Spokane River Rowing Association

06/13/2026

Supporting our community is at the heart of what we do, and today was a success! Huge thanks to Melissa, Connor, Tonya and family, and Clarissa, your impact is truly felt. Thankyou!!

06/12/2026

From The Faster Masters Rowing Newsletter:

I came across a concept recently called Price's Law. A physicist named Derek de Solla Price discovered that in any domain, the square root of the total number of participants does half the meaningful work. In a field of 10,000 scientists, 100 produce half the cited research. In a rowing club of 25, five people carry the operation.

It sounds abstract until you apply it to your rowing training.

If you do 100 sessions this season, roughly 10 will produce the breakthroughs, the ones where something clicks, fitness jumps, or technique lands. The other 90 are not wasted. They are the necessary condition for the 10 to happen at all.

Masters rowers often feel pressure to make every outing count. Time is shorter, bodies are less forgiving, and the gap between training and racing feels tighter. But Price's Law suggests a different framing: show up consistently, do the work, and trust that the signal will emerge from the training volume. You cannot pre-select your breakthrough sessions. You just have to be there for them.

Check out this great website:

Coaching and training programs for masters rowing. Education for older athletes, club boards and coaches. Webinars, ebooks, advice, podcast.

06/12/2026

We rowed today!!! Wind held off it was truly beautiful!

06/08/2026

Beating the wind early morning row!!

06/05/2026

Sometimes the wind wins. But hey we have ergs let’s do that! Early morning workout with Coach Riley.

06/04/2026

Spokane Rowers! We will be supporting this event if you have a few hours to spare please come out we will be there look for our signs

06/03/2026

Well said Pocock Rowing Foundation!!

What started as an idea has become a movement.

Project Play recently reflected on more than a decade of work to reimagine youth sports — centered on access, belonging, coaching quality, athlete voice, and healthy development for all kids.

At the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, this resonates deeply.

Because youth sports should be about more than performance. They should help young people build confidence, connection, resilience, and joy.

We’re proud to be part of a growing movement working to ensure every young person has access to safe, supportive, development-centered sports experiences.

Every kid deserves a team. 💙

Read the full article >> https://projectplay.org/news/project-play-from-idea-to-movement

06/03/2026