SELF: What sparked your passion for ocean rowing?
Laura Penhaul:I started rowing at 29 years old.
When I heard of the idea to row an entire ocean, it immediately appealed to me.
SELF: How did you form the Coxless Crew team?
I set up a new team and went about recruiting members.
Goddard performed psychometric analysis on all the applicants to get a thorough understanding of their response under stressful situations.
[Because you know, rowing across an ocean iswaystressful.]
ThenNatalia,Isabel,LizanneandMegwere selected to be involved.
SELF: What challenges are you gearing up for?
LP:I think one of the hardest things will be more mental than physical.
SELF: When your motivation starts to dip, what do you tell yourself to push through?
SELF: You’ve said that you want to inspire other women to pursue their dreams.
What does it feel like to be gearing up to accomplish one of your own?
LP:I don’t think I can fully answer this until we’ve actually accomplished it.
For more information on Penhaul’s journey, visitcoxlesscrew.com.
you might also follow their voyage on Twitter at@CoxlessCrew.
Photo Credit: Via Facebook, @crew.coxless
