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Day 12 learning dock starts and chasing a 1-minute foil pump before I turn 40.

Today was a tough one mentally.

I trained at the other dock — the one with a rail and no overhang — which made jump starts nearly impossible. After several failed attempts, I went back to the dreaded knee start.

That was frustrating, especially coming off a session where jump starts finally felt consistent. Going from high success back to start failures felt like a real step backward.

That said, there was a small win. Out of roughly 50 attempts, I managed one solid pump from a knee start. It wasn’t pretty, but it proved the progress is still there.

Now I’m at a crossroads:

Do I keep grinding the knee start?

Or focus on the dock where jump starts work?

Or even build a small platform so I can jump start at the lower dock?

This session felt like hard work with little visible reward — but even on days like this, I still feel like I’m moving in the right direction.

The goal hasn’t changed: Pump on foil for 1 full minute before I turn 40 (March 15).

Looking forward to stacking more pumps in the next session.