Photos courtesy of Ellen Wolfe
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Tail of the Fish Results
Varsity Boys Summary:
1st in the First Varsity 8+
1st in the Second Varsity 8+
1st in the Mixed 8+
2nd in the Varsity 1x
2nd in the Varsity 2x
4th in the Second Varsity 8+
5th in the Varsity 4+
15th in the Varsity 4+
Boys Jr 1x
1 Saratoga (Braga) 13:06
2 Niskayuna (Howe) 13:17
3 Saratoga (Stein) 13:30
4 Albany (Timmons) 13:40
5 Warwick (Balsamo) 13:45
6 Shenendehowa 14:26
7 Hudson River (Heaton) 14:28
8 Saratoga (Bossalini) 14:43
9 Saratoga (Levine) 14:44
10 Hudson River (Sovza) 14:49
11 Saratoga (Palumbo) 14:53
12 Warwick (Kates) 15:30
13 Saratoga (Anderson) 15:36
14 Northwood (Blondeau) 15:39
15 Bromfield (Ginouves) 15:59
16 Burnt Hills (Flacke) 15:59
Hudson River Scratch
Mohawk Scratch
Sagamore Scratch
Sagamore Scratch
Open Mixed 8+
1 Niskayuna 12:28
2 Hudson River 14:03
3 Queensbury 14:12
Boys Jr 2x
1 Bromfield 13:24
2 Niskayuna 13:26
3 Mohawk 13:34
4 Derryfield 13:51
5 Sagamore 14:03
6 Hudson River 14:17
7 Belmont Crew 14:39
8 Cazenovia 15:22
9 Shenendehowa 15:23
10 Saratoga 15:28
11 Saratoga 17:38
Saratoga Scratch
Boys Jr 4+
1 Northfield Mt Hermon 12:25
2 Shaker 12:39
3 Syracuse Chargers 12:42
4 Shenendehowa 12:42
5 Niskayuna A 12:47
6 Saratoga 12:48
7 Manhasset 12:48
8 Manhasset 13:02
9 Saratoga 13:02
10 Bromfield 13:03
11 Northfield Mt Hermon 13:17
12 Burnt Hills 13:20
13 Burnt Hills 13:37
14 Arlington 14:02
15 Niskayuna B 14:04
16 Hudson River 14:28
17 Chaminade 14:52
18 Hudson River 16:00
19 Northwood 16:15
Boys Junior 8+
1 Niskayuna A 12:08
2 Bromfield 12:21
3 Shaker 12:27
4 Arlington 12:33
5 Shrewsbury 12:34
6 Manhasset 12:35
7 Burnt Hills 12:37
8 Niskayuna B 12:56
9 Saratoga 12:59
10 Bromfield 13:37
11 Manhasset 13:37
12 Syracuse Chargers 13:45
13 Niskayuna C 13:45
14 Shenendehowa 13:51
15 Chaminade 13:53
16 Burnt Hills 14:00
17 Shrewsbury 14:06
18 Saratoga 14:16
19 Burnt Hills 16:03
20 Chaminade 16:39
21 Hudson River 18:00
1st in the First Varsity 8+
1st in the Second Varsity 8+
1st in the Mixed 8+
2nd in the Varsity 1x
2nd in the Varsity 2x
4th in the Second Varsity 8+
5th in the Varsity 4+
15th in the Varsity 4+
Boys Jr 1x
1 Saratoga (Braga) 13:06
2 Niskayuna (Howe) 13:17
3 Saratoga (Stein) 13:30
4 Albany (Timmons) 13:40
5 Warwick (Balsamo) 13:45
6 Shenendehowa 14:26
7 Hudson River (Heaton) 14:28
8 Saratoga (Bossalini) 14:43
9 Saratoga (Levine) 14:44
10 Hudson River (Sovza) 14:49
11 Saratoga (Palumbo) 14:53
12 Warwick (Kates) 15:30
13 Saratoga (Anderson) 15:36
14 Northwood (Blondeau) 15:39
15 Bromfield (Ginouves) 15:59
16 Burnt Hills (Flacke) 15:59
Hudson River Scratch
Mohawk Scratch
Sagamore Scratch
Sagamore Scratch
Open Mixed 8+
1 Niskayuna 12:28
2 Hudson River 14:03
3 Queensbury 14:12
Boys Jr 2x
1 Bromfield 13:24
2 Niskayuna 13:26
3 Mohawk 13:34
4 Derryfield 13:51
5 Sagamore 14:03
6 Hudson River 14:17
7 Belmont Crew 14:39
8 Cazenovia 15:22
9 Shenendehowa 15:23
10 Saratoga 15:28
11 Saratoga 17:38
Saratoga Scratch
Boys Jr 4+
1 Northfield Mt Hermon 12:25
2 Shaker 12:39
3 Syracuse Chargers 12:42
4 Shenendehowa 12:42
5 Niskayuna A 12:47
6 Saratoga 12:48
7 Manhasset 12:48
8 Manhasset 13:02
9 Saratoga 13:02
10 Bromfield 13:03
11 Northfield Mt Hermon 13:17
12 Burnt Hills 13:20
13 Burnt Hills 13:37
14 Arlington 14:02
15 Niskayuna B 14:04
16 Hudson River 14:28
17 Chaminade 14:52
18 Hudson River 16:00
19 Northwood 16:15
Boys Junior 8+
1 Niskayuna A 12:08
2 Bromfield 12:21
3 Shaker 12:27
4 Arlington 12:33
5 Shrewsbury 12:34
6 Manhasset 12:35
7 Burnt Hills 12:37
8 Niskayuna B 12:56
9 Saratoga 12:59
10 Bromfield 13:37
11 Manhasset 13:37
12 Syracuse Chargers 13:45
13 Niskayuna C 13:45
14 Shenendehowa 13:51
15 Chaminade 13:53
16 Burnt Hills 14:00
17 Shrewsbury 14:06
18 Saratoga 14:16
19 Burnt Hills 16:03
20 Chaminade 16:39
21 Hudson River 18:00
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Pulling Together Increases Your Pain Threshold
In the study, published today in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, researchers from the University of Oxford’s Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology found the pain threshold of 12 rowers from the Oxford Boat Race squad was greater after group training than after individual training.
They conclude that acting as a group and in close synchrony seems to ‘ramp up’ pain thresholds. The underlying endorphin release may be the mechanism that underpins communal-bonding effects that emerge from activities like religious rituals and dancing.
Each of the 12 rowers participated in four separate tests. They were asked to row continuously for 45 minutes in a virtual boat in the gym (as in normal training), in an exercise carried out in two teams of six and then in a separate session as individuals, unobserved by other team members. After each of the sessions, the researchers measured their pain threshold by how long they could stand an inflated blood pressure cuff on the arm.
The study found there was a significant increase in the rowers’ pain threshold following exercise in both individual and group sessions (a well established response to exercise of any kind). However, after the group training there was a significantly larger increase as compared with training carried out individually.
Since close synchrony is the key to successful competition-class racing, these results suggest that doing a synchronised activity as a group increases the endorphin rush that we get from physical exertion. The study says that since endorphins help to create a sense of bonhomie and positive effect, this effect may underlie the experience of warmth and belonging that we have when we do activities like dancing, sports, religious rituals and other forms of communal exercise together.
Professor Robin Dunbar, Head of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University, said: ‘Previous research suggests that synchronised physical activity such as laughter, music and many religious activities makes people happier and is part of the bonding process. We also know that physical exercise creates a natural high through the release of endorphins. What this study shows us is that synchrony alone seems to ramp up the production of endorphins so as to heighten the effect when we do these activities in groups.’
Lead author Dr Emma Cohen, from the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, said: ‘The results suggest that endorphin release is significantly greater in group training than in individual training even when power output, or physical exertion, remains constant. The exact features of group activity that generate this effect are unknown, but this study contributes to a growing body of evidence suggesting that synchronised, coordinated physical activity may be responsible.’
They conclude that acting as a group and in close synchrony seems to ‘ramp up’ pain thresholds. The underlying endorphin release may be the mechanism that underpins communal-bonding effects that emerge from activities like religious rituals and dancing.
Each of the 12 rowers participated in four separate tests. They were asked to row continuously for 45 minutes in a virtual boat in the gym (as in normal training), in an exercise carried out in two teams of six and then in a separate session as individuals, unobserved by other team members. After each of the sessions, the researchers measured their pain threshold by how long they could stand an inflated blood pressure cuff on the arm.
The study found there was a significant increase in the rowers’ pain threshold following exercise in both individual and group sessions (a well established response to exercise of any kind). However, after the group training there was a significantly larger increase as compared with training carried out individually.
Since close synchrony is the key to successful competition-class racing, these results suggest that doing a synchronised activity as a group increases the endorphin rush that we get from physical exertion. The study says that since endorphins help to create a sense of bonhomie and positive effect, this effect may underlie the experience of warmth and belonging that we have when we do activities like dancing, sports, religious rituals and other forms of communal exercise together.
Professor Robin Dunbar, Head of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford University, said: ‘Previous research suggests that synchronised physical activity such as laughter, music and many religious activities makes people happier and is part of the bonding process. We also know that physical exercise creates a natural high through the release of endorphins. What this study shows us is that synchrony alone seems to ramp up the production of endorphins so as to heighten the effect when we do these activities in groups.’
Lead author Dr Emma Cohen, from the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, said: ‘The results suggest that endorphin release is significantly greater in group training than in individual training even when power output, or physical exertion, remains constant. The exact features of group activity that generate this effect are unknown, but this study contributes to a growing body of evidence suggesting that synchronised, coordinated physical activity may be responsible.’
Friday, September 18, 2009
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