Then They Rested On The 7th...

After 6 days of grueling morning practices and 9 workouts, the coaches finally blessed us with the opportunity to sleep in...and sleep in we did. After a long night, we lazily drug our refreshed bodies from bed and followed the intoxicating scent of croissants down to the kitchen where Mrs. Coleman had breakfast ready for us. After breakfast we went our different ways as some of us went to play croquet while others went back upstairs to play cards and watch episodes of "The Office" on our laptop.

At 4:30 we packed up our gear for the river and made the 2 mile jog down to the Thames to get ready for our evening row. The row was short but efficient: a one and a half loop "skeleton" row, in which we did some light drilling and warm up 10 stroke pieces on the way down river and then executed our five different moves as we traveled back up river through the booms with a cool-down loop afterwards. Focus was at a high in the boat after our long day of rest (or 3 days of rest if you follow the Coach Lamb Calendar) and as a result we had one of our better practices yet, leaving us confident as we look to do pieces with Newport Aquatic Center (the same Newport that beat us by .08 seconds in Cincinnati 2 weeks ago today) tomorrow afternoon.

We then returned to the Coleman's for a delicious, traditional, English Sunday dinner consisting of turkey, gravy, potatoes, broccoli and spinach, followed by a competitive game of croquet between all the rowers. We are proud to say that Kyle Moyer made it through both games without popping a blood vessel or throwing his mallet in frustration. All good things come to an end eventually though as we jump right back into the daily grind with an 8 AM practice tomorrow morning.

Much Love,
The Prep V8