Dr Rowing Academic

Sporty turned academic desk potato. Reunited w/ my sporty self, w/ new found passion for rowing & other water sports.
Expect obsessed nerditude (academics, eh).

[Dr Rowing Academic @rowingacademic]

After saying last year that I wanted my course team to gel, I just said I could not find a rythm in my marking #ATrueRowingAcademic

[Dr Rowing Academic @rowingacademic]

@DecathlonUKCS Hi, Order GB684391488 here.
I ordered an Olympic standard weightlifting bar (20k) but was delivered a smaller bar (about 7.5k). Could this be picked up and replaced with the correct item?

[Dr Rowing Academic @rowingacademic]

@shutteritch @WalshyMEC Ah well, I don't have milk in my hot drinks (*shudders*), so I should give it a go. The powdery side should not matter in cereals or a protein shake!

[Dr Rowing Academic @rowingacademic]

@WalshyMEC @shutteritch Having this now for example, ordered from DryD.

[Dr Rowing Academic @rowingacademic]

@WalshyMEC @shutteritch Ah, the oat milk is where I will need some work on! For the 0% beer, I second Martha and also highly recommend Big Drop as a brand, and DryDrinker as an online shop for choice.

[Adam Tranter @adamtranter]

THREAD: A thread on research and sampling, and how the media use data and polling.

I can safely say from a decade of working with media, it is *highly* unusual for a newspaper to so heavily reference a self-selecting and homemade survey and present it as the views of all people.

[Pedal Me @pedalmeapp]

*Shock news*

Removing wands on Kensington High St has done nothing to allieviate congestion.

Who could have predicted that removing alternative ways of travelling and forcing more people to drive would have caused more driving, and congestion? 😱

[Jeremy Vine | Here, on Tiktok, Insta & Facebook @theJeremyVine]

No wonder the cycle lane in #KensingtonHighStreet had to go. The petition against it showed complaints from as far away as Cairo.

[The Fours Head @FoursHead]

⚠️ We are saddened & disappointed that the current climate means we have to announce a limited number of crews for this years race. All with safety and fairness in mind.

Our framework for accepting entries is below with more info ⬇️

https://t.co/HP2wOvw9px

[Rock the Boat @rocktheboat1989]

The Pairs Head Committee have not let a global pandemic nor the closure of a bridge on their course get in the way of running their competition and, on behalf of the rowing community, we salute the organisers for their efforts against all the odds!

https://t.co/qIX2ilRlL8

[Pairs Head @pairshead]

Competitors - numbers are ready to collect from BBLRC tonight 4-6pm

[Lambeth Living Streets wants streets safe for all @LambethLivingSt]

Pavement parking is bad for disabled people.

Pavement parking is bad for pedestrians.

Pavement parking is bad for parents.

Pavement parking is bad for children.

Pavements belong to people, not cars.

Ban pavement parking.

[Tab @mum_on_bike]

@P_DriscollW5W13 Some people responded angrily in Amsterdam when change was afoot. Aggression didn’t sway policy there and it won’t here.

[Pedal Me @pedalmeapp]

Are you seeing what is happening to the world, London?

Will you stand there and watch climate change coming for you, and everyone you care for?

Or will you act?

#ActNow

[Mel Sykes @nuddypants]

On yesterday’s ride I was passed 3 times by lorries from the same company (Farrell Transport) and each one was textbook and safe👌🏼
I dropped them an email to say it was noticed and appreciated as it doesn’t happen much these days 😊

[Dr Rowing Academic @rowingacademic]

#ukcyclechat"Therefore, differences in class two (motorized passenger) vehicle speeds with and without cyclists were found to be negligible from a practical perspective."
#UKcyclechat
https://t.co/Vge9KI6jup

[Extinction Rebellion London 🌍 @XRLondon]

🚴🏾‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️There are likely to be plenty of "consultations" in many London boroughs, such as the one referenced below.

🗣 🏛 Be sure to find out what your local council or park authority is doing, and have your say, especially when it comes to cycling infrastructure.

#ActiveTravel

[HammersmithBridge.org.uk @HammersmithBri1]

@theroyalparks Please reconsider this, especially your decision to allow cars to travel between Richmond and Roehampton gates. There are no car parks on this stretch, so it will simply be used as a rat run.

[Simon Munk @psimonk]

@willnorman This takes a currently amazing car free Richmond Park and reintroduces a huge ratrun through it. Small steps forward but one huge step backwards. Shame. @matbono @theroyalparks @RichmondCycling @London_Cycling @Lungs_of_London

[Dr Rowing Academic @rowingacademic]

The back pain was probably rowing karma for going forward for once!