It seems somehow appropriate that the first post on this blog should be about vacation; what we do in summer is take a deep breath, step back, evaluate all that happened last year and work to make changes for the future.I spent the last 10 days away from home in a place where there is no phone or e-mail. It was a wonderful place, very quiet and very big. Surprisingly, when I'm so far away, much of what I think about is rowing and I find that it's a fantastic time for working through things in my head. Much thought was given to training for next year and what has worked well in the past.
