Doin' Good Things

Nothing's for sure. As I think I made clear, or at least tried to, in my last post, I don't believe in jumping the gun and getting too excited for things before they're for sure. I'm very wary of counting chickens before they hatch, if you will. That being said, today brought some good things. This morning's practice brought seat races for both Mark and Alex, through which they both performed admirably and strongly, enough to warrant them being put back in the A boat for the afternoon. It also brought some insanely fast times for our 1500s... very, very fast. Who knows if these will convert to other courses, but if this is truly a 1500, we are going fast. Which is good. We did 3 x 1500 at 36, though the 36 proved difficult and we usually sat 1/2 a beat or a beat low. Either way, still good strong pieces, and the coaches seemed pleased with the quality afterwards. The A boat was rowing much better in the Hudson than yesterday morning, which was good. It's still a challenge to set and row well in a boat made for a boat average of 230 pounds as it rides out of the water pretty far thus making it more tippy, but we're getting better, and I'm excited to see how our skills and unity convert to a smaller, more appropriately-sized boat.

And luckily, we will be getting to try an appropriately sized boat. The coaches announced after practice that they are pleased with the lineup in the A boat they have now and are going to move forward with it. This entails a rate-capped 2k time trial here on Saturday, then, barring a disastrously slow result in that, going to Princeton to do the official 2k time trial next Thursday to qualify for World's. So this is good news. Not definite, and no chickens to count as of yet, but good news. It's a bummer for some of the guys not in the boat, the heartbreak of not making a boat is a terrible one. They are trying to figure out if they will trial pairs or a four or what... the communication line between Mike Teti and the coaches here seems kind of garbled and unsure... so we'll see. Time will bring more definite news, but for now I'm happy with this positive step.

Watched Lucky Number Slevin tonight with several of the guys which was fun. Interesting movie, kind of a poor/stupid man's The Usual Suspects. Walked home and talked to the family, which was nice. Aunt Jane and Uncle Pat are arriving on Bainbridge tonight so it's a bummer to miss them, especially for the Fourth of July, also known as Official Pat Laughlin day, but I'm sure they'll have fun and I'll have fun with them when I get home. We get tomorrow afternoon off, which should be nice. Not sure what I/we'll do. Anyways, that's all the news that's fit to print for the night, probably more than is fit to print. Deal with it.