Faster Podcast – Conversation with John Boultbee AM

Former FISA Secretary General, Director of Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and CEO of the Australian Sports Tribunal shares his thoughts on what rowing needs to do to stay relevant. Mr John Boultbee AM is a lawyer and leading sport administrator with over 20 years’ experience as a judge of…

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Conversation with Dr Mark Campbell – Faster Podcast

My guest today is well known in Australian rowing and surf lifesaving, competing and winning over the last 40+ years in both still water and surf boats. He has served as the President of Mosman Rowing Club in Sydney. Along with his wife, and Olympic athlete Gillian, awarded coach of the year. He is a…

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Sharing my 2020 Training Plan

I have received a tonne of emails and requests to share my plan for the revised regatta season in what has been a really unique year. In Switzerland, we are very fortunate to be able to race our national championships, in a revised format and at a later date (subject to C19 ongoing assessments by…

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Testing out this week

Hi there, This week I’m testing out. Casida Magnesium Creme Lotion to prevents cramps Motorola Walkie Talkies to improve communication with crews Casida Magnesium Cream Lotion. I don’t know if you suffer muscle cramps after training, yet sometimes after a hard session, or a longer bike ride, I suffer from leg cramps. Reading the literature,…

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What I’m experimenting with this week

Extra sleep Natural anti inflammatories Nelo R75 single scull Extra Sleep As the training volume increases, I’m experimenting with a ways to enhance my recovery. I’m increasing my daily sleep by getting to bed 15-minutes earlier, not using my iPhone an hour before shut eye, and leaving my iPhone in the home office rather than…

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Sharing my road to the 2020 Swiss Championships

Hi there, Really excited that the Swiss Rowing Championships will now be held on 18, 19 & 20 September 2020. This gives me 11-weeks until my first race of the year. I will capture and share with you, my plan, my approach, my training and the experiences along the way. Let me know if there…

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My comeback from a catastrophic accident

Catastrophic; causing sudden and very great harm or destruction. (Cambridge dictionary 2020) In June 2013, I was paddling lightly to cool down, after racing the single scull (1x) in a Swiss regatta, when a men’s coxless four (4-) doing racing starts, collided head on into my back at full speed. The boat went through my…

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