One month until Midwest. After all the miles, meters, pain, weights, training and months, there is only one month remaining. After all the mental concentration the boys have put in, the end is in sight.
One month until the schwerpunkt of the season. The Canada trip is a fun row on a great course. Nationals is a gravy shot at glory. Midwest will be the measure of the season. Succeed and all of the effort will be forgotten. Stumble and everyone, including me, will question the season.
October and November brought understanding of what kind of endurance would be needed. December and January began the endurance process. In February, I tried to break them. I tried to break them to the ground and build them back up. I'm not convinced I ever broke them completely.
I was afraid of March. After the struggle last year's crew went through, I was worried the guys would lose focus on the journey. This past March was perfect. A great performance at the NA erg race followed by half a month on the water. April has been interesting so far. A March flood that waited, followed by a great team-building trip to Moraine.
So comes the final step. There is work still to be done before this team is ready. Boats need to gel together to learn starts and sprints. There is even a little seat racing yet to be done. However, the end is near. The journey is nearly complete.
Boys, I need to call on your concentration one last time. Concentrate on what you're doing like you did in February. Put that kind of mental focus on this next month. Visualize perfect warm-ups, starts, settles and sprints. Visualize winning. Finally, remember.
Remember where you've been and conquer where you're going.
6 comments:
Thanks Jay, no pressure.
Yeah, I know there's pressure. Isn't there pressure to perform well in any activity? In every race? I recognize this. I'm just trying to say there's only one month left. I think you all can concentrate like you did in Feb.
Only rowing and endurance sports like it call for the kind of training and preparation time for such short competitions. That automatically equals pressure. If you are ready for such intensity, you will be better prepared at race time.
Be prepared for that kind of pressure. Welcome it. If you deal better than the other boats, you've got an advantage.
Jay I completely understand. Just somewhat trying to crack a joke. Anyway as Scout my motto is "Be Prepared", and as God as my witness, I will do all I can to be ready for race day, and I trust my teamates with that same focus
"We Few, We happy Few, We band of brothers"
P.S. this is what the alphabet would look like if Q and R got the boot.
Real P.S. I am so pumped for this weekend. I cann't wait to see how we match up against the elite teams of Ohio.
Ohio is the the ass-crack of the United States. West Virginia being the grundle, and New Jersey being the arm-pit.
I don't care were they come from, CJRC, and St. Ig. know how to move boats. This weekend is going to be sweet.
2ks are fun guys! I've done my share on the water.
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