New Season, New Fall

We have start Fall training at SRC and things are getting heavy fast. We are geared up for the Olympic year, with 18 workouts per week. Many of us are preparing for Head of the Charles - there will be five rowers representing SRC in Boston this year. Our training is focused on power per stroke and shaping our force curves at lower rates, with the occasional race-pace tempo work on the weekends.

I have largely set aside my car and have been biking everywhere. This is usually the time of the year that I feel like I am getting fat, but currently, with all the biking, I am struggling to hold onto my weight. It is awesome.

It has been great to be back in Seattle. The ranks of the elite and development team have swollen, with more coming in all the time. Seems like we're the cool new place to be on the West Coast.

The Holy Names athletes are underway with their season as well, having just completed their first ever sculling races at Row for the Cure. They have an entry at Head of the Charles in the 4+ and 8+, which is handy for me as it helps reduce my own travel costs for racing.

I am uber fired-up!