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Edoh Amiran
06/29/12 #12830

All,

Veronica and here voyageur team of 6 women finished the Yukon River Quest about two hours ago.

They looked great coming across the finish line and had a steady run.

They are third over-all (behind two well trained men's voyageur teams), and more than 7 hours ahead of the former women's voyageur record.

It took 6 women to improve on Heather Nelson's women's record for the course. They shaved a bit over 3 hours from the women's record for the course.

The lake was calm with light waves from the S-SW. There was rain, but the team avoided it. My guess is that the Teslin was running fast, the Pelly average, and the Stewart a bit high. There were headwinds near the finish at Dawson.

I'm pretty proud of Veronica for taking this race on and working with a crew of friends in a boat that she did not know well. I'm even happier that they finished and had a consistent performance. Veronica obviously worked very hard and is now resting.

Edoh

debbie natelson
06/29/12 #12831

Way to go Veronica & crew. Pretty exciting news. Kudos. Heather, this must be wonderfully nostalgic for you.
-Debbie N

Kimberly Reeves <ursasmajor@…>

06/29/12 #12832

That is amazing….way to go Veronica and crew

joanandthom
06/29/12 #12833

Veronica's Yukon river record
2006 1st Mixed tandem canoe (with Edoh)
2007 1st overall tandem canoe (with Thom Prichard)
2009 1st womens tandem canoe ( with Liz Bosely)
2012 1st womens Voyager
Pretty damn impressive ! Congradulations
Thom

Brandon Nelson <brandon@…>
06/29/12 #12834

Big hugs and Congratulations Veronica and Team!!! Such an awesome accomplishment!

Pmarcus
06/29/12 #12835

Gotta like that!!! Plus she went to Alaska to find sun!! Nice going, Veronica and crew!

P