I really did enjoy the Christchurch Half Marathon, my supporters team were legendary making race day very easy and they definitely deserved their Brunch with the early start and the brisk Christchurch weather. After brunch we decided to stay in town for the prize giving, this proved to be worth while with the wheelchair 1/2 marathon winner getting a $150 Skins voucher.
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| Denise at Lake Hood |
While we waited in the Square for the prize giving we meet up with Chris Bellringer, a fellow masters rower. During our conversation Chris asked whether we would be rowing on Monday morning, and I said 'why not?' With Monday being a public holiday we had a later start, 8am, which was appreciated. There was 4 rowers plus me the para so Denise would be part of the Quad crew in the brand new boat. I also managed to persuade Thomas to join us. So with Kate in bed; Denise, Thomas & I headed down to Lake Hood and the weather was perfect - mild conditions and flat calm water. I wasn't sure how the body would go after the race but things went well. I think the action of the rowing stroke is quite good for my body with the opening out of the shoulders which is opposite to the racing chair pushing action.
Following the holiday weekend it was back to work. The forecast for later in the week was not good with rain and cold southerlies forecast. I therefore decide to get straight back into training. Bruce Welch has said he is available Tuesday afternoon so we do a short 7.5km push which seems to go well, the arms and shoulders are a bit stiff and sore to start with but they soon warm up. For the remainder of the week I stick to swimming.
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