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FYI, from the World Rowing web site:

“The plan is for the 2026 World Rowing Indoor Championships to return to being an in-venue event. The selection process for the host nation is currently taking place.”

Hope so!

I had a similar problem filming my weigh-in last year (which I did at 3am in a hotel gym, before rowing on a rented erg! ) I just kept going through their rack of dumbells until one registered correctly. A pain, but I’m not sure what the alternative is.

Hey, for any US rowers (especially LW rowers who rowed yesterday in USRAs) who still want to enter WRICH: The extended deadline expires at 12 noon Central European Time on February 3. SO, by my calculations, that is at 6AM EST on February 3. Right? The reason I mention LWs who participated in USRAs:...

Another USRA Indoor Championship is in the books. I competed in Pittsburgh, and would offer the following——and I am hoping that others will jump in to help improve Pittsburgh, and the other 4 competition sites. There was A LOT of good, and there is no use complaining if we don’t offer our input. It ...

OK, this just in: USRA announced 5 in-person sites for the 2025 Indoor National Championships: Atlanta Erg Sprints, NW Ergomania! (Tacoma), Pittsburgh Indoor Championships, South Side Smackdown (Chicago), Tennessee Indoor Championships (Chattanooga). All competitions to be held on Saturday, February...

Just learned from official Alexandria ErgSprints sources that they will NOT be part of the USRA Indoor Championships this year. Too many technical requirements. We are less than 3 months away from the announced February 1 date. Would be nice to know if we will have any in-person options. Pittsburgh?...

It would take USRA almost no effort to keep these age categories. Why limit competition/participation in any way? Isn't age a part of USRA's stated goal of inclusivity? Further, the rationale that indoor and outdoor age categories should match is lame: They are very different athletic endeavors. In ...

Good news is we now know USRA Indoor National Championships will be held Saturday, February 1, 2025, in the multi-site + virtual hybrid format employed last year. The bad news is that USRA just solicited Site Host Proposals on August 22. Seems unlikely they will announce selected sites until early O...

Maybe because I participated last year, I received a long & detailed email about this yesterday. I think all this same info is now on the World Rowing web site as well. Why virtual? Rationale seems to be to increase participation, plus further advance indoor rowing as an eSport---with a stated goal ...

So....we are less than 8 months out from the typical WRICH date, assuming they stick with late February, 2025. Lots of time I guess, but seems they would have a host city announced by now. They announced the 2024 Prague location two years ahead. Anyone know anything?

Any word on location for WRICH in 2025?

For me, the three-week spacing between USRA and WRICH was perfect. Maybe two weeks would have worked. One week? Not ideal. So where would CRASH-Bs fit in? Perhaps they become the Great Kick-Off Event, positioned a few weeks prior to USRA? Or a Great Wrap Up Event, after WRICH? Staying in good form o...

With USRA (and other national championships) and WRICH now behind us, the 2024 racing season is effectively over. Turning my thoughts to 2025, I’m very hopeful CRASH-Bs will return. But with what focus, timing, format, tweaks? USRA is clearly on to something with the hybrid format, and same-day loca...

Well.....I got the big wrap-up email from US Rowing today at 3pm CT, with a link to the "official 2024 USRowing Indoor National Championships Leaderboard." Yes, I think the overall multi-venue event is going to be a GREAT model, with a lot of success to build upon. But nope, no separate identificati...

Huntsman Senior Games in St. George Utah are on for this October. Indoor Rowing events are Friday and Saturday, October 20 & 21. They offer 2K, 5K, and coed 2K relay events, with LW and Open categories. Cool event, with other sports to watch while you are waiting to erg (volleyball in the gym next d...