Bittersweet Defeat

Maybe we were overconfident. Maybe we didn't have a proper crew chat. Maybe we just didn't row well. Because the sun was shining, perfect weather, we were chasing a crew that isn't as fast as us, and we had every reason to bump in this race. But we didn't. They bumped before we could catch them - so we rowed on. The good news is we didn't get bumped either, so we stay in the same place as yesterday. And, we know now that we do have work to do - its not going to be easy, but we can row well and we can keep bumping. We just won't get blades (bump every day). So now that we won't be getting blades, the pressure is eased a little bit and we can focus on the fun part of rowing, doing our best and just having a good time on the water! Bring on friday!