I signed up for the Blackburn Challenge on Monday, so I guess that made Tuesday the official start of training for it. I started Tuesday morning with another run around the block: I mentioned last week that the distance is somewhere around 800 meters, but right now it feels like 8 kilometers to me. Baby steps. Baby steps.
After that I did a gym session, and then headed down to the river for a power session in the boat. I did 8 x (2 min. on, 1 min. off) at 60 strokes per minute with a light resistance (one golf whiffle ball) on the boat. Then I took an 8-minute break, during which I stopped by the dock and removed the resistance. Then I did 6 x (2 min. on, 1 min. off) at 70 spm.
After all that I was thoroughly worn out for the rest of the day. Maybe a few more such days will have me ready for the big race around Cape Ann.
I've been out of the boat since then. I might have paddled yesterday if I hadn't been stuck waiting on a contractor who never showed up at my rental property. I did do some relaxed bike riding Wednesday and yesterday. With any luck I'll be back in the boat this weekend.
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