Concept2 Ltd is recruiting for an Administration Assistant for our busy sales office. The post holder will provide sales administration support in our busy hire department coupled with customer service support, answering queries via the telephone and email, processing orders, liaising with colleagues and other normal office duties. The successful candidate will demonstrate good IT skills, the ab… Read full post
On Friday 27th January, 2012, Monica's Gold Challenge took place in and around SportPark at Loughborough University. The main aim of the day was to raise money for LOROS in memory of our dear colleague Monica Gibbs who sadly passed away in September 2010. Our 2nd target was to cover 2012km in total on the day by running, cycling and using rowing machines. With 82 people signed up to take part, it … Read full post
On 21 January, Runcorn Rowing Club joined forces with Tesco, Helsby and completed a 9 Hour indoor Rowing Marathon, much to the delight of Saturday shoppers. The event was held in aid of Tesco's charity, Alzheimer's Society and to raise funds for developing much needed facilities the rowing club. Supported by British Rowing, Runcorn demonstrated that rowing can be part of a healthier life style, b… Read full post
Week 17 - Back to the Grind. Sessions on Monday - Wednesday, Friday and Saturday this week, with 104.482km for Anita, and 115.549km for me. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday's sessions were HARD!!! I don't think we had recovered from the Marathon last Saturday, and with 9-hour work days Tuesday and Wednesday exhaustion was a real issue. Monday was 2 x 45' intervals, which Anita completed in the 2:2… Read full post
Sunday evening has arrived all too soon this week. My anticipations not realised, my goals not achieved. In fact, I honestly feel the sands of time are truly running away from me, but not without a fight. So, just what can I do about this feeling of under achievement? Simple, try harder I guess. In fact, all I need to do is just push on a bit and ensure I don't miss the target, which is so cl… Read full post
Sir Matthew Pinsent, four-times Olympic rowing gold medallist, knows exactly how tough it is to win selection for big sporting teams and is now helping the public to get a first-hand taste of the action this February - and raise money for charity at the same time. The Nation on Trial initiative, sponsored by the GB Rowing Team's high-performance partner Siemens, pits the public against each other… Read full post
Well it has been a relatively quiet week this week. The days have all just blended one into another. There have been a couple of incidents, but that is news of a very different type. As such, I have no place or right to comment on these. The dusty conditions have now, finally, been replaced with a much more incapacitating weather condition, rain. And lots of it! Estimates say we have had in … Read full post
The Windsor Boys' School Boat Club held a 48 Hour Ergo Challenge to raise money for for ourselves and also the 'Everyman' charity. The money raised has been split between us and 'Everyman'. We did a 48 hour ergo challenge, the event took place from the 22 of December and finished on Christmas Eve, the 24 of December. The ergo was placed in the centre of Windsor's shopping centre, by Windsor and E… Read full post
From Andy Pearce: Week 16 - PB's and the Marathon More metres towards the Virtual Team Challenge for the C2TweetCrew this week, 104413m for Anita, 116804m for me. Cumulatively since October 3rd last year we've rowed 2358km (1466 miles) in training for the 100km piece on March 17th www.justgiving.com/Anita-Wells for Sport Relief in 16 weeks and 71 sessions. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday (Usually… Read full post
From Andy Pearce: Week 15, one low, many, many highs! Another heavy week of rowing, with 100km exactly for Anita, 102km for me. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday comprised of 2 x 30', a 10km Concept2.co.uk Challenge Series piece, and 4 x 20'. Monday was uneventful, with Anita doing two nice calm intervals, and I did a neg-split (Faster second interval than first) as the first interval was a bit bo… Read full post
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