Rowingchat

Isaac learned to row for an Atlantic crossing and has since rowed the length of the River Thames with Emma Green who is also new to rowing. Benjamin Ajayi-Obe is Isaac's rowing coach from Putney Town Rowing Club and Emma Green was his crew-mate on one of the trips. We discuss their journey and learnings. Timestamps 03:00 Isaac sees the big challenges in life which require him to act. I like to set challenges outdoors - his first was the English Channel swim 06:20 Endurance is the ultimate test of mind, body and soul. Ben invited Isaac to row the channel 08:00 Ben was 2-3 years into his own rowing and decided to the the Atlantic Row. Isaac has incredible resource for the campaign. Ocean rowing can be learned during the row. 10:30 Putney Town Rowing Club lent us a boat 2x. Ben let Isaac learn by trying. the priority was boat feel - the rowing machine is forgiving Self-correcting is a new mindset. 13:00 On the ocean crabbing is part of the row. Isaac said our first wildlife encounter is 10 days in when it was q