Although I've been rowing for a long time, I have never used a Speed Coach. The Fluid Design I took out yesterday had one and after fumbling around a bit, I finally figured out how to turn it on.

Some things are better left unsaid.

• Do I look fat in these jeans?
• Am I buff or what?
• Big enough for you babe?

So when I started doing some high rate pieces, my jaw just dropped. Talk about a total ego crusher. Here I thought I was doing 26 - 28 ratings down Eddies Channel. Not according to the Speed Coach: dude, you're doing 21.5, if that ...

Hmmm, maybe that Speed Coach is just not working right, or Dennis and everyone else in the world has been right all along and I just rush my slide and end up going nowhere.

Oh, and I won't even say what my splits were .. Prince Adrian may disqualify me from the Outgames draw.

*sigh*