Confession: Carolyn is in better shape than I am
I mean way better shape. Unambiguous, no-questions-worth-asking better shape. She runs an 20:18 5k. I run a few blocks, have an asthma attack, and tip over for a while. I console myself by only participating in sports she doesn’t play to ensure there’s no easy way to compare performance.
So I thought rowing would be pretty safe. After all, I’m rusty, but rowed in college. And men’s erg splits and women’s erg diverge in the usual way, so I’d have that going for me. The downside is that I really have no excuses.
It worked well the first practice. The second practice was today. I may be comparatively out of shape. But I can be a competitive SOB. I managed to come out ahead in most of the sprints. But … I’m blogging via iPhone because I don’t want to stand up.
