Traunsee Regatta (Gmunden) Review

I can’t believe I’ve waited so long to write this post because one should share fantastic news as soon as possible. Almost a month ago, I competed in the Traunsee Regatta in Gmunden, Upper...

Week 22/2016 in Review

Training Last week was fairly stressful because I started working on Wednesday and wasn’t sure how much time and energy I’d have towards the end of the week. Additionally, the last meeting...

Week 21/2016 in Review

Training Last week was a recovery week, which I am always looking forward to, but don’t enjoy very much in the end. Somehow, I am always a little bit more exhausted than usual and quite grumpy a...

Kuchelau Regatta Review

Last Thursday, Tina and I competed in our first 1000m regatta of the season. For those of you who don’t know, 1000m is the regular race distance for Masters’ competitions. Sadly, there are...

Week 14/2016 in Review

Training  After enjoying a rest day on Monday, I was happy to be back in the double on Tuesday. Tina and I decided that it was best to not start with high-intensity intervals right away, but get ...

Week 13/2016 in Review

Training This week was quite frustrating to be honest, which is why I put off writing about it for more than a week. As the week progressed, I got more and more exhausted and my whole body started ach...

Week 12/2016 in Review

Training Usually, recovery weeks are not very exciting. This Friday, however, we had our first lactate threshold test of the year, so I actually have something to write about!  After taking Monda...

Week 11/2016 in Review

Training  This week was really exciting because we were able (and willing… haha… you know I am almost always cold!) to train outside. That only happened towards the end of the week th...