This morning we realized that there are only four practices standing between us and racing at Club Nationals, and we can't wait to get those four done with. We took out the top three boats in 8+ and three other 4+ in the morning practice. The coaches had us do three 6 minute pieces at a lower rating than actual race pieces but practicing making shifts in the rate to simulate our racing strategy. In the 8+, the results of the races were somewhat...interesting. In the first piece, the A Boat finished in front by about a boat length but the C Boat beat the B Boat. The second time around the A Boat finished with the same distance in front but the B Boat came second. The third piece ended with all the boats within a few seats of each other. I think the wacky results show that everyone here is really pushing hard to pick up as much speed as possible for Club Nationals, which is great!
This afternoon it was raining and thundering, bringing the temperature down outside and what we thought would be an easy afternoon practice. We were wrong. We ended up watching film for a few minutes and doing 60 minutes of core workouts along with 20 minutes of calisthenics, by the end of which we were dead. The day ended on a high note, though, because they fixed the hot water for the showers. That and only three days left until we leave to race!
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