18 Hours a Week
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18 Hours a Week
The Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) train 18 hours a week to prepare for one of the most unique and exciting sporting events ever: The Boat Race. This podcast series gives an insight into what training for the boat race is really like by following the squad from the start of preseaso...
Recent Episodes
9 episodesEpisode 9 - Tideway Week
We're in the final week of preparations. All the crews have moved into houses together and we're training twice a day.
This week is about...
Episode 8 - Tideway Fixtures
The Blue Boat had their official fixture against the University of London. This involved two side by side pieces on The Boat Race course.
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Episode 7 - Quintin Head
After a couple of weeks of settling back into our term timetables, we travelled to London to train and race on the tideway. We raced Quintin Head and...
Episode 6 - Training Camp
Last week the squad flew out to Spain for 7 days of training camp.
With 3 months till the boat races and plenty of races coming up fast, this we...
Episode 5 - Trial Eights
This episode is all about Trial Eights.
Trial Eights is a race between two evenly matched crews picked from the squad. It's a key step i...
Episode 4 - The Fours Head of the River
This episode wraps up our Fours Head campaign and introduces the next big event in the Boat Race calendar: Trial 8s
Episode 3 - GB Trials & The Presidents Challenge
A lot that has happened over the last two weeks, including GB trials, The Presidents Challenge and the build up to our first race of the season.
Episode 2 - Tideway Weekend
Term has started in Cambridge and the squad are preparing for The Fours Head of the River. This episode we discuss training on the Tideway and continu...
Episode 1 - Preseason Training
This episode is all about our preseason training.
The boat race season is short, so to maximise time the squad have been up in Cambridge since...