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| Steve Scoggins** \\ | Steve Scoggins** \\ | ||
| - | 05/05/18 #22884 | + | 05/05/18 #22884 |
| - | I think it fair to say Mr. Blake does a good job. Since nobody could've done a better job, he is now officially Race Director for life. | + | I think it fair to say Mr. Blake does a good job. Since nobody could've done a better job, he is now officially Race Director for life. |
| Let's get the tales of excitement, woe, carnage, etc, started so we can all stay in the moment. | Let's get the tales of excitement, woe, carnage, etc, started so we can all stay in the moment. | ||
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| **Reivers Dustin** \\ | **Reivers Dustin** \\ | ||
| - | 05/05/18 #22885 | + | 05/05/18 #22885 |
| - | OK so there I was. Not too bad of a start and wind at my back. I had lined up way left and it worked great. As the racers all came together I was in a good pack. I know there's an ass-ton of feelings about drafting, but before the rules committee gets going, most races are line course runs. The optimum line is one boat wide. We don't do lanes. Pretty hard to avoid wakes. So I drafted Elenna Eckardt's bow wave and LB drafted stern. Like for most of the way down the lake. I finally pulled ahead for a while. Then I got tired and LB pulled. Problem is, paddling out is only half the race. Must paddle back to finish line. I could see Tony up ahead in the fast lane. And Dean did a break away and paddled for a long time in clear water. I lost track of those guys before we got to the island. The island is about where Thom and Chris in C-2 got tired of poking along with us surfskis. I grabbed a gu pack and when I looked up Thom & Chris, Beau, LB and Elenna were ramping it up into the headwind back north. Dang. Took me a long time to catch the gang. I kinda hurt myself doing it and somewhere in there the gang was exploding. The C-2 was pushed off line by a powerboat wake. But I was pretty much on my own by then. One thing was very good. By stuffing in the Gu pack I felt good for the whole race. Usually I bonk about 2 miles from the finish. Really fun race. I didn't slay any dragons, but weather was perfect, my wife approved of beans and rice post-race diet, Really Extraordinary Bling from Paul, Really great crowd. John M drove up from Eugene for this (and purchase of boat). I've done that I-5 run many times and it is a bugger. Which by the way, John got a 2nd place bling but left before he knew about it (for the nasty drive home). Is there any way someone can get his 2nd place award to Eugene? Or maybe hold it for when he shows up at The Gorge? rd | + | OK so there I was. Not too bad of a start and wind at my back. I had lined up way left and it worked great. As the racers all came together I was in a good pack. I know there's an ass-ton of feelings about drafting, but before the rules committee gets going, most races are line course runs. The optimum line is one boat wide. We don't do lanes. Pretty hard to avoid wakes. So I drafted Elenna Eckardt's bow wave and LB drafted stern. Like for most of the way down the lake. I finally pulled ahead for a while. Then I got tired and LB pulled. Problem is, paddling out is only half the race. Must paddle back to finish line. I could see Tony up ahead in the fast lane. And Dean did a break away and paddled for a long time in clear water. I lost track of those guys before we got to the island. The island is about where Thom and Chris in C-2 got tired of poking along with us surfskis. I grabbed a gu pack and when I looked up Thom & Chris, Beau, LB and Elenna were ramping it up into the headwind back north. Dang. Took me a long time to catch the gang. I kinda hurt myself doing it and somewhere in there the gang was exploding. The C-2 was pushed off line by a powerboat wake. But I was pretty much on my own by then. One thing was very good. By stuffing in the Gu pack I felt good for the whole race. Usually I bonk about 2 miles from the finish. Really fun race. I didn't slay any dragons, but weather was perfect, my wife approved of beans and rice post-race diet, Really Extraordinary Bling from Paul, Really great crowd. John M drove up from Eugene for this (and purchase of boat). I've done that I-5 run many times and it is a bugger. Which by the way, John got a 2nd place bling but left before he knew about it (for the nasty drive home). Is there any way someone can get his 2nd place award to Eugene? Or maybe hold it for when he shows up at The Gorge? rd |
| **Ted Scherrer** \\ | **Ted Scherrer** \\ | ||
| - | 05/05/18 #22886 | + | 05/05/18 #22886 |
| The start was a little hectic but once we got underway it was enjoyable, nice and sunny and just breezy enough to keep things interesting. The Mex food was sure a welcome sight! Thanks for a good time! | The start was a little hectic but once we got underway it was enjoyable, nice and sunny and just breezy enough to keep things interesting. The Mex food was sure a welcome sight! Thanks for a good time! | ||
| **Wilson Reavley** \\ | **Wilson Reavley** \\ | ||
| - | 05/05/18 #22887 | + | 05/05/18 #22887 |
| As I sit here nursing my wounds from todays’ race I decided I’d give this whole race recap a shot so here goes: | As I sit here nursing my wounds from todays’ race I decided I’d give this whole race recap a shot so here goes: | ||
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| **Nicholas Cryder** | **Nicholas Cryder** | ||
| - | 05/06/18 #22888 | + | 05/06/18 #22888 |
| Great write up as always. John was third, not 2nd I believe (James K was 2nd). | Great write up as always. John was third, not 2nd I believe (James K was 2nd). | ||
| **Marc Blake** \\ | **Marc Blake** \\ | ||
| - | 05/06/18 #22889 | + | 05/06/18 #22889 |
| Nice race report Wilson! It was well received so keep them coming in the future. | Nice race report Wilson! It was well received so keep them coming in the future. | ||
| Results or up on the webscorer website:\\ | Results or up on the webscorer website:\\ | ||
| - | https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=135388 | + | [[https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=135388|https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=135388]] |
| I'll break out the Male/Female categories and repost when I get a moment. | I'll break out the Male/Female categories and repost when I get a moment. | ||
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| **paul clement** | **paul clement** | ||
| - | 05/06/18 #22890 | + | 05/06/18 #22890 |
| Looking at the results and reflecting on the day I have a couple of observations:\\ | Looking at the results and reflecting on the day I have a couple of observations:\\ | ||
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| Second, I’d like to thank Audrey and Jill for keeping everything straight and being enjoyable company.\\ | Second, I’d like to thank Audrey and Jill for keeping everything straight and being enjoyable company.\\ | ||
| Third, I had to hand enter Jamie Klein’s time due to a repeated number in the placard box. I apologize to Jamie for the time as he was very close to Nicholas even after checking the water temp just before the finish. It’s amazing to see people go to the absolute limit. Well played on Your part Jamie and good on ya for seeing the humor.\\ | Third, I had to hand enter Jamie Klein’s time due to a repeated number in the placard box. I apologize to Jamie for the time as he was very close to Nicholas even after checking the water temp just before the finish. It’s amazing to see people go to the absolute limit. Well played on Your part Jamie and good on ya for seeing the humor.\\ | ||
| - | Fourth, You will see two C1 entries in the short course. Those should be K1. With that, kudos go out to the BCKST members (and other juniors from afar) who represented in any craft. How about Abby S leading Michael Medler to the line? Wow.\\ | + | Fourth, You will see two C1 entries in the short course. Those should be K1. With that, kudos go out to the BCKST members (and other juniors from afar) who represented in any craft. How about Abby S leading Michael Medler to the line? Wow.\\ |
| It’s hard to have to sit on the beach and watch but you all made it fun.\\ | It’s hard to have to sit on the beach and watch but you all made it fun.\\ | ||
| - | Now I can go back to my “secret taper plan”. Don’t tell Dean...\\ | + | Now I can go back to my “secret taper plan”. Don’t tell Dean…\\ |
| paul | paul | ||
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| + | **Lake Whatcom Classic and ONLY 20 days to Ski to Sea and Tomorrows Intervals Practice............\\ | ||
| + | Pmarcus** \\ | ||
| + | 05/06/18 #22891 | ||
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| + | Thanks Marc, Jill, Paul and Audrey and Jonas and Safety Boat Crew.... | ||
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| + | **Races are funny**, I love the write ups, we all go **over and over and over** the race in our minds on what we could have done different or not, your senses are so alive during the first half of the race until you realize that that **out of breathe paddler is YOU**. Its like you have this "stop time" GoPro in your brain taking super clear pictures of certain moments. Jockey for the start, pretending not to be obvious and checking where the other Oc's (in my case are) and wondering if their line up and who they might draft is better then yours ....then the race starts and your right in the mess of rowing shell oars on one side, inches away, and watching the "Jet Trails" of 12 to 14 BSCKT somethings kick your @#$#@ off the line. Then your peripheral takes over and you see all your competition bows surging back and fourth and your focused on trying to get any advantage of faster paddler wakes, listening to the gurgle of your scuppers and the feel of your boat to use any little advantage to try and pull ahead....then you **clearly hear the coughing or breathing** of others around you and somehow your ultra focused **like a sixth sense** to gauge their progress on you by the loudness of the voice, then your instantly snapped out of it as you realize that **eight person creak** is a rowing shell coming up from behind and next thing you know there are four sets of oars right next to you that your trying to stay out of the way and you hear there coach say "don't run over Peter, but at the same time your trying get some kind of wash ride off of them because then, your peripheral takes over again, and in your mind, **the crowd watching lets out a collective groan** because you see competitors were smarter then you and you see their bows again..... Then the turn comes up and your exhausted but play out a **million different strategies on the turn**, inside cut, outside cut, out accelerate paddlers coming coming off the turn thinking it will somehow, psychology, make the paddler behind you give up or that's what your hoping! Then all chaos happens and the boat your following makes a minor tactical error and suddenly your race just became his or her race because you have to turn on their terms and any advantage you built up or disadvantage that your trying to catch up in the first half, turns into trying not to damage the boat in front of you at the turn. Then its "**Game On**" all over again as everyone gets straighten out and you focus on any little head wind shift or wavelet to try and edge ahead or catch up.....A safety boat goes by and you you surge ahead only to see your **fellow racers bow show up again and again and again**. In my race, Alan and I were pretty determined to beat each other and hold off Dan M and Brian S, it was awesome, no one one to draft home with, **old guy versus OLDER Guy** (me) and pretty sure, that even if a faster boat came by at that last 3 miles neither one of us was going to draft.....we didnt budge, our bows were inches ahead of each other for that last 25 minute INTERVAL, then the final push came and, **dang it , The Lipp Master**, had just a tiny better angle on the finish cork line we had to go around his stern swung by inches in front of my bow as we cut towards the finish....I tried to use a last gasp and pulled wide to hopefully sling shot using his quarter wake and catch him at the finish but **too little, too late, and too old**!! He powered away.....now all I got is this race in my brain **over and over and over!! I Love It!!** | ||
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| + | **Ski to Sea 20 days away...you ready...Intervals tomorrow at PADDEN, see if we can scare some fisherpersons!! Be respectful of all there fishing lines from shore....Padden at 5:15** | ||
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| + | **Cheers, Peter** | ||
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