There are two competitions on the radar that I am currently training for, one rowing and one running. I am gearing up for the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival, coming up on November 1st, which should be a great time, and we are fielding a quite competitive entry in the Men’s Open VIII. The boat will feature the Graves brothers, who most recently represented the US in the Men’s 2x at the 2009 World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland, and we will be racing against some of the top programs on the West Coast, including Cal and Stanford, across the 4.5 kilometer course.
Following the race in Newport, I’ll be getting ready once again to tackle 26.2, as my former teammate Justin Price and I are planning to race the California International Marathon in Sacramento, CA this December. The race takes place along what is supposedly one of the fastest courses in the US, and my goal will be to break 3 hours for the event. In my first marathon — the Big Sur International Marathon last April — I came across the line in 3:19, which I was quite pleased with given my training (sparse) and the nature of the course (hills and headwind). The challenge will be to find the time to train enough given my current coaching schedule — fitness should not be an issue as I am logging many miles on the bike during my commute, but as I learned last time, miles running are the best way to prepare for miles running.
More updates to follow!
(Photo: the Little Knights race to a 5th place finish overall at the 2008 NARF)
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