It was choppy today. I was a little slow. I need to get better in the chop, but it was a thrilling ride! Now I know what a rodeo cowboy feels like getting tossed around in cross chop lol.
Lamond
Virtual Race Series | SUP Prone Kayak OC
I hit 5:41 three times today, but I couldn’t crack 5:40 or get near my PB of 5:37. It was a flat day with little wind on Frenchman’s Bay in Pickering, so I couldn’t leave the 1k like that. I went for lunch, had a beer (that’s the key), and came back for round 2. I promptly did a 5:36 on my first try of round 2 (a new PB), then right after that I beat my new PB again (5:34). Thank goodness! Otherwise I wasn’t going home lol!
Lamond
Very little wind and wind and waves seemed to go in cross directions. I was following the waves on my start but it didn’t seem to matter whether I was upwind or downwind. A little tired from weeks of paddle training, so my average time wasn’t the best that I could do. However, better than last time so another run trimming down my time.
Lamond
The weather looked unpredictable (thunder storm coming in) so my wife and I stayed in Frenchman’s Bay. Very weedy in the bay, so not exactly my fastest five. However I got some technical paddling in preparation for dragon boat world club crews coming up in July. Any time you can get an official race run in and get some work in towards WCCC prep it’s a double bonus.
Lamond
First 1k run on a windy day. I’ve heard that in a strong or medium wind going headwind/tailwind there should be no effect on your times because the tailwind benefit should offset the headwind. However I don’t find that to be the case. For whatever combination of reasons I seem to always be slower in the wind than on a flat day, and today was no exception. However I’m happy my strokes felt solid and I got a solid run in. You gotta be in it to win it lol.
Lamond