Inaugural blog. My goodness, I never thought I would have a blog, but I'm actually really excited about this. With Trials done, Lake Placid camp and regatta over, the six-man season winding down and two national competitions coming up, I'm pretty jazzed to be able to share the experience with you all!
Although different from what I expected, the LP camp taught me some great things: I got to see how it's "really done," got in race time (so helpful), and I met some amazing people, like the charming and talented Emily Wright, who hosted me for a few days and was the inspiration for this very blog. Technique, fitness, race strategy, WARM UP strategy, all worked on. Races improved, times went down, good stuff! Giulia was holding her own up with all the other Jr.s, showing what she's made of. I found out the hard way that some Bantams are CRAZY FAST!! (ahem Bailey and Zoe).
We've both got Oahu Champs this weekend and State Champs two weekends later. Should be fun, we'll be working booths, fundraising for HCKT, come and buy!! In the by-week, we're flying out to CA for dragon boat Nationals (um, don't tell my crew that I've never paddled dragon boats before, ok?) and cruising around the southern part of the state. In our travels, we should be visiting some colleges (for Giulia) and the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista (so I can drool). The day following States, it's off to Oklahoma City and sprint flatwater canoe/kayak Nationals. Whew! Some couple months, I'd say.
We had a good practice this morning, Giulia liked it so much, she did it again in an OC6 -- Ryan is her favorite person right now, I'm sure.
I'm running the loop and pillboxes in the morning, then we're both going out on the K1, then C1 (just for kicks). So I had better get to sleep.
Kati
