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Friday, November 19, 2010

The curse of numbers

Another day on the water

Records are made to be broken. All sports have records that subsequent athletes chase to get their names into the record books.

Last year I set a personal record - I was in my kayak 115 times. This year I felt I had to reach that same level or beat it. Well, I won't make it and I have mixed feelings about that. I'll still have an embarrassing number of days in the boat but I won't reach 115. I have 100 firmly within my sights and that's still not a bad year of paddling.

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  1. ah, Tony, if anyone should be embarrassed at numbers it should be someone like me as I work full time and have hit 88 times in my kayaks(that includes pool, pond, river, and salt water paddles and practices). I don't know if I will catch up to you, but I do hope to break 100 before 2010 is over as well. 100 times in your kayak is only an average of twice a week.... a feat that is easily achievable by anyone with a kayak and a desire to be on the water.

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  2. Yes, you should be ashamed of yourself Dean *lol* spending so much time in your kayak.

    Tony :-)

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  3. I've deceided I'll have different goals each year, to avoid that. This year I counted kilometres - next year I'll try not to, and count times in kayak instead. Or numbers of rolls, or whatever. Don't want kayaking to get stressfull, but if i start counting km again... Auch. I can't, must not...

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  4. Mia, that's a great idea. I think next year I'll count kms, hopefully I'll get a lot of them.

    Tony :-)

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  5. I've never even entertained the idea of keeping track of how many times I've been in the boat/year! It's bad enough having work goals to stress you out let alone stressing over not attaining the desired amount of times in the boat. I get out when I can and enjoy it when I do.

    When I bike raced back in the 80's, I used to keep a log of rides, distances and conditions. But I was in training. Now I just paddle for the sheer enjoyment. No need to know how may times or total accumulative distances.

    Like Dean I have a full time job but I also have two kids (11 and 13) who'd like to spend time with their Dad on the weekend as well be taken places and do things! I also have a spouse who'd like to spend time with me as well. I have to balance my time accordingly!

    I guess I'm shooting for quality over quantity! Make those times, albeit unrecorded, on the water really count!!

    Different strokes for different folks, I guess

    Sean

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