Almost certainly. However, that doesn't stop Bumps races being gruelling. This week went as follows:
Weds - Bumped Magdalene at Grassy with Fitz closing in. Not a particularly long row but it wasn't easy.
Thurs - Suffering with a bit of a stomach bug, we got Catz at about the same point. Felt an easier row technically because I wasn't trying to put huge amounts of power down.
Fri - Got Robinson just after Ditton, having had overlap for some time. This was really tough, because we were pushing so hard to get the bump for so long.
Sat - I didn't find this too hard at all, mainly because we got into a rhythm which I kept going at for much of the race, with the intention of saving just enough to take out Christ's in the sprint at the end. Didn't get chance to wind it up along the reach though, so it could have hurt a lot more.
These races have shown that I still need to address some fitness issues. My technique is adequate until I get tired. My aim is to get to the stage where these races do not tire me out at least until the last bit along the reach. In truth we did not have to race for that long, and yet I still felt as if I couldn't put in as much as I should.
Training objectives from now until next term are:
1. More technical work on the erg and in the boat.
2. More higher rate work/changing rate work.
3. Quad muscle strength work at the gym back home.
4. Improving my ability to sprint on the ergs.
Matthew
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