{"id":4332,"date":"2011-09-24T13:58:27","date_gmt":"2011-09-24T11:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/nmmu-boat-race-success-%e2%80%93-some-unashamed-self-promotion-of-my-son\/"},"modified":"2011-09-24T13:58:27","modified_gmt":"2011-09-24T11:58:27","slug":"nmmu-boat-race-success-%e2%80%93-some-unashamed-self-promotion-of-my-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/nmmu-boat-race-success-%e2%80%93-some-unashamed-self-promotion-of-my-son\/","title":{"rendered":"NMMU Boat Race Success \u2013 Some Unashamed Self Promotion of my Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For 6 months of this past year, we in the Famiglia Straton household have been subjected to; our son, Philip<\/a>, leaving the house at 4:30 am for rowing training two, sometimes three times a week, irritable rowing crew syndrome as the running, rowing, gyming and ergoing took it\u2019s toll, the rapid disappearance of anything vaguely resembling a protein source out of the fridge \u2013 sometimes we even had to whisk the dogs and cats out of the sight of marauding hungry eyes. And then \u2013 the bloody haircut the day before leaving for the Mutual and Federal Universities Boat Race which took place from 8 to 10 September 2011 in Port Alfred.<\/p>\n

16 Mens Boat Crews, representing 9 Universities had spent months training for this regatta (most of them on their physical fitness and one or two on their drinking fitness!).<\/p>\n

The weekend promised two 6.2 Kilometres races down the Kowie River to a finish just off the Port Alfred Ski Club \u2013 the first was a time trial with the rowing boats starting in order of last years finish. The final head to head sprints were then determined based on the times in this first pursuit race.<\/p>\n

In 2010 NMMU<\/a> finished in 6th place and their stated goal was to improve by one position \u2013 the road to glory is littered with baby steps.<\/p>\n

Based on their time trials, NMMU<\/a> were drawn to row against arch rivals, Wits, for the 5th and 6th places.<\/p>\n

The video below says it all:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For their efforts in beating Wits and improving their finishing position over 2010\u2032s results, the NMMU<\/a> Rowing Crew were awarded the \u2018Most Improved Men\u2019s Crew\u2019 Trophy.<\/p>\n

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\"NMMU<\/a><\/p>\n

L-R: Brad Taylor, Nick Pittaway, Andrew Dunn, Blake Atherton, Benjamin Ekron, Chris Osmond, Jason Taylor, Philip Straton.<\/p>\n

The 2011 Men\u2019s Eight NMMU<\/a> Rowing Crew consists of:<\/strong> Cox \u2013 Tarquin de Vega, Stroke \u2013 Benjamin Ekron, Seven \u2013 Philip Straton<\/a>, Six \u2013 Christopher Osmond, Five \u2013 Blake Atherton, Four \u2013 Nick Pittaway, Three \u2013 Brad Taylor, Two \u2013 Andrew Dunn, One \u2013 Jason Taylor.<\/p>\n

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