Ran into Allan Evans, one of the Salle Auriol coaches, coming off the track when I arrived. He's starting to run again. I'm hoping Allan will be what I'm calling my "coach/coordinator" this fall for fencing. He's a great coach and seems to be engaged in the pentathlon in general. He's also a good friend of Mike Jones, one of my pentathlon mentors in Seattle. The fact that he's running and can do some cross-coaching makes him even better for me as a coach. He'll be great in pushing me and establishing a training plan.
Did a short erg warmup at the Greenlake shellhouse then took another 30 seconds off my Greenlake time tonight. I'm aiming to get down to under a 6:30 mile so still have a ways to go.
Tonight, Salle Auriol honored George Hall, who received an award from the USFA for lifetime achievement and contribution to the sport. George, who I fence in epee and still have challenges beating, received his first lifetime achievement award in 1978. He's still going strong and it certainly is an honor to know and to fence him.
After a little champagne and cake, the rest of the evening went well. I fenced two fencers and did relatively well on both scoring 5-3 and 15-13 in their favor both times. I was very pleased since both are excellent fencers. The first bout was especially sweet as I usually can't get any touches on this fellow.
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