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    The catch is the position at the beginning of every stroke where the blades are in the water. The finish is where the legs are fully extended and the blades come out of the water. This is a common experience found by most rowers.

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    The catch is the position at the beginning of every stroke where the blades are in the water. The finish is where the legs are fully extended and the blades come out of the water. This is a common experience found by most rowers.

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    RacingYourMind

    Iheldmyposition:kneesbent,armsextended,handsgrippingthehandles1.Thesunsrays
    beatingoffofmyheadassweatdrippedintomyeyes.
    Thisisit
    ,Ithoughttomyself.
    Thisiswhat
    youvebeentrainingfor
    .Whilemystomachchurned,overflowingwithemotion,myheadstayed
    clear.

    SitReady,theannouncerexclaimed.Attention.Itookmyfinalbreath,lostallfeelinginmy
    body,andstaredwithmyheadforward.Row!

    Mylegspushedoffatmaximumforce.Myarms,bulgingfromtheimmediatestrain,flewtowards
    mychest.Myhandspoundedagainstmyrigidribcage,butIdidntfeelathing2.Iwasgliding
    throughthetranquilwater,leavingonlypuddlesinmypath.Ireachedforwardagain,placingmy
    bladesintothedepthsbeneathme.StrokeafterstrokeIgaineddistancefromthestartingpoint.

    IfeltlikeIwasalone.Icouldonlyheartherushofthewaterbeneathmyseatandtherustlingof
    theleavesinthetrees.Thewindwasagainstmyback3,flowingthroughmythickbrownhair.My
    breathwascalmandsteady.

    Thispositionisknownasthecatch.Therearetwomainpositionsinrowing.Theonethatisbeing
    describedisthepositionatthebeginningofeverystroke(bladesareinthewater.Theothermainpositionis
    calledthefinish,wherethelegsarefullyextendedandthebladescomeoutofthewater.
    2
    Thisisacommonexperiencefoundbymostrowers.Theinitialpainiscounteractedbytheadrenalinerush.
    3
    Onecommonmisconceptioninrowingisthattheentiresportisdonebackwards.Youmoveintheopposite
    directionthattherowerislookingat.

    Atfirstmyadrenalinekickedin,allowingmetoburstoffofmyfeet,feelingabsolutelynothing
    butpower.However,asIgotclosertowardsthehalfwaymarkmylegsburnedfromexhaustion.
    Icantstop.Icouldntstop.Ihadtofinish.

    AsIspedalongIcouldseemycompetitiondroppinglikeflies.Icouldfeeltheirheartsbeating
    outoftheirchests.Thepainwastoomuchforthem.ThelonghoursofpracticeIhadsuffered
    throughwerepayingoff.

    Mythrobbingmusclesbegantogivewayascheeringbrokethroughthestillnessoftheair.I
    couldfeelmybackcollapsingatthecatch,pushingmybladesintothesky4.Asmybodybegan
    todeteriorate,sodidmymind.
    Ifyouflipyoucanstop.Whywouldyouputyourselfthroughthis?
    5

    TheagonizingdiscomfortsurgedthroughmylegsasInearedthefinishline.Whistlesand
    voicesfilledtheriver,butIcouldnthearanyofit,onlytherushofwaterbeneathme.

    MyeyeswidenedasIsawthebuoylinenexttomegofromwhitetored,signalingmyfinal250
    meters6.UsingwhatlittlestrengthIhadleftImovedwithfranticspeed,bouncingupanddown
    onmyslide.WithonlyfivestrokesleftIsqueezedmyeyesclosed,embracingtherelentless
    pangsblazingmymuscles.

    Thisactionisknownasskying(bladesreachintothesky).Thispoortechniquecanslowaboatdown
    againstroughwindsanddecreasetheamountoftimethattheoarisinthewater.
    5
    Somesaythatthissportisatestofstrength,whileothersclaimitisatruetestofonesmind
    6
    Thisisapproximatelytwentyfivestrokesleft

    Beep,themuffledbuzzerrang,echoingthroughmymind.Myfingertipsjitteredasmybody
    begantoslow.Sweatcontinuedtopourintomyeyes,allowingmetoseeblurredimagesof
    boatsrushinginafterme.Ilookedback,watchingtheripplingwavescarryoneboattoshore.
    Myhandspoundedagainstthecrystalwaterwithelation.
    Ididit.NationalshereIcome.7

    OnemustplaceinthetopthreepositionsataregionalqualifyingeventinordertomakeittoYouth
    Nationals

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