A slight departure from this weeks plan to row 3 1 hour sessions at marathon pace prior to Sundays attempt. However having finished work late I decided to cut the time down a bit and do another ctc. I started off very strong and worrying that I might fade later eased back a bit and held between 2:01 and 2:02 all the way before speeding up at the end to finish in 48:23.0 I felt comfortable all the way and its a big confidence booster before my marathon as its answered any doubts I had about the state of my fitness after last weeks disappointing relay. As an added bonus I am back in boat 6 in the ctc although that will probably change as more people post their times.