Saturday saw W1’s first race of term in the City of Cambridge Spring Head to Head. We went off hard on the first leg chasing Churchill down the course and gaining several lengths by the finish. It was an aggressive row down the river and we were pleased with the pace we had produced.
The second leg began all too soon for most of us and the first third of the course was not as solid as our previous row. However we picked up the pace down the plough reach after a good line around grassy corner and made a really strong move on Churchill down the long reach. We ended up just half a length behind as we crossed the finish line after some very determined pushes.
The effort was worth it as we later received our pots for the fastest Women’s VIII in the second May’s division, winning by 30 seconds. We were also the 4th fastest women’s VII overall – well done ladies!!
