This morning I did the March strength routine and paddled for 60 minutes. We're having another cool spell here, and I paddled in a biting north wind with a temperature in the high 40s Fahrenheit. Every time I think it might be safe to put the pogies away for the year, more of this weather comes along and I dig them out of my bag and affix them to the paddle one more time. The forecast for this Saturday down in Ocean Springs calls for a temperature in the 70s, so I hope not to have the pogies on during the Battle On The Bayou race.
The tightness in my upper back continues, and I'm trying to do whatever I can to help it go away. Meanwhile, I'm trying to stay positive and not slip into self-pity: I've raced well with discomfort before, and I have to believe that I will again this weekend.
In the boat I did six 12-stroke sprints at three-minute intervals, and timed myself going not-quite-all-out from one set of pilings to the other beneath the Auction Avenue bridge. My best time ever here is maybe 28 or 29 seconds, and today I was clocking about 32 seconds. I tried extra-hard to keep my shoulders relaxed and let my lower torso do the work during all these sprints.
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