A good week of training

      Over this past week Nic, Mark, and I have been down in Charlotte at the USNWC for a good week of training. It was nice to be off of our gates on the Yellow Breaches, and have some really solid whitewater training on the course we'll be racing on soon. It was also a harsh realization of Nic's that this would be it for us in terms of training on the course, so we were going to have to take full advantage of the time that we had, and we most certainly did.  From the early morning physio ball sessions with Cathy, where we worked hard on the sensations created by certain body movements throughout our body, along with general body mobility. As well as early morning fulls in the cold bitter wind of the USNWC, that did an amazing job of getting all of us some race simulation on the course, with moves that are going to be very similar to potential moves at these ever looming trials. 

      As a whole the training camp that we have just finished up was a very good, and I have certainly learned quite a lot of crucial skills and techniques that will aid me in my quest for a National Team spot. I feel as though I made huge leaps and bounds from the peer coaching, and coaching from Cathy as well. I am deeply saddened as I return to the frigid north training grounds of the Yellow Breaches and the Feeder, and away from the much warmer training facilities that Charlotte, and the surrounding areas have to offer. But I will still be able to continue to develop the skills that I have started to develop during my time down there. 

      Peace 

      Dodge