Re: saturday

Of course, that was a heavyweight rower. Here's the lightweight
version:

5.45 get up
5.46 shower long and warm to raise core temperature
6.00 evaluate weather, like any other day it looks cold, get dressed
appropiately
6.05 start packing bag
6.07 evaluate weather again; warm longsleeve or extra-warm longsleeve?
6.08 remember to pack 2nd towel for proof weighing
6.10 finish packing bag
6.11 looking outside, decide to change jacket for gilet
6.12 just to be sure, put jacket back in bag next to gilet
6.13 prepare post-workout food pack: half a banana (wrap other half in
cellophane and put back), slice of gingerbread, apple, multi-vitamin
fruit drink
6.15 drink some water, off to boathouse
6.30 arrive at boathouse, go to erg room to do 20' low intensity to
start fat burning cycle
6.50 dry off with 2nd towel, proof weigh
6.51 hmm that can't be right. PANIC!
6.52 to help lose weight decide to put on gilet *and* jacket for
outing
6.55 go downstairs, meet coach, sprint back to get warm hat
6.57 outing starts (no cox to be late, being a serious and committed
athlete you thought it'd be best to row in the single scull)
8.35 outing finishes (you persuaded coach to let you do another lap)
8.40 evaluation at the bar, you eat, coach talks
8.50 to changing room (it was a very long evaluation because you
ordered some sandwiches and a packet of crisps from the bar)
8.51 you decide not to shower because 1) you regret eating that much
and plan another fat-burning workout in the afternoon, no point
showering now, 2) the changing room is cold, the floor is cold, it's a
long walk to the showers and the showers are too cold anyway, 3) you
used your 1st towel for drying off a second time after you panicked at
the proof weighing
8.55 head home
9.10 put kettle on, turn up heater, hang clothes to dry, fill tea pot
and make hot chocolate (no sugar no cream), put everything on tray
next to packet of bubblegum
9.20 pop on tv, hmm there's nothing on I guess, turn it off
9.21 enjoy the new flavour of gum you just bought and study the
exercise physiology research paper you got from the library the other
day (you're reading law but you think about switching to sports
science anyway)



On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:50:59 +0100, I wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 09:17:16 -0000, David Gillbe wrote:
> >> Getting up at 5.45am
> > 
> > That's a bloody long outing. the rugby starts at 9.
> 
> Sounds reasonable to me.
> 5.45 get up
> 5.47 shower, groan, eyes slowly open
> 5.55 get dressed, remember eyes should be open by now
> 5.59 start up computer
> 6.00 prepare breakfast
> 6.05 move plate next to keyboard, check mail & messageboards
> 6.15 finish breakfast
> 6.20 foolishly wander into rsr
> 6.40 while reading Carl's posts, glance at clock. PANIC!
> 6.41 finish packing bag, leave computer on, no time, rush out
> 6.42 rush out again, now with keys and trainers
> 6.54 arrive at boathouse, jog to changing room
> 6.55 jog to roll-call by boat, just in time
> 7.00 curse cox for being late
> 7.05 cox arrives, outing starts
> 8.25 outing finishes
> 8.30 evaluation in weights room
> 8.40 to changing room (it was a very brief evaluation)
> 8.41 decide you don't feel like showering because 1) you feel just
> fine doing nothing for a while, 2) you showered this morning already,
> 3) you're only going to watch the game anyway, and 4) you forgot your
> towel. And shampoo.
> 8.50 head back, process now being slowed down by general fatigue and
> mates riding along
> 9.10 pop on tv, curse bloody rowing for letting you miss the team
> presentation and for having no life really, vowe to stop after this
> year
> 
> Next year: goto 10.