The Countdown Begins

Yesterday was our last dragon boat practice session. Although it was only an hour long (and we had cancelled practice the week before), we did really well. We've really come together as a team. And I could feel all that training etched into my muscle memory. The paddling's become much smoother and synchronized. I got to practice drumming yesterday for the first and last time before race day sans drum. I improvised with an empty water bottle and the wooden seat in front of me. It wasn't as nervewracking as I thought it would be, being in the front, facing all my teammates. And keeping the beat's easy, I just have to drum to the beat of the 1st pair of paddlers. I'm all nervous and excited just thinking about Wednesday right now. Enough talk. Check out this video from last year's event here:

http://www.dragonboat.org.hk/en/home/homepage.html

We also had our team dinner last night. We were all in high spirits. Felt like we had already won;). Jen and Joe, who started up the team had set up a fun vote for titles like "the most fashionable paddler", "loudest paddler", "most elegant paddler", "funniest paddler", etc. And surprise, surprise, I got voted "most friendly paddler"! Never expected that, was hoping for the fashionable paddler award;). They even presented us with award certs, all laminated, so cute!

Had a hard time falling asleep last night, most likely due to overeating and all the excitement of the upcoming race. Hopefully tonight will be a better night for sleep.