Pre-race mental training

That's the team milling about discussing trip details (where are you going, how many pairs of pants are you bringing?) and getting our new cotton wear-anytime team shirts, before tonight's last mental training session with Terry Orlick. It was great that he came out to talk with us, given that he's been spending his time briefing Olympic team members before they head to China. We were reminded about what we'll need to think about and the steps we can take to minimize the craziness of the big competition. We'll familiarize ourselves with the race venue ahead of time (e.g. where are the bathrooms?), get a feel for the boats there by doing some practices next week, and remember to keep hydrated. After the mental training, we hopped in the boats and did 4 x 500m race pieces, trying out some new calls.

That was our last Tuesday night practice, and only one more practice on the Gatineau river before we go.