Today was the deadline for the May RADAR submission. This day will go down as the most anticipated and hyped day, in my experience, as a Rower. Now that I have submitted my "scores" to Rowing Canada, I have a giant burden of lead-weight off my back. Little did I know that most of the excess stress in my life right now was to do with a few "small" erg tests. I think, deep down I knew that this was culmination of 8months of kick-my ass hard work and actually a quantitative approach as "can I handle this shit."
Well, the scores are as follows:
Test Name Result Calculated Watts 500m Spilt Time Score
Weight (kg) 74 kilograms
Height (cm) 185 centimetres
Arm Span (cm) 190 centimetres
Peak Power (190 Drag Factor) 879 watts 01:13.6 *28
Peak Power (Testing Drag Factor) 788 watts 01:16.3 44
1 Minute 364 metres 625 01:22.4 47
2000 Meter 06:27:0 time 386 01:36.8 60
6000 Meter 20:33:0 time 323 01:42.7 73
60 Minute 16529 metres 271 01:48.9 25
Time Trial 2000 Meter (1x) 07:34:6 time 238 01:53.7 63
This totals up to.... drumroll please.... 340.
Now, this is very exciting - as the last RADAR submission I was at 248. But, still the recommended score for funding and National team invitations is 350 points.
As of this moment, about an hour after I found out the totals, I'm not sure of how this all goes down. Can the coaches go easy on me and be lenient or is it a hardened set rule that I need the extra 10 points to bring me to 350 total points.
Regardless, my flights are booked and I'm heading to the Welland Canal, Ontario in 18 days for a very important time-trial for further selections to larger Summer regattas representing Rowing Canada.
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