Unseasonably cool weather has made for pleasant paddling this weekend. Yesterday morning I greeted four students out at Patriot Lake for another intro to kayaking class sponsored by Outdoors, Inc. I tweaked my presentation a little, trying to smooth out the parts that went a little awkwardly last week, and the students seemed to enjoy the morning. I've thought of more things I'll want to tweak next week.
I plan to teach classes for the next four Saturdays. Go to the Outdoors, Inc., website to register yourself and/or somebody you love.
Today I went down to the harbor for some more K1 practice. I was feeling really good in the boat and eagerly timed myself from the monorail bridge to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. I had done this piece in 2:02 last Sunday, and though my watch was on my wrist where I couldn't look at it during today's time trial, I felt like I was taking strong strokes and moving the boat well. When I broke the plane of the HDB I looked at my watch... 2:14.
The result was disheartening and I think it blew my concentration for the rest of the session: I didn't feel nearly as stable or confident. It didn't help that a number of motorized boaters seemed to appear out of nowhere, stirring up the previously-calm water.
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