courtesy of SU Athletics:posting from Miranda Williams
The spring training trip this year began with a 13 hour bus ride to get to our destination, Clemson, South Carolina. Feeling excited to see some more of the states, and pumped for a week of rowing, we set off from a cold Syracuse during the night. By the time we woke the sun was shining and we were seeing a southern landscape! With a few stops along the way, we were able to have a chat with some locals and loved hearing their real southern accents!
Once we arrived, we settled into our rooms and headed down to the training site, which is beautiful! With the sun shining on huge stretch of water, surrounded by trees and amongst some of our competition, the atmosphere felt competitive and exciting. We rigged the boats we hadn’t seen since Florida, and as freshman learnt some new tricks to the trade from upperclassmen and coaches, then we finally got our boats on the water. Although it was a little wavy, and we were feeling pretty tired, it felt awesome getting back into boats.
After the row we got to eat at Clemson dining hall, and see some of their campus, and views of the pretty town. It was great seeing another college campus, and experiencing again a different American culture to the northeast. After dinner we returned to our hotel for a team meeting. We spoke about the week, and as always Justin inspired and excited us, not only for this week but also for the upcoming season. I can’t wait to see how this week goes, and am so excited for the racing to begin!
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