I went actual rowing on saturday, it was my first time in a boat in 10 years and once I'd got acclimatised to how quickly everything happens (you're all at hands away/bodies over? already? shit!! ) I bloody loved it... We had about 10 seconds out of a 90 minute outing of that lovely feeling of flying with the water burbling past the hull, reaching out for the catch, dropping the blade in, getting hold and feeling the boat accelerate and it was almost orgasmic.
the other 89 minutes, 50 seconds were all a bit average but that didnt matter!! I'd had that 10 seconds and that's all I was after.
I'll be back for more on wednesday. And saturday.
[yes, I have blisters and my quads & hip flexors are incredibly sore, but that's all part of the fun, innit?]