The two-day first "boating" successfully closed the oars, filling the gap of the Shencheng water event, and also helping the rowing sport to enter the public eye. In fact, around us, the circle of friends of rowing enthusiasts is slowly expanding, they gather together because of their common interests, explore its unique beauty, and become a faithful practitioner and disseminator of rowing culture and rowing spirit.
Pictured: SDBC club members are preparing for the xinmin evening news reporter Li Mingzhen photo (the same below)
Get to know how beautiful rowing is for the first time
For the inaugural "boat aboard", SDBC Club members squeezed time out of their busy work to prepare. Before the race, the river was familiar with the track, the meeting point of the teams on the Yuanmingyuan Road, and the founder of the club, Mo Xiaoxuan, who was dressed in white and blue scarves, was particularly eye-catching, she explained, "The characteristic of our members is that everyone pays attention to aesthetics. ”
Rowing is the beauty of combining streamline and speed. Robin first felt this impact when he was studying in England, and one day he rented a wooden boat, did not follow the fixed route, and slowly rowed from a tributary into the River Thames, "I suddenly saw a small boat moving at high speed from a long distance, and when I got closer, I found that it was a local driving a single boat." My wooden boat was very bulky, and he was in a more stated position than sitting on a pencil, stroking with two pencils in his hand, passing in front of me at the fastest speed imaginable. At that moment, I was very impressed with the spirit of rowing. ”
Photo: SDBC team won the runner-up in the club category of the "on the boat" sprint Competition Interviewee Provided by the interviewee
Because of the sense of awe at rowing, Robin approached its first step by asking the coach to correct his swimming movements, "just like starting a business, you must first consider the worst outcome." Play rowing and know the water first. "Early rise, outdoors, sunshine and fresh air, the most direct harvest of rowing is the improvement of cardiopulmonary function, and Robin (Robin) because of his tall height, rowing can also prevent hunchback," rowing has a backward posture, when I first came to practice, the coach instructed me how to straighten my waist on the boat. So the people who practice rowing have a good mental outlook. In the process, Robin learned that SDBC, a rowing club founded by Xiaoxuan on the banks of the Dianpu River in Zhujiajiao, joined in after a period of contact.
Pictured: Group photo of SDBC team members
Find reasons to persevere
Nearly five years after the establishment of the club, what made Violent Xiaoxuan sigh was that after the initial batch of foreign members left, domestic rowing enthusiasts added in time and spread through word of mouth to attract more members to join, "Our membership binding is very deep. This cohesion is divided into different stages: first everyone feels that this matter is more in line with their own needs; the next stage, everyone influences the people around them. ”
Chen Jiajun was recommended by a friend to become a rowing enthusiast. Originally playing football and basketball, he felt that rowing was quite far away from him, but with the encouragement of his friends, he finally went into the water to try, "At that time, it was quite stressful to get on the boat, and I was afraid of taking my friends into the water." After practicing rowing for nearly half a year, Chen Jiajun followed his teammates to Ordos to compete and surprisingly brought back a bronze medal. This made him firmly believe that what he gave would eventually be rewarded.
Entering rowing requires passion and perseverance. Training like the "boat" sprint race, the paddle frequency can reach 35spm, the heart rate is 165 to 175, and the long distance chase requires multiple sets of training paddle frequency to remain stable. Completing a set on a rower, the body is sweating, and such an intense training must be persisted day after day.
"People feel burned out at work, and sometimes I don't want to go to the factory for a moment, or I want to leave that office." On the boat, around his teammates, Chen Jiajun can feel full of vitality, he slowly feels that rowing is a thing he likes and is willing to stick to, "Everyone has achieved success in various industries, and many have done better than me." Why do they stick with it all the way? I can learn to learn the scriptures. ”
Pictured: SDBC club members are familiar with the track
Integrate into the team
James, an Englishman who participated in the "boating", was a former rower at Cambridge University. However, he corrected that rowing in the Uk is not a popular sport, because it is necessary to get up early to row on the river and insist on training every day, and very few people can really do it. After coming to Shanghai to work, James continued his hobby, and the first time he walked into the SDBC club, he was surprised by the excellent equipment, professional coaches, and rich atmosphere, "The level of membership is also very high." "Why not choose a rowing club dominated by foreigners?" He replied: "I started a family here, I like China, I like Shanghai, as the saying goes, 'go into the countryside and follow the customs'. ”
Is rowing a patent of Europeans and Americans? James doesn't think, "A lot of the best sports in China are team sports, such as volleyball. At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese rowing team also won many medals, proving that rowing is also suitable for Chinese participation. "More importantly, no matter what country or city you come from, as long as you get on the boat and paddle, you can feel a long-lost peace in your heart." Because rowing needs to maintain a high degree of concentration, even the slightest distraction is not allowed. For example, the zipper of the training suit is not pulled well, and during the process of the boat, the oar may burrow into the pocket and destroy the oar frequency, thus destroying the driving of the entire boat.
Then, it's about getting into the team. Rowing pays attention to the unity of people and boats, the crew are part of the team, when paddling, you have to feel the feedback of each teammate's force to you, then it is not the brain that determines the hand, but from the hand and hip to the brain. James's teammates and club partners have a sense of the ocean that once they are involved in rowing, they will actively integrate into the team, "It is a process of mutual supervision and mutual trust. Because if you don't stick with it, you feel like you're failing your teammates and coaches. ”
Pictured: SDBC Club members are preparing for the game
The spirit of rowing inspires life
The "Boat" circuit is located in Shanghai's mother river Suzhou Creek, near the south bank of Suzhou Road near the Waibaidu Bridge, a brick red Victorian style building, which is the former site of the Shanghai Rowing Association established in 1859. Fang Shizhong went to this excellent historical building to investigate, which was once a pattern of three sections and four bays. Nowadays, "boating" is born and thrives on the water, and rowing enthusiasts in the city can seize the opportunity to write a new history and shape a new spirit.
In 2019, Fang Shizhong, then the mayor of Xuhui District, participated in the "horse" for the first time, running a full 42 kilometers. Now the director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, he has become a participant in the first "boat". From "getting on the horse" to "getting on the boat", Fang Shizhong laughed and said that he was probably the first one to "open up" the two competitions in Shanghai. Although he insisted on aerobic training for many years, before participating in the "horse", Fang Shizhong only ran the longest 10-kilometer race, and the result was that he successfully completed the race on the first attempt, "At 32 to 35 kilometers, the body encountered a limit, and if there was a thought of giving up in his mind, he would give up." Fang Shizhong often shares training and competition experience with colleagues and friends around him, hoping that more people will experience sports to bring spiritual gains. After contacting rowing, he found that this sport has a considerable degree of shaping effect on people's spirit, especially after the outbreak of the epidemic, people's demand for spiritual guidance is more intense, "In the face of the uncertainty of the times, our only certain belief in people's spirit and continuous transcendence, relying on these to overcome all uncertainties." ”
Image: SDBC team in the "get on the boat" competition official picture
In the participation testimonial recorded by SDBC club members, Fang Shizhong said: "In 2019, after running the whole course of 'getting on the horse', I not only felt the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Huangpu River of 45 kilometers through, but also deeply experienced the spirit of the marathon during the race, that is, to challenge myself, surpass the limit, and never give up. This time I signed up for another sports brand event in Shanghai' 'Boating', I believe that the rowing competition will also allow us to experience the beautiful life on both sides of the Suzhou Creek that has just been completed for more than 40 kilometers, and at the same time, in the process of training, we have already felt the spiritual enlightenment brought to us by rowing, which is more focused, more focused on the team, and maintain the courage to move forward..." (Jin Lei, chief reporter of Xinmin Evening News)
Illustration: SDBC Grade Sheet Official Chart
The | of the field is the presenter
In 2017, there were only four or five rowing clubs founded by the people across the country, and now this number is growing. Some people think that rowing is an imported product, too high-end, but it is actually a misunderstanding. Rowing, the threshold is not high. Professional rowing machines with a price of thousands of yuan have entered more families, and more and more teenagers are also investing in this sport. On this basis, people yearn for the atmosphere created by rowing enthusiasts. Rowing is part of a good rest day, how can you still get to know and get along with like-minded new friends, why not?
After a long time of contact with rowing, you will have a new understanding. Why is rowing competition at Oxbridge widely celebrated? It is not because of the aura of the famous school, but these students have to work harder than others to become a part of the ship and record themselves in the history book. And when you have more responsibility, you will infect the people around you. In the process of participation, you don't have to care about the grades, you care about what you have experienced through hard and long-term training.
Spiritually, we need more motivation today than ever before. The establishment of "Getting on the Boat" continues the cultural context of Shanghai and injects new vitality into the city. I look forward to more people, especially young people, participating in the race and in rowing, because each of you is a presenter of the soft power of the city. (Jin Lei)