Before I get started, a quick thank you to Nick for taking care of my post last week. I appreciate the pictures…

Moving on, today was a little different from our team’s typical practice schedule because we were 2k testing. Similar to other endurance sports’ “time trials”, the 2k is a benchmark number that is used to determine how quickly you can row 2000 meters. Every race we do on the water is 2000 meters in length so this gives the coaches something to consider when deciding what people to put in what boat.

I would try and explain more in depth what a 2k is, but the basic idea is to erg as hard/fast as you can and finish the piece. Its always a fun time and I recommend trying one if you never have.  In the video below, I am the goofy looking kid with the bright green tank-top and headband. Shout out to my partner, Eric, who went in the second wave and pulled a personal best. Another huge shout out to Ryan (the kid in the red tank-top behind me in the video) who coxed me through almost the entire piece.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm9hBP9drYM

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-Alex