Monday morning: Due to the Memorial Day holiday, practice started later. We had 1 quad, 2 women’s singles (including me), 2 men’s singles, and 1 pair out on the water. It was great to see two brave souls trying out the pair, one of my favorite boats!
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| Pair at Canadian Henley 2007; copyright Digital Sport Photography |
For non-rowers, a pair is a two person boat in which each rower only gets one oar. As you can imagine, this is a challenging boat to set, and the two rowers must match in every regard. This is one of my favorite boats because if you find a good pair partner, you can make this boat fly!
The workout this morning was:
- Half of a lake loop, 24spm, 90% pressure (about 11 minutes)
After practice, we discovered that two of our cars, parked in the parking lot, had been broken into. In one car, many valuables were taken. In the other car, only a pair of prescription sunglasses was taken. Most auto insurance policies, especially if the policy is comprehensive, will cover the damages from car break-ins—here, it was the shattered windows. Other valuables, such as iPods, laptops, CDs, are usually not covered by auto insurance, but may be covered by your homeowner insurance policy, if you have one.
Sometimes we get caught up in our training, wondering how fast we are going, how are we going to make it through practice, when is the next erg/swim test that we forget about life and shitty things like car break-ins. In my hurry to get to practice, I have been guilty of leaving my gym bag in the backseat or my out-dated pay-as-you-go “burner” phone in the cup holder. Sometimes we forget where we are. Welcome to Oakland
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