Training Log Archive: igoup

Slept in and rowed in the evening. Felt pretty solid. Big change from last night and that makes me happy. Sleep and fluids are helpful training aids.

Briefly chatted with a guy in a C-Scow. He said he just got it. He had the main only hoisted half way and was testing things out. Such a cool boat!

There were 10 Lasers out racing. I wish I could retire and get back into racing sailboats. I would be an excellent retired person!

The seagulls were checking me out a lot this evening. They would swoop in and almost hover overhead for a while before pealing off. I'm not sure what they were thinking -- maybe I look like a shrimp boat.

Ugh. Felt like crap. At 30min I told Karl today wasn't happening. Felt deflated the rest of the evening.

Flat and mostly spinning, except when I wanted to go fast because tail winds are fun. My new helmet was more airy today though that may have in part been due to a hair cut and a 30mph N wind.

Thunderstorms last night left behind dead calm water and cool temps. Yippee. Move the rigger back one spot and drop the oar gates back down (again) and I think I'm finally zeroing in on optimal. Went 6 times through the following sequence for a total of 6 x P15: Tap drill, backing drill, build to P15. Pretty much my first hard strokes since getting back in the boat. Tired from yesterday but there were some good strokes.

Got going at 6:50 when the temp was in the low 50s. Made it out to Lake Ray Hubbard about 5 min late to see the sunrise. By then my hands had become pretty cold and stiff and didn't really warm up until about 90min in. Nice though. I like going through the low spots and feeling the localized cold air that sinks to the bottoms. All the creeks and ponds and places that hold water were very full. I was tired at 2 hours but kept cranking along. Stomped on it a bit returning along I35 (obvious from my HR data). I don't know why I did that; it was unnecessary and just drained me. Finished off with an unnecessary easy lap of the lake, which was very busy. It was such a nice morning that as tired as I was I wanted to just stay out longer. It would have been nice to come home for food and a nap but we had some errands to do. By the time 4pm hit I kind of crashed.

I have a new Giro Synth w/ MIPS helmet. Fits my head better than my Catlike but I it seems like there is a bit less airflow. Probably the price to be paid for being more aero. When it gets hot out I will see if this was a good tradeoff for me.

Stiff wind but it was from the west, which is rare, and I could do laps from Garland to the boat ramp right up against shore. I couldn't get myself out of bed in the morning and by the time I got out at 4:30 it was a stupid 83ish degrees. Between low qual sleep and the heat my HR was high and my alarm kept telling me to slow down.