There is nothing worse than walking to the boathouse at 5:30 in the morning and looking at the port's glowing reflection on an perfect oil-like surface, then walking up the stairs and dropping yourself on an ergo. I am not a huge fan of the machine but it does have its advantages. The amount of work put in this last month, personally, has been thrilling and a sweet asset to my goals. After such a crappy fall season, I came back with a good amount of positive results on the machine, but of course there is that one day that doesn't match up; mine was last Wednesday. Even though I was somewhat disappointed, it reminded me that I wasn't safe and that more volume was needed. The reason coaches put so much emphasis on this volume, is that it will appear when a rower needs to dig deeper than ever so that they accomplish variable workouts. I don't believe I am putting enough of that volume into my training yet so after this week, I will adding some kilometers so that disappointment and I don't become best friends.
This sounds pretty negative but it is just constructive criticism. In other news, today was our first water workout as a team. I'm not joking when I say it felt like jumping in the single for the first time, but it was a sweet feeling to be able to connect with the others and the water. This year has been very good weather wise even though we haven't really used it so lets hope it stays that way! More water time is to come and my thirst is growing. We are just a little over a month away from our first race and shit is about to get real.
Keep an eye out for the next post, it might be a 2k, race, or just a really good practice!
