Waterside 'C' on Sunday. This one is a 23mile 35 portage race, so it needs to be in top shape. I've just been out doing some running, but Enda has been putting in some high volume of work in the boat still.
In prep for the Devizes to Westminster, some reconnaissance work is required on the stretch of the Thames before Teddington Lock, particularly as most of it will be done in the dark and it has some 'interesting' portages so best to get out in the daylight to check them out.
We covered the first chunk from Reading to Marlow (18miles) on Wednesday with Blair (another one of the guys from the club who is doing the DW). Was a cracking day to be out on the Thames, apart from a slight head wind, conditions were amazing. There is too much money on that river, some of the houses were out of this world!!! How the other half live huh! :o) lol
Anyway, had a good recce of the portages, took in some rays and I had a bit of a eureka!!!! moment in my technique, so still making steady progress there too. Enda did some evacuation drills ;o) and to prove how hard core he is, drove back and went out for the evening session on the Hamble, nuts or what!!!! How was the tendinitis??? Only towards the end did I start to feel it a bit, so I've been taking it easy and icing it, mixed in with some massaging of the area.
Got a couple of pics from the day below and our next blog will be after Sunday's race. Ta ta for now
Marsh Weir (an interesting portage)
Marlow Lock
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