The weather forecasts for today that I saw called for partly to mostly sunny skies and a temperature around 72 degrees Fahrenheit, but what we got instead was an overcast sky, a temperature about 10 degrees colder than predicted, and a stiff wind blowing from the north. How dare the meteorologists be mistaken?
I still find myself with this mysterious soreness in my right shoulder. I've spent the past week taking the "active rest" approach, paddling easy and doing exercises with light weights; the soreness has seemed to flare up a bit after exercise but it hasn't really gotten any worse. Unfortunately, it hasn't gotten any better, either.
Today I decided to push a little harder in the boat just to see what would happen. In an 80-minute session, I did three 8-stroke sprints and about 40 minutes of ultra-short race pace training. As I sit here this evening I'm feeling some increased soreness, but no worse than what I felt after the lighter paddling sessions.
So... I don't know what to think about all this. I still haven't made a call on whether to attend the race this Saturday, but I sure would like to. I don't guess I really have to make that decision any sooner than Friday.
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