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Is biggest fear you have doing a rowing race for the first time? How to prepare, what to expect and the aftermath. Timestamps 00:45 Fear is real First races and how you can help your crew mates facing their first race. As adults it's unusual to get into a situation we've never seen before. Children are different. Kim Mulvey wrote to us saying "I'm not ready to race." The first race fear is mostly about the unknown. You feel out of control and it triggers the flight-or-fight response. Practice in training The way to overcome this is to get familiar with the situations you'll encounter in a race. One way to do this is to practice in training. - Do workouts in the crew lineup you will race in. - Know your seat number, which are your oars? - Know where you adjust your foot stretcher to. 03:15 Practice the racing distance find a simulation as close as possible - how long is it and how intense will it be? Practice being alongside another crew as you race. Discuss the race plan within your crew - how to approach t