So, it's all done. What we worked for all summer was thwarted by the wrong boat in atrocious conditions. There was about an 18 mile an hour tailwind, which was pretty much the one condition that didn't favor us. The waves were huge, we couldn't find a rhythm, and we got fourth. We were 1.18 seconds out of gold, .3 seconds out of the medals. I hate excuses but we are very frustrated at how things turned out because we are confident that we were the strongest boat here and that we essentially got fucked over. The hudson we had was bullshit, especially in water like that, and it's very frustrating that circumstances like that ended our summer. Either way, this summer was a lot more fun than last year, and I'm really going to miss the guys from the boat. We had a pretty fun night last night, fairly mellow considering it was an after party. Woke up and went for a run this morning, feeling like I can always say "oh, I'll do it tomorrow," but I'm glad I did it, it made me feel a lot better. Now we're playing trivial pursuit in the dining hall while we wait for the bus to come. I'm really excited to get home and just have some different time... things have been pretty monotonous this summer, but really good people. We are sad that things didn't turn out how they could have but we've had fun. Who knows where my rowing goes from here, but despite the horrid thoughts and emotional rollercoaster (unlike anything I've ever had before) that came right after the race ended, I'm not sure I'm ready to quit yet.
Got some sweet gear from trading, perhaps more on that later. Now for a day and a half of traveling, wooty woo. Onwards.
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=( hope you're doing all right. take it easy.
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