Since its inception in 2009, the Alumni 8 has become the most popular race in the history of the Head Of The Charles... in the minds of out of shape alumni. This year I’ve created a short quiz to help you, an alumni rower, recognize how errors in your thought process can land you in an alumni boat.
Multiple Choice:
1. You respond to the 'Come Race the HOCR!' e-mail trying to round up eight suckers, I mean rowers, for the alumni 8 race saying:
You answered B: Erging.
Don’t worry, it will take you about a minute and a half to remember that given the choice between erging or somehow reliving your worst date, the SATs and swine flu all at the same time, you wouldn’t pick erging. That said, erging is probably the best race-prep because about a minute and a half into the race you’ll realize that given the choice between racing 3 miles with zero rowing fitness and soft hands or reliving your worst date, the SATs and swine all at the same time, you wouldn’t pick racing.
3. Your post race plan is to:
You answered A: Reunion Village victory celebration.
The correct answer, however, is B: cry.
4. The one thing you wish you could grip with your raw, bleeding post-race hands is:
The correct answer is D: All of the above
Too bad you won’t be able to actually do any of those three things.
5. As you fall asleep Sunday night on your heating pad, you begin planning your excuses for next year. They include:
The correct answer is... E. Despite all you’ve just learned, racing is unavoidable. Best of luck to all competitors!
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