Garage Guy, up and at 'em

Friday, January 16, 2009
Meters rowed: 6,255
Time: 30:00
Pace: 2:22-ish
Total Meters Rowed*: 258,513

The Woodspring River was iced today, long streaks of it running parallel to the banks. Still temperature: 9 degrees; with wind chill, 1.  So I kept the doors to the boathouse closed today, not even trying to give it a go by throwing them open. This returned the “boathouse” to its original architectural intention as the garage in front of the house and made the gently flowing Woodspring “River” just the quiet street in front of the garage. And a suddenly small garage at that, what with both cars hiding within. That leaves just enough room for the Concept2 to sit parallel to a side wall — my right elbow just inches from the wall, my left just inches from the Audi Allroad.

Today’s 30-minute pull, by the way, was supposed to be 40. Got a too-late start at 6:40 a.m. But I’m not complaining. I got up when I didn’t want to. The C.R.A.S.H.-B.’s are out there, somewhere, waiting for me, waiting to take me down, I’m sure of it. I had to get out to the garage today, if only in self-defense. 

*As of September 12, 2008