BONUS: Eric Murray on Hamish Bond’s Famous Mid-Race Hand Dip
Murray in bow, with 2- partner Hamish Bond, in 2011. (Photo via facebook.com/The-Kiwi-Pair-117001512258)
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In [S3] Ep20 we interviewed New Zealand Olympic gold medalist Eric Murray, known for dominating in the men’s pair with partner Hamish Bond. The wide-ranging conversation covered his terrible novice season, impressive U17 erg splits, World Championship and Olympic training and racing, and a lot more. So much more we couldn't get it all into one episode.
In this 15-minute bonus episode, Eric tells us about racing in the 2014 World Championships when Hamish dipped his hand in the water at 38spm, and the preparation necessary to have the confidence to pull that off.
He also shares a story about an Amsterdam World Cup race nearly sidetracked by an errant water bottle; hydration and chronic sweating; and dialing in heavy pre-race warmups on land.
Just a heads up: Eric does swear a bit in this episode ...
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - How we landed an interview with Eric Murray
04:54 - Eric’s perspective on Hamish Bond dipping his hand mid-race during the 2014 World Championships: it took years of preparation
09:30 - 2007 Amsterdam World Cup race nearly sidetracked by an errant water bottle
10:55 - Hydration, and how chronic sweating means you’re in the work zone
11:57 - Heavy pre-race warmups on land for peak performance on the water
EPISODE Mentions
This episode was written, produced, hosted, and edited by Tara Morgan and Rachel Freedman. Tara provides additional audio engineering, and Rachel manages our website and social media. Our theme music is by the Free Harmonic Orchestra.