Today I did two rounds of the August strength routine. A couple of the exercises require some pretty keen balance, and when I started the routine a week ago I could barely do them. Today I'm doing them a lot better even though they're still not easy. It's a nice little reminder that balance is something you can improve with some practice and persistence, even in a very tippy race boat.
Yesterday I paddled for 60 minutes out on the Mississippi. As usual I started with a warmup and several 8-second sprints. During the course of the session I did several pretty hard two-minute surges. Anybody who's raced with me knows that mid-race surges are a big part of my racing game, and I hope to be prepared to throw in some more during the two races I've got coming up this month.
We've finally gotten a true break from the dog days of summer, as some drier air has moved in from up north. I don't know if it'll last until my race a week from this Saturday, but maybe the weather won't be as oppressive as it has been for the last few weeks.
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