Temperatures have dropped well below freezing over the last couple of days. But it will take more than a few degrees of frost to stop the rowers from Abingdon Rowing Club. There were quite a few boats out this morning. The boat shown in these first two pictures came a little close to the ice bank at one point and ended up smashing a track through the ice with the oars.
Ice had formed away from the main channel.
On the other side of Abingdon Bridge there were lot of people taking part in the usual Saturday morning parkrun …
There is no dress code. All abilities are welcome. Just register at Abingdon Parkrun – then turn up and run the 5km.
Abingdon has a wonderful stretch of water to row on, the backdrop of the town and then out into quiet stretches.
I was lucky to be captain of the rowing club in the late 80’s. Coaching from Ernie Jelfs followed by a pint (or 2) in the Anchor. Thank you for posting the photo.
Rowers can wrap up – it is the runners I feel for – slippy underfoot and harder to warm up. Very exhilarating though
Rowing is colder than running I reckon – especially hands as you can’t really wear gloves and control the blade
Of course you can – I have done both and have some grippy gloves for rowing. If you are talking endurance, running over rowing anytime.
Anyway I thought of ARC this winter when I was tucked up in bed
Me too – grippy gloves were useless I found but maybe that was just me
try running in wellies – it’s sure to burn extra calories.
I can honestly say that after many many long hours and winters rowing for school, England and various (unsuccessful) GB trials over many years…rowing far far trumps running as worse in the winter (all this rowing was supplemented by equally long hours running as way of trianing – and some of it in wellies Rudi!). Icicles forming on the riggers, spray getting hair wet and it freezing…and no one….absolutely no one would ever dare embarrass themselves or their crew by wearing gloves when rowing….! Unless you wanted to be laughed at of course…
Well said doozer – I knew we’d find something in common one day 😉
Oh doozer, schoolboy rowing doesn’t count. Gloves are needed because the blood doesn’t pump due to too much sitting around whinging. Been there, done that and am now running for the GB . You said it yourself, rowing is for show. I’m with reggie
superior….I don’t think you were doing it properly…
pogies!