Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Day 2:
Yet another day of pre race prep. I did my hour and a half of paddling as soon as we got to the venue and then the rest of the day is basically mental prep. I found out today that tomorrow I will have two heats and then the finals on Thursday. I am surprisingly relaxed for someone who is about to take on their first World's event. However, I know I won't be getting any sleep tonight. I keep visualizing the course and what it will be like. I have been told many times that you should always visualize your goal, so I just see myself going through my routine: START STRONG (6 spears with the paddle), STAY STRONG, GET STRONGER (30 seconds in start to pass someone),  GET THERE (45 seconds in finish the race) Last 5 strokes GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT.

Monday, May 14, 2012

Day 1:
Today was the first official full day in Poznan, Poland. I don't really count yesterday, mainly because Dylan (my teammate) and I didn't arrive until mid afternoon and then we spent the rest of the day attempting to catch up on some much needed sleep.
This morning we headed to the event venue for a day of race prep. This includes boat selection and classifications. We did get to spend a little time on the water, about a hour and a half for each country. Today was a pretty slow day, there was a lot of sitting around waiting. However, I am not sure if it was just because we didn't do much or if it is that time seems to be standing still whenever I think about this huge race coming up!