Sally Kehoe: Training in Canberra

Towards 2012

Beijing has been and gone. Many lessons have been learnt. London 2012 may seem a while away, but for us, the journey has already begun.

This year I have been selected in the Australian Women's Double Scull to compete at the World Rowing Championships in Poznan at the end of August. My partner, Pippa Savage, a fellow Toowoomba girl, made her international debut last year in the Olympic Single Scull. In the past Pippa and I have shared a great rivalry, competing for Australia's Single Scull title, however, not until now have we combined our talents; and it is proving to be a formidible duo.

As we close in on this year's world championships, we are excited about our potential. This weekend we will be racing at Sydney International Regatta Centre alongside our fellow Australian team mates, testing our speed over 2000m and working on consistent performances. At the regatta's conclusion, we will be entering into a four week intensive training camp in Penrith before flying to Verase, Italy for a pre-World's speed camp.

Important Dates:
10th-12th July - SIRC Rowing Australia 'World Cup' regatta
14th-31st July - Penrith Intensive Training Camp
1st-9th August - Australian Rowing Team Preparation Camp
9th August - Fly to Italy
10th-20th August - Pre-World's Speed Camp (Varese, Italy)
23rd-30th August - World Rowing Championships, Poland

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Training in Canberra

The week has finally come to an end. Fortunately, the week was cut short because the usual three hour bike ride was dismissed from the program, much to our appreciation. It is very rare for our coach to amend the program like this, however, as he always states, 'when I look into your eyes, and I can see the back of your head, I know you've had enough'... Maybe today was one of those days.

The eight is coming along well. With some great technical changes made this week, we are able have consistent efficient rowing throughout all training sessions. This is the key to racing well; ensuring that every training session has been completed with the most efficient and effective technique, while pulling very hard on the oar.

Throughout the week, we also had the crew from the 7:30 Report come out with us for a session. They will be doing a segment on the men's and women's eights. They are saying next Tuesday, however, they also said that it can be delayed if breaking news occurs... we think this is a way to increase their ratings, promise a time and then delay it for a week, so you end up watching more than you intended. The segment will be on Sally Robbins most probably, and James Tomkins for the men's eights, although you will be able to see footage of our eight out training. Stay tuned.