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Sunday Jul 29, 2012 #
kayaking race 59:57 [3]
Huon Race - from franklin, up around island via through the big channel on the way out then straight home from the northern point of the island.
Really happy with my paddle - gave it absolutely everything I had from the half way mark to make up some time on one of the paddlers I could see ahead of me. Dragged along two of the paddlers I was with (until then I'd been wash riding them) - one of whom I'd never beaten before.
Caught the guy I wanted to catch in particular with about 250 metres to go, gave myself about a 30 seconds to recover on his wash then gave a sprint finish a crack - recon I went too early though - Once he knew what I was trying to do he poured on the pace so we swapped positions for a bit but he got me by a metre or so on the line. the guys I was dragging didn't have anything in the tank so satisfyingly they finished behind me too - I was concerned they would pop out from behind and go for it.
Finally broke the elusive 60 minute mark for that loop - YAY!
Really happy with my paddle - gave it absolutely everything I had from the half way mark to make up some time on one of the paddlers I could see ahead of me. Dragged along two of the paddlers I was with (until then I'd been wash riding them) - one of whom I'd never beaten before.
Caught the guy I wanted to catch in particular with about 250 metres to go, gave myself about a 30 seconds to recover on his wash then gave a sprint finish a crack - recon I went too early though - Once he knew what I was trying to do he poured on the pace so we swapped positions for a bit but he got me by a metre or so on the line. the guys I was dragging didn't have anything in the tank so satisfyingly they finished behind me too - I was concerned they would pop out from behind and go for it.
Finally broke the elusive 60 minute mark for that loop - YAY!