Water!!

Did the long drive down to Whidbey Island to row on the water today, and it was great. They had me on stroke in the adult novice quad, which was fine....but I felt like some of the people behind me were rushing me a bit, but it was okay. I was just happy to get on the water. Maybe next time I will take a day trip out to somewhere, maybe Port Townsend, from the island. It was a beautiful drive, and the weather today was perfect, so it may actually be worth the 160 miles round trip....we'll think it over this week. If I do go back, I will probably hit up some of the trails down there for a good run after the rowing workout. I also hope that next week I get into a smaller boat with better people, so we can get a good workout in, but for recreation purposes, that was pretty good.

I probably won't work out anymore today. Tomorrow I think I am going to get up early-ish and get a run in before Super Bowl Festivities :)

Ran to gym!!

Ran to the Y, which is about a mile each way--woo hoo! running outside :)

Also, pulled a 2k in 9:09. woot. finally speeding up a bit. Hopefully I can get my endurance up to maintain this kind of speed. Again the middle 1000 or so meters were my slowest. My splits always end up like a huge wave...I need to get more consistent too. Again, an issue of endurance.
My splits were (approx. I didn't have my phone on me to take notes) 2:09, 2:15, 2:21, and finally 2:06....why are the middle sections always so slow? ugh.

I also found a rowing club on Whidbey Island that goes out twice a month, and they fall on my days off :) So I think I am getting my butt down there in the morning to get out on the water. I can't wait! I do have to leave by 6a to get there by 8a, but it may very well be worth it. They are going to put me in a quad, which would be perfect....it would be nice if I could compete, but I don't think I have the time to devote for training.