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You awake in the dark, and the day is already in your chest. Nerves, adrenaline, excitement.
Whether it is your first regatta or your hundredth. Your last race in your school colours or an Olympic final. A title to defend, a season to redeem, a self to prove. The years in the boat teach you a lot.
We spoke to six voices from across the sport to learn how they prepare for the moments that matters most.
An Olympic champion. A Paralympic silver medallist. A varsity coach. A cox. A high school graduate. A performance nutritionist.
Different journeys. Different perspectives. One shared truth: race day is won long before the start line.
Race day doesn't reward the athlete who tries to become someone new on the day. It rewards the athlete who has already done the work, and remembered who they are.
Have confidence in your training. The line you crosses on the day is the smallest visible piece of the months that led to it.
Explore the voices below
"You can tell someone. You don't know how hard this sport can be until you live it." From her first race to a Paralympic final. What Sky built between the two.
You could cox the best race of all time and still come last. You could cox the worst race of all time and still win." A cox on why the six minutes on the water are the smallest part of it.
"I was a good rower because I was Lucy Stephan. Because I remembered my roots." What an Olympic gold and years in the sport taught her about training, losing, and staying true to yourself.
"You're going to be told no more than yes in your life. It's up to you what you do with it." A coach on the word every athlete has to make peace with, and the mentality that keeps you in the sport.
"I look at the guy in front of me and remember the brotherhood we have. When I think of who I'm pulling for, that calms my nerves." A high school senior on what changed between his first race and his last one in school colours.
"The golden rule in sports nutrition is you don't try something new on race day." A performance nutritionist on why race day fuelling should be the last thing on your mind.
