This week there was all kinds of weather…sunny, rainy, 80km/h winds, flat water, -2 degrees and +18 degrees, and more…
And no matter what weather we had, my teammates and I were still there to train in the morning and evening. Although I am training right now in the single, it is nice to be surrounded by several crews (from the junior, senior, and masters programs). Everyone is there because at the core of it all, we just love to row. And why not do what you enjoyJ.
This week I learned that it has been REALLY beneficial to train in rough waters. You never know what kind of water you’ll get at a race, and so you have to be prepared to race in anything. This was really evident at the 2010 World Championships in New Zealand where the Canadian Lightweight Women’s Double came out on top winning Gold with their incredible power and blade work (they were so skilled in rough water that it made little to no impact on their performance).
Last summer I fairly got beat in my semi at Henley (a big regatta in St. Catharines each summer). It didn’t matter how strong I was, my confidence in rough water was low and I only applied 50% of power on each stroke I took. In the fall I started to train in rough waters, and now I actually wish for rough waters some days, ha - Who thought you could surf in Toronto!
Now there's only one more week until the National Development Trials. Still lots of work to get done, but as I get ready for this one step in my journey, many athletes continue to get ready in their big journeys to the Olympics. Below is a link to the World Rowing website where they featured Canada's Patricia Obee. She will be one of the 3 lightweights competing to be in Canada's Lightweight Women's Double racing in England this summer:
Good Luck to all athletes training to realize their dreams!
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