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What's your opinion of it?
Great English tradition or anachronistic irrelevant spectacle full of toffs?
Personally I love it. Sir Steve said it was like Karting is to F1, but wherever I am in the country I will try and find a pub in which to watch. I suppose I'm slightly biased though as I've rowed the HOTRR a few times.
Great English tradition or anachronistic irrelevant spectacle full of toffs?
Personally I love it. Sir Steve said it was like Karting is to F1, but wherever I am in the country I will try and find a pub in which to watch. I suppose I'm slightly biased though as I've rowed the HOTRR a few times.
Until I rowed, I thought the Boat race was a bit irrelevant. But having done a couple of Head Of The River races then I have huge respect for the guys who take part.
The boat race goes upstream, against the tide and it is 20 odd minutes flat out (I used to train doing 24 mins at 32 rating on ergos for the Head races and that would nearly kill me). I have huge respect to anyone good enough to row in that race. To do all the training and then come second (last) must be agony.
Sure- these guys might not be the very best in the world, or even the country (not far off it though), And it shoudl be more inclusive, like having a knockout competition run with the boat race as the final. But I think as a sporting occasion I'm glad we still have the boat race. It's a little bit of Great Britain that we would be worse off without.
The boat race goes upstream, against the tide and it is 20 odd minutes flat out (I used to train doing 24 mins at 32 rating on ergos for the Head races and that would nearly kill me). I have huge respect to anyone good enough to row in that race. To do all the training and then come second (last) must be agony.
Sure- these guys might not be the very best in the world, or even the country (not far off it though), And it shoudl be more inclusive, like having a knockout competition run with the boat race as the final. But I think as a sporting occasion I'm glad we still have the boat race. It's a little bit of Great Britain that we would be worse off without.
Edited by prand on Monday 23 March 15:57
10 Pence Short said:
Never really had an opinion on it. Doesn't seem too important an event to me and not sure why it should be?
Just about the last highly competitive, non professional competition left in the world, without any form of corporate sponsorship, all spectating is free to watch and open for all. There's no raping, spit roasting, snorting, eye gauging, flobbing, fan riots, WAGs, slags, brown envelopes, bling, Astons etc, etc. Although, I appreciate that this may be a bad thing
Whether you like rowing or not, it is an exceptional event in a sporting world which has gone horribly wrong in the last 20 years. It is competitive sport for the sake of competitive sport and the principle.
Horse_Apple said:
There's no raping, spit roasting, snorting, eye gauging, flobbing, fan riots, WAGs, slags, brown envelopes, bling, Astons etc, etc. Although, I appreciate that this may be a bad thing
You missed moonies - some chap exposed his backside from one of the boats near the start line last year.NoelWatson said:
It is good if you live within a few hundred metres from start line, so you can watch the start and run back to watch the rest of the race on TV.
Won't have to this year - they're are putting screens up in Bishops Park so the hordes there can follow the race.Edited by chris_w on Monday 23 March 17:13
NoelWatson said:
Horse_Apple said:
There's no raping, spit roasting, snorting, eye gauging, flobbing, fan riots, WAGs, slags, brown envelopes, bling, Astons etc, etc. Although, I appreciate that this may be a bad thing
You missed moonies - some chap exposed his backside from one of the boats near the start line last year.
Someone else mentioned sponsorship, I was refering to the individuals not having to promote some brand, rather than the whole event per se.
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