Today was a bit more relaxing.

In the morning, we met with Malcolm individually about our upcoming 2k tests. With me, he talked a lot about the importance of mental strength in the 3rd 500m of the 2k. He also mentioned that I am losing power by not driving the legs before engaging the upper body. That is something I will work on for the 2k. A good tip he gave was to visualize everything about the test. I've been practicing that.

Later, we went on a nice tour of the University of Otago. The campus is beautiful and apparently the academics aren't too bad either. The rowing is certainly top-notch. I was also very happy that the tour guide didn't make a stupid joke about "walking backwards", as is the norm in the United States.

A hastily snapped picture of the clock tower

In the afternoon, we did a 15 minute piece at UT2 pace and some practice starts. From now until my 2k test on Saturday everything will be nice and light. Then I'll have another week to prepare for my final 2k. I'm excited for both.