Word: strokes
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First day back after Sunday's disgusting defeat. I was back in stroke, although I guessed from the boat's lineup that it was going to be a technique row--skill and drill--without much pressure. Cool evening; the sun was setting as we docked and the coxswain was worried about being out on the Charles without a light on the boat. We did a lot of 6s work, some pause drills, slap drills. Then some 2 to 3 minute pieces at 2/3 to full pressure. The shoes in the boat were placed too high and we were rushing into...
Went out on the water after the test. Gusty day. I was in 6-seat, which was a big change from my usual seats--stroke or 2. I felt pretty small, especially after lending my butt-pad to the 5-seat who said he had a painful welt. Still, I think my catch was on time and my stroke pretty long...
...minute race back downstream we won by 19 seconds, making us the overall winners of the practice. The rhythm felt a little rushed at times and I wasn't always getting full compression. Also, although the catch and finish timing looked good, we weren't accelerating through the stroke and the boat felt pretty heavy...
From our first stroke with all eight it was a much better row than when we took the V3 out with the Rochester lineup. The one frustrating thing was that my back and shoulders got sore and tired before my legs did, probably because it was early morning and I hadn't stretched and warmed up enough. I need to loosen up more at the beginning of practice. We'll be going out in the lineups for the Head all this week so things will get better. We have another 6K test on Monday; I doubt the lineups will change...
CATCH The beginning of a stroke, when the blade enters the water...