I arrived in the town of Dunellon, Florida, on Friday. Since then I've been making the adjustment to an increased volume of in-the-boat workouts.
My fellow paddlers include Chris Norbury of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; Royal McDonnell of Lake Placid, New York; Steph Schell of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania; Terry Smith of Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Peter Wottowa of Crystal River, Florida.
So far we've done some distance at low to medium stroke rates, some power drills, some short sprints, and a time trial of just under 600 meters down slow-moving current. The weather has been cool for Florida--Fahrenheit highs in the low to mid 60s. Today is supposed to be our last balmy day; then the Arctic blast that's been moving across the rest of the nation will arrive here and lower the daily highs to un-Florida-like 50s. That's still a lot warmer than the 20s and 30s back home in Memphis, but it'll most likely be in the 30s for our morning sessions, so we'll be sharing in the misery at least a little bit.
Anyway... that's about all to report for now. At least it's been nice to have a break from the routine at home and catch up with a few friends.
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