Friday- Race of Olympic Hopefuls
We met at the course at 8am. It was already very hot and the wind was a problem.
First off was Ella, who never quite paddled to her potential. There was a tricky, tight stagger from gates 7 to 9, that caught out many paddlers. Ella almost nailed the move but had to recirc and never quite recovered her composure. She finished 47th, with only the top 25 going into finals.
The final was won by the Czech paddler Kudejova in a time of 210.42, in fact 4 of the top 8 were Czechs.
Tom was the first of the K1 men and he had a run he was very happy about, with his name on the leader board in 2nd place for ages. He qualified 25th
Eric was a little slow to start, had a small mistake with a touch, but then got into a good rhythm and did well on the second half, but it was a little too late and he had a 103.07, missed the cut and finished 42nd.
Tom was consistent and finished with a 203.54 in 24th place. The K1 men won by Zazuki Yazawa from Japan at 181.91 with our Swiss friend who brings chocolate, Guillaume Bandelier, 2nd with 185.80.
The field of 17 C2’s , consisted of 4 Czechs pairs and was to be cut to 10 for the final. Brent and Shaun started well but also missed the tricky stagger and paddled back up for it. Further down the course another recirc and too many touches left them in 10th, sneaking into the final.
They finished 10th in the final on 331.68 with the winners Karlovsky & Jane from Czech having a time of 210.42.
Teams runs were lots of fun and Ella buddied up with Maddie Toms and Ali Burrows, from across the ditch, who had had similar runs to Ella. All three of them nailed the stagger and other tricky bits in the 2 teams runs wishing they had paddled like that for the first runs. The boys pulled out to save their energy for tomorrow. We arrived back at 7pm so a very long day.
Tommorrow is the main event with a new course, so here’s hoping everyone paddles to their best potential.It is hard to believe the trip is drawing to a close, but a great way to finish. It is a buzz at the course, with lots of noise and people. Heaps of Aussies are over here supporting and with our new friends there is always someone to watch or cheer for.
We met at the course at 8am. It was already very hot and the wind was a problem.
First off was Ella, who never quite paddled to her potential. There was a tricky, tight stagger from gates 7 to 9, that caught out many paddlers. Ella almost nailed the move but had to recirc and never quite recovered her composure. She finished 47th, with only the top 25 going into finals.
The final was won by the Czech paddler Kudejova in a time of 210.42, in fact 4 of the top 8 were Czechs.
Tom was the first of the K1 men and he had a run he was very happy about, with his name on the leader board in 2nd place for ages. He qualified 25th
Eric was a little slow to start, had a small mistake with a touch, but then got into a good rhythm and did well on the second half, but it was a little too late and he had a 103.07, missed the cut and finished 42nd.
Tom was consistent and finished with a 203.54 in 24th place. The K1 men won by Zazuki Yazawa from Japan at 181.91 with our Swiss friend who brings chocolate, Guillaume Bandelier, 2nd with 185.80.
The field of 17 C2’s , consisted of 4 Czechs pairs and was to be cut to 10 for the final. Brent and Shaun started well but also missed the tricky stagger and paddled back up for it. Further down the course another recirc and too many touches left them in 10th, sneaking into the final.
They finished 10th in the final on 331.68 with the winners Karlovsky & Jane from Czech having a time of 210.42.
Teams runs were lots of fun and Ella buddied up with Maddie Toms and Ali Burrows, from across the ditch, who had had similar runs to Ella. All three of them nailed the stagger and other tricky bits in the 2 teams runs wishing they had paddled like that for the first runs. The boys pulled out to save their energy for tomorrow. We arrived back at 7pm so a very long day.
Tommorrow is the main event with a new course, so here’s hoping everyone paddles to their best potential.It is hard to believe the trip is drawing to a close, but a great way to finish. It is a buzz at the course, with lots of noise and people. Heaps of Aussies are over here supporting and with our new friends there is always someone to watch or cheer for.
2 comments:
You sound as though you know as many Kyakers there as in NZ. Hope things go well for Sat.Racing all good experience. Hard to believe the 5 weeks have gone. Good luck to all.
Hey everyone, sounds like you are all having an amazing experience. Brent I am really proud of you and Shaun making it through to the finals, all the best in your final race!! Ange (Brent's big sister)
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