Mark Hughes
Height: 6‘ (182cm)
Weight: 13 stone (83kg)
Birthday: 18th June 1981
Occupation: Neurosurgery registrar, currently doing a PhD at the University of Edinburgh.
Rowing history:
- Learned to row at Latymer Upper School, London
- Rowed for Edinburgh University Boat Club and Wales <19s
Other information:
- Expedition doctor for Charity Challenge to summit Kilimanjaro in 2012
- Etape Caledonia cycle challenge for Macmillan Cancer Support and organised a 24-hour row in aid of the Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh
Desert Danube Disks:
- Waterloo Sunset, The Kinks [‘Dirty old river..’]
- Back to Black, Amy Winehouse (Black Forest to Black Sea…)
- The Flood, Take That [check out the video… will our technique be that bad?)
- Driftwood, Travis [hopefully not…]
- Istanbul (not Constantinople), The Four Lads 1953 (if we play this more than once it might kill Jon… )
Jonathan Cowie
Height: 6′ 0” (182 cm)
Weight: 14 stone (90kgs)
Birthday: 20th April 1982
Occupation: Chartered Accountant with The Royal Bank of Scotland
Rowing history:
- Learned to row at Nithsdale A.R.C.
- Scotland Team rower 1998 – 2000
Other information:
- Completed four marathons raising over £4,000 for The Alzheimer’s Society and SCIAF
- Trustee, Friends of Navajeevana
Desert Danube Disks:
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Reading (The Dock of the Bay 1965). Probably not the sitting Otis had in mind.
- Sweet Nothing by Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welsh (18 Months 2012). Florence meets Calvin. Genius.
- Black River by Amos Lee (Amos Lee 2005). I’m a massive Amos Lee fan – a great track for rowing down a river to the Black Sea.
- Mississippi by Train (Drops of Jupiter 2001). It’s not quite the Danube but a smooth song to row to.
- Quasimodo by Lifehouse (No Name Face 2001). I met Mark rowing for Edinburgh University Boat Club and this album got me through a lot of long training sessions that season. Quasimodo is the song to beat up an ergo with.
