Training Log Archive: runninghils

My first outrigger race! The team did great. We actually had two newer paddlers in our boat - one paddling less than 3 weeks and one who'd been in a boat 4 times before. Nevertheless, we did awesome and actually took 3rd in our division, which is the first time in our club's history that a novice team medaled in the first race of the season. People were impressed with my steering, but you've gotta have the motor too, so I'm proud of our team. It turns out that we were only 18 seconds away from first place! We are only going to continue to improve. Exciting!

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Run around town. Didn't get out in time to go up the hill, but it was a nice little run and mostly flat. :)

Last "hard" practice before our first outrigger race. I'm really coming along as a steersman. (It corrected steerswoman to steersman) We had 3 boats today, and our boat really rocked it out with some awesome buoy turns. The coach had the other two boats take shortcuts to catch back up. I was just about to cut in on them and pass on the inside on the last turn, but that was the end. I feel a lot better about the race Saturday and my preparedness for being around a bunch of other boats. Steering is a big responsibility and your team relies on you to get them around the course efficiently. I have a great team, and I think we're going to rock it out! :-D

Thought I was going to try out an OC1 today but the person I was going to trade boats with didn't show. Still got in a good paddle. Focused on technique and had my fastest average ever on the ski and even occasionally saw 6+ mph. Kim told me that surf ski helps outrigger paddling but not vice versa. I disagree. My catch and my rotation are so much better now after 5 weeks of outrigger paddling. I should be able to maintain at least 5+ mph, but I need to make it a little more natural and get in better shape for surf ski. I was tired toward the end and often caught myself slacking.