Lightweight Eats

This past week, California Rowing Club has been hosting a lightweight women's camp: several athletes and the coach from a program in Connecticut made their way across the country to enjoy California sunshine and liquid bodies of water.


This is my first time sculling with other lightweights. (At Princeton, we rowed sweep--one oar per person.) It's been an absolute blast.

Highlights so far:
- lifting weights and not having to re-rack 45 pound plates before every lift (the men lift a bit more than I do...)
- battle paddling in doubles
- rocking the quad in the midday sun, wearing shorts and a sports bra (summertime, here we come!!!)

The first one heads back tomorrow, but we'll still be three through Friday, and two through late next week. It's been a great change of pace, and an awesome kick in the pants to snap me out of winter hibernation.

Things I need to work on? My squat--these girls kicked my butt! I also clearly need to improve my self-motivation--it's been much easier to get down to the boathouse twice a day and to get my heart rate up with some teammates around.