well, not really

busted my butt trying to do the sprint program on thur. so no more paddling for now. the plan is to get super strong and good at bursting up a particular slope we call 'the treetop walk run'.

i'm looking at my training program for the coming week and it is highly exciting (: It is really a test of how much my body's going to be able to take.

and for the longest while i haven't done the 1 min slope run. on sat did 5 x 1' with the sponge i now dub thee my running sponge. warmup, jogged in to where i thought i'll end (at the log), marked the spot with my sponge. then the first set, 100% (yea, i know, all five sets were 100%), moved my legs as fast as i could, then i saw the sponge, then i passed it, then i ran and ran and started wondering why the timer wasn't beeping. when it finally did, i was about 25m from my previous best. then the 2nd set, ran past the new mark, (no sound!), and got even further! at the end of it all, i measured with my shoe length, 110 shoe lengths improvement from previous best of about 770.

i still don't understand why i can't run up the treetop hill, but i'll figure, just like i did for boxing. i will be fast.

What if you believe?

everything's good (: