...FLATWATERKAYAKTRAINING...

Cool picture, eh? Anders took it with his camera. That's me in my boat out there. The water was nice and flat that day. It hardly fought back. 

Training has been awesome this week, the salty beast has taken a severe beating from my dual-bladed battle axe.  I thrash upon its blue hide repeatedly morning and night, until I am all but completely exhausted.  After its morning battering I provide it a short reprise for a few hours while I eat, go to the gym, go swimming or go for a jog.  In the afternoon it welcomes more blunt force trauma from my implement. It's difficult to see who is winning. Beating a river brute into daily submission is rewarding, but it is not without it's repercussions. I admit, I am tired.  My back and shoulders are sore, my hands ache, and 9 hours of sleep hardly feels adequate. But as I rinse the encrusted salt from my skin after every battle I feel that my muscles are stronger than they were the day before, my blisters have colloused and the skin on my hands is harder. As the onslaught continues I feel that I can administer it a more thorough daily trouncing. I don't know how much the river can take, it has shown few if any signs of weakness, perhaps it's capacity for abuse is boundless. But of one thing, I am certain: it isn't getting any tougher, and I am.