Malcolm Howard http://malcolmhoward.ca I am a Canadian Olympic Rower Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:37:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Christmas rocks. http://malcolmhoward.ca/2011/12/25/christmas-rocks/ http://malcolmhoward.ca/2011/12/25/christmas-rocks/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:37:57 +0000 Malcolm http://malcolmhoward.ca/?p=70 Onesies are coming back.

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We are all Canucks .. (he’s saving his Canucks onesie for the playoffs)

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Which of course is way better than Norway (apparently there is a meter of ice on the lake at the Norwegian Training Centre)

And Sweeden

I did my best to capture a sunny day here – not the greatest panorama, but I wanted to show how there are no clouds, just sun and blue sky.

Really this picture sums it up:

The weather was not always perfect, I thought I was going to sink one day, but most important, the training has been awesome.

Looking forward to finishing it off tomorrow with the Head of the Cork 6km race.

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First six days of training in Portugal all on one map – you can also check out the lake on google maps.

The lake is amazing – You can go in three directions from the dock, either 12, 13 or 10 km each way. In most places it is around 6 lanes wide. There is a good mix of wind and nice water.

No Ogopogo so far, but plenty of Storks.

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It is different to be in Europe without the rest of the team. The single is a lonely event, but even more so when you are the only Canadian at the World Cup. I would be totally lost without Allison.

The German signature collectors kept asking if I was the only Canadian and “Where is Terry Paul?”, they still want his autograph from the 92 Olympics!

I owe a big thanks to Norway for letting me be an unofficial teammate, also to Andreas for arranging a boat bay for my single.

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the team on Tuesday, maybe they can bring me some clean socks???

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I had a nice relaxed Sunday away from rowing. We were pushing pretty hard in our training and it was good to get away from it all at the Tufte farm. The rowing is going well and I think I am finally starting to get some good feel in the single. Allison is happy with the progress I am making, and the workouts are going well with Olaf.

The Tufte dogs, Stella and Dorris, are a blast. Not as cool as Calvin, since they don’t come to the lake, but they do love to play fetch with a soccer ball. You throw the ball, they chase it, wrestle over it, and whoever wins brings the ball back.

I am off to Munich tomorrow. Racing starts Friday, I am looking forward to it..

]]> http://malcolmhoward.ca/2010/06/15/relaxing-sunday/feed/ 0 Gymnastic & Coordination Training http://malcolmhoward.ca/2010/06/10/gymnastic-coordination-training/ http://malcolmhoward.ca/2010/06/10/gymnastic-coordination-training/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:09:44 +0000 Malcolm http://malcolmhoward.ca/?p=17 Continue reading →]]> International Cooperation

On Monday, Olaf let me come along for his gymnastics and coordination training. His coach, Morten Bråten, is a former all-round gymnast who now works with many of Norway’s top Olympians.

It was the hardest core strength sessions I have ever done. My abs are still sore four days later. I did my best at all the exercises, but I could manage about half of what Olaf could do.

Olaf started working with Morten in the lead up to the Beijing games to improve his core strength. I was impressed by what Olaf could do, he has the strongest core of any rower I’ve ever seen.

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