Annabel Young

Structural engineer, rower, adopted Bristolian, permanently hungry.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@Heatherknight55 You don’t…you live with it for weeks whilst it fades 😢 Source: 16 year old me who got hauled to the principal’s office for having an unnatural hair colour. I pointed out that the patch on my head was obviously not deliberate. They let me off as it was a “cultural experience”.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@ruskin147 @DrLockheart Took 3 weeks for our rescue to even put one paw out the door. *Everything* was a challenge for her but worth it, the first time she wagged her tail on a walk was 🥹

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@SnailTideway @liz_c0llins West Country crews do what they’re told by their host club 😉

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@gregjames @amistlin Never really got loyalty to a breakfast DJ until those sad early days of the pandemic and finding a voice that distracted from but never dismissed the grimness. Joy and absolute nonsense of the best kind 👌🌶

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@chrisredditch @robpadmore Didn’t realise Tom Daley was in charge of this 🤷‍♀️ The man is truly incredible and multi-talented

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@555Husker @CapS45 @MikeLiamSmith @RugbyPhilBB @pacificwelfare No, it’s not that. There’s a 3 year stand down period from when they last played internationally from what I’ve read. So it’s not overnight.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@bbc5live Please do not let the current speaker on your programme try and conflate trans women and murderers. It is absolutely vile, and deflects from actual (rather than imagined) violence against women. A safe space for women includes being a safe space for trans women.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@gregjames You mentioned Midsomer Murders this morning and then Jodie Comer obviously being a main suspect…I presume you’re aware of this incredible crossover https://t.co/JJ16xKLcyN

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@SnailTideway @TheCumbercat @Stewieatb @SleepstoHRR It happened at HWR…

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@girlontheriver And the GCSE knowledge will do for a lot of basics, but it lacks any nuance. Just that, every outing/erg, forever 😆

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@girlontheriver I think of rowing as a continuous “forget what you learnt in GCSE history, here’s A level history” moment. You learn the GCSE stuff to get you to a basic ability, then come back and interrogate it with new teaching only to discover the original explanation was oversimplified!

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@hansmollman Was recently enlightened about the existence of Sebastopol geese and frankly they deserve a fair.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@fatsculler 🙋🏼‍♀️ Q: Are these athletes funded throughout the olympic cycle like GB? i.e. are you rewarding people who have paid their own way and have another job, unlike GB athletes who are (I think) in essence paid to train?

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@miguelblanco85 @matthewcpinsent Oh totally, I don’t expect anyone to form a trusting relationship with a horse immediately so the luck is whether you get one that happens to be better suited to your style, it’s very personal and why the top riders spend YEARS training theirs. The random draw is good for no one.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@Lou_1283 @miguelblanco85 @matthewcpinsent Yes totally agree, a lot of pulling and pushing at the same time 🤦‍♀️ Most horses I’ve ridden would’ve had them all on the floor by now, they’re still quite a patient bunch.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@miguelblanco85 @matthewcpinsent Don’t get me wrong though, agree that it’s not good for athlete or animal. But it is not the horse’s fault or for lack of training on either part.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@kosullivan2012 @ObeseManRowing True but I can’t see that the investment would come rowing’s way!

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@ObeseManRowing (2/2) and that you have a job that can fit around training. The barriers we build up in club rowing are often around who we assume a “typical” club member is. We can help with scholarships to cover ongoing costs (trying this with juniors) but can see why someone would be put off.

[Annabel Young @bumblebel16]

@ObeseManRowing Been following this thread with interest. Agree club level rowing basic cost makes it seem very accessible BUT…if you progress, the costs of kit, entries, training camps, hotels etc do mount up. Not to mention assuming you can take time off for camps and big comps (1/2)