Did anyone from paddlewise make the run of the charles this year? I was surprised by the number of SUP that did the race. By my count twelve did the 6 mile, nine did the 9 mile and eight did the 19 mile. Including one guy who pulled off 19 miles in 3:14. The only DQ that I saw for all races was a SUP who did 19. He finished but was disqualified for having done the course without a PFD. My wife and I paddled the final leg of the relay as part of the blackburn race committee's entry. We managed to finish second in the mixed division. Way behind first place. The first place team mixed team was billed as the 'boston area distance and sprint ski club'. At the start they were welcomed during the race directors meeting as a group of olympic hopefuls who put together a mixed team. When they portaged they ran faster with a canoe than I can run by myself. Once again I screwed up on the last portage, 'enjoying' the feel of steel girder to the skull when I didn't duck enough going under a pedestrian bridge. The sad part was that this was the second time that I've engaged that bridges structure. Kirk -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On 01/05/2012 6:14 AM, Kirk Olsen wrote: > Did anyone from paddlewise make the run of the charles this year? > > I was surprised by the number of SUP that did the race. By my count > twelve did the 6 mile, nine did the 9 mile and eight did the 19 mile. > Including one guy who pulled off 19 miles in 3:14. The only DQ that I > saw for all races was a SUP who did 19. He finished but was > disqualified for having done the course without a PFD. > > My wife and I paddled the final leg of the relay as part of the > blackburn race committee's entry. We managed to finish second in the > mixed division. Way behind first place. The first place team mixed > team was billed as the 'boston area distance and sprint ski club'. At > the start they were welcomed during the race directors meeting as a > group of olympic hopefuls who put together a mixed team. When they > portaged they ran faster with a canoe than I can run by myself. Once > again I screwed up on the last portage, 'enjoying' the feel of steel > girder to the skull when I didn't duck enough going under a pedestrian > bridge. The sad part was that this was the second time that I've > engaged that bridges structure. > > Kirk Well, obviously they need to move that bridge. To get in the way once is unfortunate; to get in the way twice is just being obstructionist! -- Darryl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Kirk: I'd be happy to loan you a helmet. Our bridges are pretty tall. Brad On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:59 AM, Darryl Johnson <darryl_johnson_at_rogers.com>wrote: > On 01/05/2012 6:14 AM, Kirk Olsen wrote: > >> Did anyone from paddlewise make the run of the charles this year? >> >> I was surprised by the number of SUP that did the race. By my count >> twelve did the 6 mile, nine did the 9 mile and eight did the 19 mile. >> Including one guy who pulled off 19 miles in 3:14. The only DQ that I >> saw for all races was a SUP who did 19. He finished but was >> disqualified for having done the course without a PFD. >> >> My wife and I paddled the final leg of the relay as part of the >> blackburn race committee's entry. We managed to finish second in the >> mixed division. Way behind first place. The first place team mixed >> team was billed as the 'boston area distance and sprint ski club'. At >> the start they were welcomed during the race directors meeting as a >> group of olympic hopefuls who put together a mixed team. When they >> portaged they ran faster with a canoe than I can run by myself. Once >> again I screwed up on the last portage, 'enjoying' the feel of steel >> girder to the skull when I didn't duck enough going under a pedestrian >> bridge. The sad part was that this was the second time that I've >> engaged that bridges structure. >> >> Kirk >> > > Well, obviously they need to move that bridge. To get in the way once is > unfortunate; to get in the way twice is just being obstructionist! > > -- > Darryl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > Kirk: I'd be happy to loan you a helmet. Our bridges are pretty tall. > Brad > > Brad... he won't need one next year... he's building up a callus. :P Craig *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, May 1, 2012, at 04:49 PM, Craig Jungers wrote: > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 7:10 AM, Bradford Crain <drbc_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > > > Kirk: I'd be happy to loan you a helmet. Our bridges are pretty tall. > > Brad > > > Brad... he won't need one next year... he's building up a callus. :P Ah there's nothing like pointing out your own stupidity in front of a crowd to bring out some well deserved support from your peers ;-) -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> On 01/05/2012 6:14 AM, Kirk Olsen wrote: > > Did anyone from paddlewise make the run of the charles this year? > ...Once again... girder to the skull... sad part... second time... that bridges structure. Kirk Is this possibly an opportunity to try intensive pre-event visualisation techniques ? Lying in bed every night, for a month before the next event, visualising _not_ hitting the bridge may solve it - or it may just transfer the headache to the pre-event timeframe... Just a thought ;-) Best Regards Paul Hayward, Auckland, New Zealand *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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