CanAmMex

Getting to race in a race with different countries is something that is hard to describe. You get to represent something that is bigger then you. You get to represent your country. For me being able to do this was one of my dreams since I was younger. So finally having the chance was something that was perfect for me. I got the experience to race other countries. While making plenty of friends from all over the country. The experience of racing at CanAmMex, winning the mens quad, and having a new friends was the best. It was truly a great experience.

July 9th 2010

Today we woke up again at 5:50 we had a practice where we went out in the quad. We started the practice out doing steady state for about 6 thousand meters. We then Worked on starts breaking down the whole start by individual strokes. We first did individual strokes then we did the whole start half speed half pressure. We then changed in to three quarters speed and pressure, then full speed and pressure. After the starts we started to do pieces we did 4 three minute pieces the first two were to simulate the first one thousand meters of the race and the second two for the second half of the race. We then paddled in and headed back to are rooms. Later in the day we had to go to the boat house for practice. Since there were thunder storms we had to erg, we did two twenty-five minute pieces on the erg. After that we headed back to the rooms and hung out.

July 7th 2010

Today started at its usual with are 5:50 alarm clock. We had to get ready to get are food downstairs which consists of bagels and toast with peanut butter, jelly, cream cheese, or butter. Waking up that early was hard the first two days but once it started to get going waking up was a breeze. But we had to head over to the boat house at 6:30 we had to take are 5 minute commute over. Once we got there we went inside the locker room and put away are stuff. After that we headed over to the boat house to head out to the water. Today we had are first practice in are quad. We did six 1:45 minute pieces, simulating the shifts in races. After practice we headed in and stretched. We then headed back to are rooms at 10:15 after that we quickly had to head over to a laundry mat to wash are clothes we washed are clothes and then headed over to the rooms again to get lunch. After Lunch we had about 2 hours of time off before we headed to practice again at 2:30 we got off the water at 5 we did a swing row in singles and a double. After practice we came back to eat dinner. Then we watched movies, showered and played video games.