Time to do a half-marathon, or not
I’ve been running since December and now reckon it’s time to do a half-marathon. Thing is, my May is already so packed with events, I wouldn’t be able to fit one in now. Furthermore, the Comrades (89km / 56 mile internationally renowned race) is being held on the 15th, so the entire SA running calendar grinds to a halt for this event.
It looks like I’ll have to postpone my half-marathon until 12th July for a race at the Voortrekker Monument. That one should be a goody.
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Kayak training (Day 2)
After yesterday’s training and my poor showing, I really hoped that today would go better.
I was a bit off balance during the first rapid, but managed to keep my cool and stay afloat. One quickly discovers how to react to the currents once you’re going down stream, i.e. moving with the flow of the water.
Yesterday, we were thrown into the deep end, trying to cross strong currents from the sides. I would’ve approached the training differently, but I guess every teacher has their own style. In general, I don’t subscribe to the “get thrown into the deep end” philosophy.
Anyhow, I picked-up how to navigate currents and get through all the eddies and all that. It came quite naturally towards the end. I also had a bit of fun playing in some of the smaller waves. I misunderstood the trainer yesterday and henceforth leaned the wrong way, capsizing my mighty vessel a few million times.
I didn’t attempt a roll today, since I was pretty sure I would just mess it up again. I would need a few more sessions to nail the technique and learn to be at ease under water.
All in all, I had a pretty good time. The scenery was great, the outing relaxing and the rapids great fun. Perhaps even more fun than the crocks we went in at Hazyview.
And here is the “but”. BUT, I must say that I’d rather pick up other sports before taking up kayaking. IMHO, the dangers involved and the practicality of the sport is not worth the amount of fun. The guides/trainers were constantly chatting about hairy stories where people came quite close to death or sustained serious injuries from kayaking. Canoing or proper rowing is a bit more practical and on the safer side, but arguably not as much fun.
Perhaps I should give kayaking a last try by doing a multi-day trip. I’ve seen a documentary on the fathers of kayaking and how they went on trips on the Amazon. It looked spectacular. We’ll see what happens…
Logbook Activity
- Type: Other
- Date: 03/30/2008
- Time: 10:00:00
- Total Time: 3:00:00.00
- Calories: 1000
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Thunder & lightning
I packed my swimming gear today, hoping to do a long session after work. Unfortunately, the weather has other plans for me. A huge thunderstorm is approaching fast, so I’ll just have to forget about that plan… unless I want to get my hair frizzed.
Think I should just give up trying to train this week and start next week with a clean slate. Things aren’t really going my way this week…
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Missed training sessions
After Saturday’s race, I spent the entire weekend working on a project that some other douche couldn’t complete. As a result I missed two training session and feel quite frustrated.
Feeling frustrated, I started to wonder why I don’t usually feel this way after missing a session. I realized that usually it is my own doing (or lack thereof) that causes me to miss a session. I just feel disappointment then. Missing a session because of external factors causes frustration. I can stand the disappointment, but the frustration gets to me.
Hopefully I’ll be able to turn that frustration into a tough training session after work… Lets see how the day pans out.
Hope you all have a great week!
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