Good evening PBC,
The High Performance Program has been training through the winter, indoors and out on the water. Starting tomorrow, our top athlete, Paul Marcy, throws down at the USRowing winter speed order in Sarasota, Florida. Since late November, Paul has been closely following the training program provided by USRowing's high performance director, Josy Verdonkschot. The plan includes a high volume of steady state (upwards of 14 hours per week) on top of regular AT workouts, and three days of weightlifting. Paul pulled a 5:55 2K in mid January, a PR.
He headed for Sarasota ten days ago, and since then has been working with current and other hopeful National Team athletes as they prepare for the speed order as well. This has included rowing in the 4X and getting coached by Kris Korzinowski. Racing starts tomorrow morning, so please join me in wishing Paul the best of luck as he starts off into the selection process for the 2024 Olympics!!
Rick Trimble
HPP Coach