Arrival: Racice

I tried to post this on Sunday but couldn't because of faulty internet.

So 16 hours after arriving to JFK, Bob and I have finally made it to the Czech Republic. We were also stuck on the runway in New York for 3.5 hours which only elongated our trip. We arrived at the course around 4 PM and were the last ones to get there. Pete had already checked into Hotel Roosevelt in the morning and Will had been at the course for hours.

As I looked around at the Racice race course I realized the awe of making it to the World Championships had completely subsided and all the guys are ready to do business. We're all ready to execute what we've been training to do for all these years. While we have only been training with each for 5-6 weeks, we've all been training for this competition for our entire rowing careers. The neat and perfect 2k race course is waiting for us...

We spent a half hour at the race course and then hopped on the bus to go to the hotel. We drove through little picturesque Czech towns that all look the same and arrived at the hotel ready to eat and sleep. Tomorrow is the first day on the race course and another day in the training program - nothing more, nothing less.