Kayaking Before the Holidays
Since my last update a lot has happened. The Truckee came up to 1800cfs which made for some really fun kayaking for a few days. Macy and I met a couple of times after he got off work, and also one day at peak flow during his lunch break. On that particular day the river was awesome but was also hands down the coldest water I have ever been on. If it wasn’t moving I am sure that it would have been frozen.
We paddled for almost an hour when I started to notice my neck really getting stiff. I told Macy in the eddy that it was bummer that the two places on your body that you just can’t really protect from the cold are your face and the back of your neck and then paddled into the hole for another ride. Well, during that ride I did a loop and halfway around I felt everything from my skull to between my shoulder blades strain. Not good.
I took the next day off and did nothing, and then on the second day I just went for a long walk with Lisa and the dog to just loosen everything up. One the third day I was able to do a little bit of stretching, and since then I have been doing flat water workouts every day. Can you say “EJ’s Strokes and Concepts”? All my other workouts, as far as running and gym time are now back to normal. The last few days I really feel like I could get back to normal on the river, but I am really trying to be good and give it a little extra time just in case. The last thing that I want to do is re-injure myself before going to Africa.
On Friday, Lisa and I are heading up to Ontario, Canada to spend Christmas with her family. And yes, I am actually looking forward to that.
I am also looking forward to getting back here and working out double time so that I am all fit and ready for Africa. I will be.
So until next time, I hope you are enjoying the river as much as I am missing it.
