This morning, we went out with the idea of practicing a number of the corrections learned from our weekend with people who actually know how to do this stuff. For me: don't lean back so far on the finish (it's called "swayback" not "leanback" for a reason), don't lean back too early, keep the hands more level on the drive. For Kathleen: wrists flat on the pull, back straight and pivot at the hip.
We started with using arms only, then arms-back only, then arms-back-halfslide, then finally arms-back-fullslide. I'm not getting how this helps yet. The first two parts feel more awkward than isolating/focusing. I'm hoping the utility will become apparent as we continue to develop.
Unlike our last time out, before the weekend, we very intentionally kept the strokes per minute (spm) lower, to concentrate, and steadier and for longer periods of time, to be more consistent. Made a big difference. With really good conditions and no one on the water, we did the longest run we can make with the fewest turns. Here's my first attempt at personalizing a Google map:
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Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to get it zoomed in the right amount. An exercise for the reader. Also, the comments on the markers and line don't show up unless you click to view the larger map.
This time we went as far as we could "down" the lake; all the way to the earthen dam. The line indicates that it's 3.25 miles. Out and back would be 6.5 miles or just over 10K. Woo-hoo! We did it today in 1 hr 50 minutes. We had to stop a couple times. Kathleen is still having blister challenges and had to put on the wieght-lifter gloves and re-arrange bandages. But overall, we did achieve longer stretches without pausing and overall felt much improved. We expect to reduce this time significantly by the end of the season. ;-)
Out again tomorrow. Then Sunday .... my boss comes out to join me! As a former collegiate sweeps rower, he's psyched to get out on the water again.
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