(Considerably) Over 1,000,000m done and less than a week to go

If I were moving I'd have passed here... (tediously, I'm not!)

It feels slightly strange to be only 6 days away from the row; I've been training for so long that at points it's felt like my row is never actually going to happen. Mainly I'm happy about almost being there - it's definitely time to just get it over with. Don't get me wrong, I'm very happy to have done the training so far and I've learnt a lot from doing it, but rowing quite slowly, by yourself, staring at a wall gets a bit dull. You have to bear in mind that (by my reckoning) I've done over 1,000,000m during training - for context that's further than from London to Milan.

Last week was a pretty good one training-wise. I needed it to be because from now on I'll just be tapering before the big day. I managed a good 100k over the week, did a bit of cycling and had a few small weight sessions. I'm also happy with where I'm at technically (even though everybody is very confused by me tapping down). I haven't managed to resolve my basic issue of lack of discipline - it's far too easy just to row a bit faster when I know I'm "only" rowing 10/20km.

This week I'm just going to keep myself ticking over really. I'll do some little rows, but I'll focus on stretching. How flexible I am is going to have a major say in how easy the row is - when I'm going to be doing 10,000 odd strokes getting an extra 10cm per stroke will make a significant difference. Otherwise I'm going to make sure I do all the basics; I'll keep my fluid levels as high as possible, I'll eat well, sleep well and keep taking my vitamins and minerals.

I know I've focused on the physical aspects throughout my posts, so tomorrow I'll write about how I'm feeling mentally. The mental aspect of rowing for 10 or so hours is probably going to be the biggest challenge.

As always many thanks to those who've donated. And to those that haven't please pop over to http://www.justgiving.com/100km-row. It's much appreciated. And for those who want a bit of an insight into my mind the check back here tomorrow.

Cheers,
James x