So, I decided to join the rowing team at UC Davis. Kinda a radical choice for me, you might say. Let me explain. I met my friend George at a core group meting on campus and he told me about crew and what its all about. I decided to come out and try it out. So far it has been a blast... Not going to lie, getting up at 4:55 every day for practice isnt very fun. Doing intense crazy workouts every morning while most people are still asleep isnt very fun. But if would I ever quit? Not a chance. This has to be the best part about college so far. The guys on the team are pretty awesome, and most of them are my closest friends. We are truly one huge family. We practice together, eat together, study together, party together. All the good stuff. The best part by far tho, is racing together. In the fall racing season our team has participated in 3 regattas (boat races, for those not familiar with boats). Our first race was in Sacramento, CA where we raced Berkeley, Stanford, Washington State, Arizona State. That was our first race and it was a blast.
Our second major race of the season was in San Diego, CA at Mission Bay. The trip there and our 3 night stay was crazy, and we bonded as a team so much. Mission Bay was a really amazing course as well. This is a picture from our practice at Mission Bay the day before the actual race. In San Diego my 4-person boat actually got 1st place in our event which was awesome.
Our last regatta of the fall season was BIAC (Bair Island Aquatic Center). This was in San Mateo near San Francisco. It was a very challenging course with many difficult turns, but UC Davis managed to win the top 4 spots in the race. We practically destroyed every other team in the race with us.
Thats a picture of my 4 boat that got 3rd place in the race. I am bow seat (the last guy).
Now we head into winter training, meaning there are no races, just training on the ergs(rowing machines) and on water training to get ready for spring. I will try to keep this updated with more photos and whatever happens.
Till next time guys.
Our second major race of the season was in San Diego, CA at Mission Bay. The trip there and our 3 night stay was crazy, and we bonded as a team so much. Mission Bay was a really amazing course as well. This is a picture from our practice at Mission Bay the day before the actual race. In San Diego my 4-person boat actually got 1st place in our event which was awesome.
Now we head into winter training, meaning there are no races, just training on the ergs(rowing machines) and on water training to get ready for spring. I will try to keep this updated with more photos and whatever happens.
Till next time guys.
