Compete on Sunday

Row New York is heading to Long Island on Sunday to compete in the Strong Island Sprints. Please feel free to come cheer the girls on! This link takes you to all the details: http://stanthonycrew.org/sis.htm

Math Fight

I've been meaning to put this picture up for a while. This is a scene from practice a few weeks ago when the varsity girls were having a huge debate over a math question. They are one intense group!

Thanks for the Heavy Lifting!

A big thanks to everyone who came out to help Row New York move 250 sand bags on Saturday. You guys are amazing! Without you, our temporary boathouse would be at risk of flying away (this is not a joke), flooding, and becoming the home of little critters. Special thanks to Maverick Capital folks for the great lunch and heavy lifting!

Row NY Photo Shoot

It appears, surprise, surprise, that the Row New York staff does not like being photographed in a studio. So, this is our group shot on the roof of the building. It was about 10 degrees out. I think that's why everyone looks so "alive." Anyway, I consider myself very, very lucky to spend my days (at least Monday-Friday and some Saturdays) with these four people. Oh, and Seymour too (he's the one wearing the red collar). Thanks for the photos Mike!

Row New York's New Erg Studio Complete!

Thanks to a $10,000 grant from Hyde & Watson Foundation and Pierre Morita's extraordinary volunteer work, our erg studio is complete. We love it!

Row New York Receives Award!

For the past two summers, Row New York has run an adaptive rowing program with NYU's Hospital for Joint Disease's Initiative for Girls & Young Women With Disabilities.

Our Row New York experienced girls work as assistant coaches and help run the program. In the middle picture, you can see Monique Carter (in the front) who is rowing on a full scholarship at Michigan State) and Kennise Farrington (in the back) helping the girls during their first outing in the barge.

Previn, the resourceful person that he is, took the slides off a few of the ergs so the girls in wheelchairs could learn to row on land before heading out in the barge.

We are working with the Initiative for Girls & Women with Disabilities to secure funding which will allow us to buy proper adaptive equipment and train our coaches to work with these athletes.

In the meantime, Row New York was the proud recipient of IWD's Community Partnership Award. A childcare glitch left me bringing our 15 month old with me for the awards dinner, but it was a blessing in disguise as Bea loved every minute of the evening. Except, maybe, the photo opp. As you can see, she doesn't look super enthusuastic. Moments later, though, she was dancing with all the girls from IWD so it was a fun night for all. And we were honored to receive the award!

Fun Volunteer Opportunity With Row New York This Saturday!

Okay, the title of this blog entry could be misleading, but here's the scoop. We need about 30 people to help us move some (full disclosure, 350) sandbags. Why? There is a gap between the bottom of our boathouse and the parking lot that it's sitting on and if enough wind gets under it we could wind up with the whole thing flying onto the Grand Central. The less dramatic problem is that the gap lets in water and rodents.

So, the sandbags are at the boathouse and we're getting people together on Saturday to help us move them into the gap. Why should you come?

1) It's a great way to help Row New York.
2) It's a good work out!
3) We will provide food and warm beverages!
4) You'll be working with other Row New York volunteers---all of whom are pretty amazing people.

If you're interested, please contact Nathan Young at nathan@rownewyork.org for details.

Thanks!