Justin Moore's U23 Rowing Update
7/14/2012 5:25:00 PM | Women's Rowing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse women's rowing head coach Justin Moore, along with men's head coach Dave Reischman and men's assistant coach Shawn Bagnall, are coaching the USRowing U23 Women's National Team. The squad is currently competing at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania.
Below, Moore provides an update on the team since it held its training camp in Syracuse from May 29 to June 26.
Hello All,
It's been a while since I last communicated with many of you. Lots has happened since the team has left Syracuse. I will attempt to give a quick rundown.
June 26 - The team departed Syracuse for the U.S. U23 Trials and the final leg of training at the national training center in Princeton, N.J. We shifted from living in our host homes to living in the Princeton Seminary Dorms. EVERYONE commented on how they missed their comfy "home beds" and were finding the plastic mattresses of the seminary less kind to their backs and sleeping habits.
July 3 - One of the highlights of the trip was doing a joint workout with the U.S. Olympic women's 4X and 8+. The U23 boats were spotted a lead and the "big kids" hunted them down. The training was intense, informative and irreplaceable. Coach Faroog and I reminded the women that no other U23 team had an opportunity of this nature. It is likely that we were training with the best boat in the world. We'll know for sure in three weeks. The women learned a tremendous amount about training with power and emotional poise. The photo below was of the women's U23 8+ and Olympic 8+ after that training session.
July 3 - Justin makes a tough call. At the end of one of her more difficult chemo stages, my daughter Mackenzie was admitted to the Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital with a significant infection. USRowing Women's Coach, Anne Kakela, and I had discussed the possibility of something like this happening during the planning stages in February. This was why Coach Yas Faroog of Stanford was brought to the camp. Uncomfortable leaving the country while Mackenzie was in the hospital, I made the decision to not travel to Lithuania. Coach Yas rearranged ALL of her plans and was ready to go. She told me when we were discussing how the whole summer may work, "One thing my family does extremely well is 'rally' when the chips are down." She is over in Lithuania proving that right now. The women are lucky to have her enthusiasm, problem solving and Olympic experience in Trakai.
Racing - After some crazy travel and acclimation to the time change and new environment, the crews have begun to race.
Women's 2- : The Women's 2- raced to a third place finish in their heat. Bothered by sore ribs going into the rep, they finished third, one spot out of qualifying for the A final. They will race the B final tomorrow.
Women's 4X : Finished fifth in their heat. In the reps, they finished fourth. They too will race in the B final tomorrow.
Women's 4- : Finished third in their heat. In the reps, the top two finishers would move onto the A final. New Zealand took the lead, Germany was second with the U.S. close behind. In the second 500m, the U.S. took over second place. Coming through the half way mark, the two crews were separated by only three tenths of a second. The U.S. used a strong third 500m to push their lead to two seconds over Germany. In the final 500 meters, the Germans pushed hard, but the U.S. Women's 4- held onto the second position and qualified themselves for the A final.
Women's 8+ : Because only five nations brought women's 8+, there were no heats, reps or semis leading to this race. The five crews met and "raced for lanes" - as sometimes certain lanes are favored in certain wind conditions. Before launching, the women adorned the boat with the initials M.M. for Mackenzie Moore and dedicated their 3rd 500 to her. This proved to be the difference maker. The Brits took the lead in the first 500m, with the U.S. 3/10ths behind and the Germans in third. The Brits again had the fastest split in the second 500meters, but only 1/10th of a second better than the Americans. In the 3rd 500m, the U.S. demonstrated their outstanding conditioning, posting a split that was 2.6 seconds faster than the Brits and pressing them into the lead. With the Brits fading, it was the Germans who came in the final 500. In the end the American crew held their lead, finishing in 6:28.5 to Germany's 6:33.4 and Britain's 6:33.6. All five crews will gather again on Sunday and race the A final. If the wind is significant, the American crew will have the most favored lane.
For those interested in following the racing in real time, it is possible to do it here: Live Results
I wanted to thank all of you for the support you offered to the U.S. women and our family this summer. For those of you who will be watching the Olympics, make sure to listen for Coach Yas Faroog, who will calling the rowing for NBC.
With much gratitude,
Justin Moore
Below, Moore provides an update on the team since it held its training camp in Syracuse from May 29 to June 26.
Hello All,
It's been a while since I last communicated with many of you. Lots has happened since the team has left Syracuse. I will attempt to give a quick rundown.
June 26 - The team departed Syracuse for the U.S. U23 Trials and the final leg of training at the national training center in Princeton, N.J. We shifted from living in our host homes to living in the Princeton Seminary Dorms. EVERYONE commented on how they missed their comfy "home beds" and were finding the plastic mattresses of the seminary less kind to their backs and sleeping habits.
July 3 - One of the highlights of the trip was doing a joint workout with the U.S. Olympic women's 4X and 8+. The U23 boats were spotted a lead and the "big kids" hunted them down. The training was intense, informative and irreplaceable. Coach Faroog and I reminded the women that no other U23 team had an opportunity of this nature. It is likely that we were training with the best boat in the world. We'll know for sure in three weeks. The women learned a tremendous amount about training with power and emotional poise. The photo below was of the women's U23 8+ and Olympic 8+ after that training session.
July 3 - Justin makes a tough call. At the end of one of her more difficult chemo stages, my daughter Mackenzie was admitted to the Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital with a significant infection. USRowing Women's Coach, Anne Kakela, and I had discussed the possibility of something like this happening during the planning stages in February. This was why Coach Yas Faroog of Stanford was brought to the camp. Uncomfortable leaving the country while Mackenzie was in the hospital, I made the decision to not travel to Lithuania. Coach Yas rearranged ALL of her plans and was ready to go. She told me when we were discussing how the whole summer may work, "One thing my family does extremely well is 'rally' when the chips are down." She is over in Lithuania proving that right now. The women are lucky to have her enthusiasm, problem solving and Olympic experience in Trakai.
Racing - After some crazy travel and acclimation to the time change and new environment, the crews have begun to race.
Women's 2- : The Women's 2- raced to a third place finish in their heat. Bothered by sore ribs going into the rep, they finished third, one spot out of qualifying for the A final. They will race the B final tomorrow.
Women's 4X : Finished fifth in their heat. In the reps, they finished fourth. They too will race in the B final tomorrow.
Women's 4- : Finished third in their heat. In the reps, the top two finishers would move onto the A final. New Zealand took the lead, Germany was second with the U.S. close behind. In the second 500m, the U.S. took over second place. Coming through the half way mark, the two crews were separated by only three tenths of a second. The U.S. used a strong third 500m to push their lead to two seconds over Germany. In the final 500 meters, the Germans pushed hard, but the U.S. Women's 4- held onto the second position and qualified themselves for the A final.
Women's 8+ : Because only five nations brought women's 8+, there were no heats, reps or semis leading to this race. The five crews met and "raced for lanes" - as sometimes certain lanes are favored in certain wind conditions. Before launching, the women adorned the boat with the initials M.M. for Mackenzie Moore and dedicated their 3rd 500 to her. This proved to be the difference maker. The Brits took the lead in the first 500m, with the U.S. 3/10ths behind and the Germans in third. The Brits again had the fastest split in the second 500meters, but only 1/10th of a second better than the Americans. In the 3rd 500m, the U.S. demonstrated their outstanding conditioning, posting a split that was 2.6 seconds faster than the Brits and pressing them into the lead. With the Brits fading, it was the Germans who came in the final 500. In the end the American crew held their lead, finishing in 6:28.5 to Germany's 6:33.4 and Britain's 6:33.6. All five crews will gather again on Sunday and race the A final. If the wind is significant, the American crew will have the most favored lane.
For those interested in following the racing in real time, it is possible to do it here: Live Results
I wanted to thank all of you for the support you offered to the U.S. women and our family this summer. For those of you who will be watching the Olympics, make sure to listen for Coach Yas Faroog, who will calling the rowing for NBC.
With much gratitude,
Justin Moore
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