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British Indoor Rowing Championship
Rowing For Help For Heroes
This year the BIRC will form the finale of a four month campaign in aid of Help for Heroes and we hope to encourage people to row as far as they can on the rowing machine to raise as much money as possible. The BIRC is already the biggest indoor rowing event in the world, and the largest indoor participation event in the UK, which makes it a perfect goal for anyone wishing to get fit and raise some money for a great charity in the process.
For more information, to register and for a chance to win a signed Sir Steve Redgrave rower visit the Help For Heroes section.
Sunday 21st November 2010 - Entry Now Open
The British Indoor Rowing Championship is the world's biggest indoor rowing race and the largest indoor sporting event in the UK, with over 2,000 competitors racing at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham over the course of just one day. It takes place in a high-octane environment with races going on throughout the day where competitors race up to 2,000m in the quickest possible time, and it provides a stage for indoor rowing enthusiasts to test themselves on a national level and assess their own performance and progress.
The championship also attracts sporting legends and stars, and over the years has become an integral part of the training and selection programmes for both the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race crews, and the British rowing squad. The dynamic of having sporting heroes such as Sir Steve Redgrave competing alongside promising youth athletes and indoor rowing enthusiasts has created a compelling environment for the competitor and spectator alike. The link with Sir Steve does not end there though. From his Men's Open triumph in the first ever British championship in 1991 he is now the honorary president and the Steve Redgrave Trust is the official charity of the Championship.
British Indoor SkiErg Championship
BIRC 2010 will also play host to the British Indoor SkiErg Championship (BISC!). There will be male & female 1,000m races in each of the following age categories: Under 19, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50+. The SkiErg races will be scheduled far enough apart from the Indoor Rower races so as to allow for competing in both events. The entry fee for the SkiErg championship is £10, or if you enter both the rowing and skiing the SkiErg entry is discounted to £5. To enter one or both events please use the online entry form.
British IRC 2009
Over 2200 competitors took part at the 2009 British IRC, the results are available to browse online, along with results going back to 2001, or you can download a PDF of the full results.
Download Results (4.5Mb)