Hey!

Since I last updated, I went to Cincinnati, Ohio to compete in one of my bigger races for the year, USRowing Youth National Championships. The field was very fast, and I had tough races all the way through the heats, semi-finals, and finals. I got off to a tough start, not qualifying outright for the semi-final and having to do an extra race to get in. After a remarkably strong field in a semi that I survived by .1 seconds, I was able to dig out fourth in the final after a rough start and some navigation challenges at the beginning of the race.

I brought my Powercrank bike in addition to my regular training bike to aid in warmup. The temperature was very warm, so I loosened up pretty quickly and didn’t need to spend as much time with the warmup as I did for some of the colder races this spring. The difference between this race and the others in the spring was that it turned out to be four races over three days, so cooling down properly, and staying loose and hydrated was crucial to getting stronger throughout the entire week. Powercranks definitely helped me with this, I got on the bike after every race for 15- 20 min, and even spent some time on the bike in the hotel room just to spin the lactic acid out as best I can.

I have some smaller races in Boston early next month before another big one in New Jersey July 16^th-19^th. I will continue to use Powercranks in my training, such as a 1.5 hr session this morning, to help me continue to build depth, strength, and balance in areas that I can’t get in the boat.