The British Rowing Indoor Championships ‘Surprise Challenge’ revealed
The challenge, set by indoor rowing teams as part of Inside Indoor’s Cross Team Challenge, will be raced as part of Super Sprint Sunday on 8 December at the NEC, Birmingham
This year, indoor rowers will have two days to go for gold at the British Rowing Indoor Championships (BRIC) – with the addition of Super Sprint Sunday turning the event into a full weekend of exciting racing.
With five exciting sprint challenges already announced (1 minute, 250m, 100m, 1000m and the Elimination Race), the sixth and final challenge has just been revealed:
1 minute
75 secs rest
2 minutes
75 secs rest
3 minutes
75 secs rest
4 minutes
75 secs rest
5 minutes
All intervals will be rowed from a standing start, with the aim to achieve the maximum distance rowed.
The Surprise Challenge has been set as part of British Rowing’s indoor rowing platform, Inside Indoor, and its monthly Cross Team Challenge (CTC) competition.
Running since December 2005, the CTC is a monthly competition chosen by indoor rowing teams around the world. The December competition has been chosen by SUB 7 Indoor Rowing Club, one of the regular teams to compete at BRIC through the years.
The event has been chosen by the CTC community and after completing, competitors will be able to register their scores in the monthly challenge on Inside Indoor.
“I think challenges like this are appealing because there are multiple different ways to pace them depending on your strengths and weaknesses as a rower,” said SUB 7 Team Manager Casey Clarke.
Clarke, a frequent racer at BRIC, is looking forward to returning to Birmingham this year.
“There is no substitute for in person competition. [I love] the arena, the atmosphere, the chance to get together with your teammates and other race competitors, the camaraderie and friendships created, and it’s all part of keeping our wonderful sport alive and kicking.”
