Speedcoach Summer Regatta Series

A brand new rowing competition just being launche…

An episode of the RowingChat podcast, hosted by Rebecca Caroe, titled "Speedcoach Summer Regatta Series" was published on July 6, 2020 and runs 37 minutes.

July 6, 2020 ·37m · RowingChat

Summary

A brand new rowing competition just being launched. Be the first to hear about it from Alix James, President and CEO of Nielsen Kellerman. Timestamps 1:00 Background in sport - NK founded by Alix's stepfather. 03:30 NK was the first company to do rowing electronics as a business. Friends with Ted Nash whose crew used a home made amplifier system. Paul Nielsen fixed it - but suggested he could make a better amplifier. Later added stroke rate and timing. 04:50 British founder chose the "Cox Box: name which is tongue in cheek from Alix's father who was also a Gilbert and Sullivan fan. Concept 2 had made the rowing machine but hadn't worked out how to output wattage onto a screen. 06:00 The 500meter split was invented in 1981-82when Dick, Peter and Paul went for a run and were looking for a way to make the rowing machine output meaningful for rowers. It is aligned to the wattage / speed translation for a heavyweight mens 4- boat speed. 08:30 Many rowing companies date from late 70s - 80s, it's not a coincidence that Title IX exploded the women's rowing programs. 10:30 The Summer Regatta Series. Use The Link Log Book and livestream data to enable anyone to watch worldwide. https://nksports.com/speedcoach-summer-regatta-series 14:00 The incremental approach to building the functionality - you need a Speedcoach GPS and Training Pack. The first race is 2,100 meters - modelled on Henley Royal Regatta. Use the Compete tab on the website to find the details. 22:00 There is a goal to add local rowing courses into future races. In future filtering in the Log Book will allow age, sex and weight rankings. They also want to put an out-and-back race option. They hope to create a standing all-time leader board of events and a directory of rowing courses worldwide with a map of pins. 35:00 Contact Alix [email protected] or Charlie Biddle [email protected] with any feedback.

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