It took me several days to get back fully into my routine here at home. I don't think I was any more tired when I got home from the Pacific Northwest last summer than I was when I got home Sunday night.
When Joe and I met to paddle Tuesday morning, we talked some about how much a road trip can take out of you. Some road-tripping is obviously necessary during a season of canoe and kayak racing, but I try to keep it to a minimum because I get in my best training during uninterrupted stretches at home. I guess I sort of made an exception when I went to Apalachicola last weekend, but in general I try to give priority to events within a radius of six hours or so.
I spent the first half of this week taking "baby steps," getting myself caught up on all kinds of little things I'd neglected while out of town. This morning I finally started up a new strength routine. I did a cursory round, just to let my muscles know they've got a new job, and plan to settle into the routine next week.
Joe and I did an easy loop of the harbor on Tuesday. Yesterday I elected to stay in the harbor again because of a strong wind blowing from the south-southeast, and did ten 30-second sprints at three-minute intervals. I tried to pull hard and fast through each stroke while keeping the stroke rate under control.
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