Broken Oars Indoors Chapter 1, John Steventon of Rowalong - a podcast by brokenoarspodcast

Broken Oars returns with the first of its excursions into the world of indoor rowing, and boy, have we got a treat for you.

 

John Steventon is one of its best practitioners and the founder and host of the popular Rowalong Youtube channel.

 

At a time when rowing in the UK and clubs are suffering a decline in participant numbers, but indoor rowing is booming post-pandemic, John joins us for a chat about his sporting journey, his entry into indoor rowing as a means of fitness and competition, and the natural evolution of the Rowalong channel.

 

In this episode, we resurrect our 'house-keeping' section (or as we prefer to call it, washing our dirty laundry in public) to issue mea culpas for dropping the factual ball in our Olympics round-up; we celebrate Matthew Pinsent inventing the concept of a multi-disciplinary sport and come up with a name for it; and we ask the pertinent question: is this Broken Oars Genesis / Phil Collins moment as the Posh Southern One finally strikes out in search of a solo career?

 

After that, John takes over, tracing his trajectory from early life as a squash protege, through cycling that saw him eventually meet his competitive counterpart in the wild and wonderful world of indoor rowing. Talking about his progression from fit and fast to fit, fast and technical in the land of big beasts, and the ethos and ideas behind the fantastic Rowalong channel, it's a wide-ranging and interesting chat for anyone interested in rowing, getting fitter, getting better and being part of a community.

 

Including:

- Teaching people to row indoors better - Why is it important, and How?

- Who follows Rowalong, and what do they get from it?

- How does indoor rowing interact with Water Rowing Clubs and National governing bodies.

- Is Water Rowing in danger of being eclipsed by Indoor Rowing?

- What would get more people into ergos and rowing?

- What would make the ergo better?

 

All this and it's not even a weekend yet?

 

Get some?

 

Stern Four? This is called a Concept II. You will eat with it, you will sleep with it, you will train on it. Bow Four? You're beyond redemption ... 

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