Saskatoon Races

1
Written by Catherine
I am in the boat withe the green cover. You can barely see me behind Graham. Note that I am 1/2 a boat ahead (it did not last long).
I am in the boat withe the green cover. You can barely see me behind Graham. Note that I am 1/2 a boat ahead (it did not last long).

This weekend we hosted two days of marathon canoe racing in Saskatoon. It was a busy time leading up to it, but it seemed to go off fairly well.

Moving away from the start line
Moving away from the start line

I did my first ‘real’ race in the stern with Saska-buddy Trevor. Graham paddled with Saska-buddy Edith.

Graham and Edith coming into the finish, first by a large margin
Graham and Edith coming into the finish, first by a large margin
Trevor and I coming into the finish
Trevor and I coming into the finish

The second day was also pretty good; this time I raced with Edith while Trevor and Graham raced mixed with some other Saska-ladies. Edith and I had a big deficit after the start, since we are a little underpowered compared to the men’s and mixed boats. But with good lines and some perseverance, we clawed our way back to pass all but 1 boat – Graham’s!

Close up of me. I'm hoping this is a few inches into the stroke.
Close up of me. I’m hoping this is a few inches into the stroke.

So I have 2 second place finishes and Graham has two first place finishes… but I won in eating ice cream tonight so it’s probably even.
Check out the full results and photos here.

Good work!
Good work!

1 Comment

  1. Great pictures and great performance. One day you’ll get him – Graham that is. Maybe just paddle with him ONCE where you are in the front 🙂

Comments are closed.