Went for canoe camp from 22nd to 24th of October.
It was very meaningful and I learnt alot from it.
Firstly, trianing.
The training programme for all three days are similar. It was split into 2 sessions. In the first session I took k1 for all three days. Other people who took k1 are keefe, keloysius, zamen, andre, yifan and davis. We paddle 6km on k1 on friday and 8 on saturday and sunday. I came in 2nd for all three days. I think it is because I trained alot during the break and mainly because zamen and keloysius didn't look like they were feeling well. Zamen had some back pain. However, there is alot of improvement I ned to make because even though I can win some of the B Div k2s, I still lose to Keefe by alot, especially on sunday.
For the second session, I took k2 with YiFan for all three days. Training programme was another 6km on friday and 8km (4 + 4) on saturday and sunday. At first, we couldn't balance and had to slap water all the time. Because of that, we were always behind. On Saturday, we finally got our balance. Somehow we were able to balance after 5km. Then we started paddling very hard. At first we were one of the last. In the end, we caught up and even overtook Keloysius and Zamen's k2. But we still lost to keefe. On Sunday, even though we were able to balance, we could only come in 3rd in the first 4km of the 8km and 4th in the second 4km. I think it is because both me and YiFan were very exhausted because we paddled very very hard on our k1 and also for the first 4km. For k1, I came in second and Yifan 3rd. At first we couldn't balance too but after 1km we could balance and overtook many boats, but still came in agonizingly close behind WenLe and JunYing. For the second 4km we paddled hard but we just couldn't go fast. Even cher said that my strokes got very lousy in the last km. So i think I need to improve on my fitness alot because I couldn't even survive 100% for training.
Secondly, movies.
From the camp, I learnt alot on being unselfish and social responsibility. We watched two movies, Remember the Titans and Rocky 3. These two movies are very inspirational and moivating. Should not talk much on this because we watched it and i believe all of us are able to understand what these two movies are trying to convey to us. Teamwork, unselfishness and individual accountability.
Thirdly, Self reflection.
We a self reflection and evaluation session on the second night. We mainly talked about motivation and dieting. When training, we must all have a motivation, whether is it for the school, for our parents or for ourselves. As long as we have a target to aim for and help Hwa Chong win the title. We also talked alot about the quality of our training, on how to make full use of the training by pushing hard.
Fourth, Target setting.
On the last day, the B Div k4 promised the team that we will earn at least 10 points (double silver) for the school in the NSCC 2011. Many others also made their target. I hope that nothing comes in the way of us reaching it. the k4 this year got 1.50 for 500m and 3.50 for 1000m. This is something we must and will improve on.
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