Can you travel virtually 100 miles between the 1st September and the 30th November 2025 to earn this beautiful medal? Whether you are rowing on a machine or on the water, this is 3 months of motivation to keep you at it as the nights draw in. The virtual map takes you from Portland Bill lighthouse,

Fergus Mainland

Before this four-part series of my self-serving ramblings comes to an end I best talk about how I lost the bottom of my leg.Back in 1999, I was part of the Fleet Air Arms Command Field GunCrew. Now for those of you not up to date with obscure Royal Navysports, such as uckers, deck hockey

Sean Gaffney

Crewroom are proud to launch their new range of kit specifically designed for indoor rowing. After extensive R&D and rigorous testing with elite athletes over 12 months, Crewroom proud to launch their Ergo Suit. This unique rowing suit is made for long winter indoor rowing sessions when you’re putting in the distance and building power. It’s crafted with

Fergus Mainland

Row The Distance have launched two new indoor rowing medals for the autumnal months.  Is it time to kick-start your fitness era? In celebration of this Summer’s ‘real’ biggest event, we have this 13km challenge, suitable for all fitness levels, you’ll have to be swift to book yourself a place! Do it for yourself, or the

Fergus Mainland

By way of a quick recap, I previously told how my father cruelly abandoned me as a child in a forest, while threatening starvation and abandonment if I didn’t pass the herculean test he had set me. While that certainly could be one interpretation, another one could be that he set me on a path

Sean Gaffney

Since 2016, Sean Gaffney has been a dominant force in indoor rowing. He has won two English, three Welsh, nine British and two World indoor rowing championships setting more records than he cares to count on the rowing machine and the SkiErg. Over four instalments, Sean takes us through the key moments that made him

Sean Gaffney