Well, selection is complete and the US National Team is almost fully named. I am lucky enough to be in the Men’s 8, which is the same boat I rowed at the Beijing Olympics. We have a good mix of veterans and new blood, everybody is hungry to train for a spot at the top of the Podium. If you would like to see the other team members, please check out this website http://bit.ly/9w6Auh. As far as training goes, we are going back to high-aerobic volume, anaerobic threshold, and heavy weights. For example, we did 27k this morning—it was lots of fun. We leave for NZ on October 21st and will start racing on Halloween.
We still have a few boats that need to be selected, the men's pair and the men's coxed pair. The difference between the two boats is that one has a Coxswain (the little 120lb guy in the front) and the other doesn't. Those two boats are selected by a trials race. The big team boats like the 8 are selected from results while at the camp. I am looking forward to our training camp in San Diego in a couple of weeks, it will be good to be home for a bit before we leave. I look forward to seeing all of my Engine Room family along with some good 2min Challenge times!
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