In this casual convo, I sit down with Mario Laing from Lake Eildon Rowing Club to have a chat about his commitment to 100 consecutive days of rowing training. We talk through why he started, what he’s learned along the way, and how the reality didn’t always match the expectations—especially on the tougher days.

A key theme that comes through is discipline. Not motivation, but the ability to keep turning up when the body is flat, the metrics aren’t improving, and the excitement has worn off. Mario shares what’s shifted for him physically and mentally, and how this block of consistent training is shaping his longer-term goals.

There’s plenty here for anyone thinking about consistency, building habits, or just getting through the days where training feels like a grind rather than a win.

For those of you who know me, I bang on about discipline constantly, and it's only with discipline and motivation that you can achieve success, not with motivation alone.

This is a huge episode bringing together our highly experienced and knowledgeable panel to cover the absolute peak of the Victorian rowing calendar. I’m joined, as always, by the doyen himself Alan Crute from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat, alongside Campbell Roberts from Campbell’s APS Rowing Review, and Kat Dunell, rowing guru and passionate parent, to break down all the key moments from a massive weekend of racing.

We dive into the Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls Regatta in Geelong and the Scotch Mercantile Regatta in Nagambie, unpacking performances, emerging trends, and the crews that really stood out—there were plenty.

From there, we turn our attention to what’s next: a preview of this weekend’s APS Heads of the River at Nagambie (boys and girls) and how it’s shaping up, before casting an eye further ahead to the Australian Rowing Championships at Lake Barrington, starting next Monday.

Plenty of insight, a few opinions (as always), and the usual light-hearted chat—this one covers a lot of ground and is well worth the listen if you’re following the 2025–2026 Victorian school rowing season.

In this episode, I’m joined again by Alan Crute from Rowing Regatta Form Guides and Chat, along with expert rowing parent Kat Dunel, to preview the upcoming 2026 Victorian Head of the Schoolgirls' Regatta taking place this weekend.

Around 2100 athletes will take to the Barwon River in Geelong for the biggest event on the Australian schoolgirl rowing calendar. We run through the Seniors, Inters and Juniors, breaking down the key crews and storylines to keep an eye out for.

Alan also gives us his tips for who might take home the wins. Over the past few seasons, he’s had a very high success rate picking the winners — although this year he might have a tougher job ahead of him with several divisions looking extremely tight.

If you’re heading down for the regatta, be sure to have a listen on the drive down the highway to Geelong this week and get across the crews to watch before racing begins.