I had two good 60-minutes paddling sessions on the river this weekend. I rode my bike down there and back each day. It was cool but sunny, and almost dead calm. We've had a lot of windy days this month and it was nice to get a break from that.
I've also got what I think is a good strength routine worked out. Every other day I'm doing the exercise ball drills in the Jingjing Li video--the static ones that she demonstrates in the first 2:27. They're surprisingly taxing. On the days I don't do that routine I do a simple set of exercises including pushups and behind-the-head lifts with a cinder block, just to get a little arm work in.
And so here I go, easing into training for a new race season after taking some time off. It's still way early and it'll be a while before I get serious in the boat again, but the first step is to get into doing a little something every day. Once I pile up a few weeks of these simple little workouts, I always start to feel some physical and psychological benefit.
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