Lots has happened since my last post. Could I see it coming? There were surprises, ones I hoped for, and some I had no idea were going to happen. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t plan, or adapt the plan as the year went by. Some people are confident and sure of themselves without a plan, but that isn’t […]
You watch the water as you prepare your boat Sensing its mood as you would a wild creature You slide carefully as it slumbers beneath you. For you have learned to be one with the beast. Rising sun strikes the surface and wakes it from its slumber. It stirs and stretches and sends small riffles […]
2020 was definitely an “outside your comfort zone” year. I’m not going to digress into areas that have been covered by thousands of others, but will focus instead on the rowing aspect that I experienced. The year started off well with a SteeringUWright rowing camp in Tempe, Arizona. I actually rowed with just one oar for an […]
It’s September. And I haven’t posted since January. I think this means I haven’t spent enough time outside my comfort zone. Oh, I have been racing, and training, and rowing in different places, but it’s not entirely new anymore. I’m not scared out of my mind. Or I wasn’t till now. Here’s a summary of […]
Blast is correct. Blast of wind…. But what a thrill to finally row on the Charles River. After rowing in college 1983-1985, I came to Boston after graduating and stared at the river. I hoped some day to be able to row here, but had no idea how that would ever happen. To row […]