NEW WORLD RECORD 🌍 1Km row - 2:38.2 - 1:19.1
Months and years of training culminated today, reaching a level I've only ever matched on a two 500m efforts. It has been over 4 years since I achieved 2:39.6.
The past four months of training have been very consistent, building up to six weeks of racing multiple 1km efforts; both on land and water, at British Indoors and Beach sprint assesments
All of these previous efforts needed to be controlled in the knowledge further performance efforts were required.
Today I just let rip from stroke one.
Final weekend of beach sprint this weekend, let's gooo.
First time back rowing since June 2025, very lucky to be invited for beach sprints trials at the national training centre. Big day of duelling against @buchancameron and some other great athletes; so much fun and came away with 2nd for the day.
Here is the final race of the day, stroke rate probably a bit low as no stroke coach so just raw dogging the feelings but looks surprisingly acceptable for bladework?
I wish all lake rowing was 250m or 500m
Eyes on the prize, not on your competitors. 🏁 1K record holder @bigphil90 shares his advice on how to race your best race.
Hurry up and register for the World Rowing Virtual Indoor Championships before it’s too late!
2025, Another year to remember. Started with the 1km World Record leading into my first time back racing in a scull for 12 years. The opportunity to race at the national training centre for winter testing and then learning how to send it on the sea was such a fun experience and something I hope I will have the opportunity to race again in the future. I have developed my first standalone software, Nautik, which I will be launching in the next few weeks. Built from scratch to deployment on servers has been a great learning experience. Got lean for weigh ins. Fun holidays with Jenna and Friends. Admirals cup, close but not quite however my dad was able to watch me sail for the first time one day! and to 2026, keep the good times and good memories coming
Anaerobic training with some extra stimulus on the erg, getting ready for world indoors in 2026 and blowing the dust off some of the methods I used in the past. I am running a small sale off my 12wk sprint training programmes to get those engines firing on sportwave.uk . If your looking for some fresh training session ideas for going faster over 250m - 1000m there is something for you.
A 1K indoor rowing masterclass by current world record holder @bigphil90 . Tune in and before you know it, you’ll be smashing your personal best at the WRVICH 🔥🚀🏆
