Last week I met Caryn and Maggie at the boathouse to row the racing sculls again.  On the walk down the dock I mentioned that I felt fine, just really off.  Just one of those days when my mind and my body were going two completely different directions.  I jammed my wrist on the dock just getting in the boat.  First time that ever happened!  Bob, our coach, mentioned that my balance was off in the boat.  I said, “Yep sure is, please help everyone else; I will do some balance drills.  Fifteen minutes later I flipped the scull.  Luckily for me I had just asked Bob how one gets back in the scull if you happen to flip.   And the water temp was the perfect temperature!  On the second try I got back in the boat.  Not an easy task on a very narrow, tippy racing scull.  All my swimming (comfort in the water) and upper body strength definitely came in handy.  I had fun actually!  Matthew says one is not a true sculler until you flip the boat three times.  One down, two to go.  I’ll keep you posted.

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