Broken Oars Podcast, Episode 50: The Great Head Races Of Our Time and The UK - a podcast by brokenoarspodcast

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We return as strangers from foreign lands with tales of wonder and woe - or, to be more accurate, like two people who've been incredibly busy and decided to use the excuse of recording a podcast to catch up and check that we're both still alive.

Are you all still alive?

Good.

Keep it that way.

In this episode, we discuss that most fundamental of rowing experiences, the Head Race.

Giving the historically accurate defintion of a Head Race (literally, a race for Heads (ahem)), we try and identify what makes a great Head Race, talk about some of the ones we've done, give shout out and honourable mentions to those we've also done or would like to. I (Northern One) sing the glory that is Rutherford Head, the best HR in the country by a mile; Lewin (Souther One) makes a strong case for Bedford, and we give props to HORR 2010 as it was one of the most glorious, brutally physical performances we've ever been involved in - and we rowed for Agecroft: brutal physicality is where we lived.

Feel free to tell us we're wrong and nominate your favourite Head. Remember, the judging criteria are:

1) It needs to be a real waterman's or waterwoman's course. No drag racing. It has to be challenging.

2) It needs an element of danger. Seals, polar bears, tricky bends and bridges ... all considered.

3) It has to have scenery - we've all done (insert name here), and the only thing worse than rowing through a flat, featureless landscape is living in one.

4) Has to have an element of being able to win something or scalpability (claim scalps).

5) Sure there was a five, can't remember what it is, though.

Perfect listening on the way to the boathouse, or on the long drive to the next race on the calendar in these cold, dark winter days.

Enjoy!

Stern four. Start doing some work, please!

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