Sunday Morning

O-kay I didn't go for a run this morning , but instead found myself at Brechin point marina in an outrigger canoe . we didn't have enough people out this morning to fill two boats, so we ended up with five people in the 6 man and 3 people in the four man boat. the wind seemed to be coming from the north east , this is something we usually look out for were the heck is the wind coming from this time we  headed into the wind coming from the North East , It wasn't bad heading to the ferry terminal and the north point of New castle island , Here the wind and waves picked it up and we were heading further away from land , this was so that we wouldn't have to fight the waves but to  ride the waves back to shore. I have been out all of three times in the out rigger and it seems I have an lot to improve on, the  one I have to work on is technique and  strenght It seems like it doesn't matter how good I think I am . I am reminded of what I have to do to improve by the steer person and Gail who lately has maneged to sit behind me to scrutinize my way of paddling.So today with five people in the boat we seemed to have the heavy weights in the back of the boat and two light weights in the front of the boat, so when we were planing over the waves the front two people had an hard time reaching the water below us, Okay that not a good enough excuse for putting my paddle in the water all the way, The other thing I have to work at is twisting my upper body so that I can reach forward with my paddle when I stick  the paddle in so that I   don't get in the comfortable position of just rotating the Paddle in a oval motion , but to pull the paddle out when it gets to my hips, If you leave the paddle  in past your hips the paddle is in upward motion and you have no power left in your paddle pull, so It is all these little things I have to work on,reading in a book by Malcom Cladwell called -The Outliers - it takes  ten thousand hours to be good , So I have some time to go , after all I have six hours all ready.