where have all the bowsiders gone?!

Well in the last week we've gone from good to worried ... all of my bowsiders (starboards) are either injured or ill! We were supposed to be seat racing today, tomorrow and Wednesday but as of Saturday we had ONE guy left- Ed Whitely. So that being said we're not seat racing but rather we're in quads and now a coxed 4 and a pair for two guys who are recovering from injury/ illness. Alas, fear not! (or so says my coach, Chris) He expects that we should have the 8 up and running by the end of the week. Doing the 2k pieces, probably not. But at least we'll have an 8 going (hopefully!).

It's less than a month before me race Oxford (who beat Molesey on Saturday, btw...) and while I'm not going into the race with the expectation to beat them I am at least hoping to be close and not get my ass kicked. Anything can happen- you just never know. The only thing I can do is focus on myself and my crew. The rest is out of my control.

On that note I'm going to go back to watching some soppy movie from the 80's. Until next time, remember ... adventure is out there!

insomnia

It's 5 am. I can't sleep. I don't know why- maybe because I'm fighting off a baby cold. Whatever the reason I just can't sleep. So I'm blogging. Someone save me.

It's time for the Tideway. Yes, my last post was about the Tideway and now I'm back. Only this time it's prep: prep for our fixture against the Oxford Blue Boat in a month's time and the 8's Head of the River in a month and a half. In the past 2 1/2 months I've gone through a sort of coxswain metamorphosis and am much better than I used to be. Hence why I get to show my stuff and give Oxford a run for their money. Yeehaw! But seriously, I'm pumped and doing my homework. I'm going to win. Now if only I could get some sleep...