Paddling
at Kenmore-Cascade Canoe and Kayak club is always interesting and things have improved for me,
almost exponentially the past couple weeks. The stability and control I’m
finding in the boat is so much better! That is not to say that I have been
staying out of the lake every workout, but it’s on occasion, not regularly.
We are doing weekly time trials at Green
Lake and those have been some of the most challenging moments I have faced. It
feels like pulling it together for 200m is nearly impossible, but I’m not
giving up. Each effort I try to draw something positive for the next time.
On the 21st of March we had our
Race for the Cookies at Squire’s Landing. It was a 2km, individual start, race.
Thankfully we did the whole 2km on the river because that day Mother Nature was
NOT happy. We had strong winds, rain, and clouds. Of course after it was all
done the sun came out, but that’s how it goes sometimes. I raced a lot faster
than the previous distance races I've done, doing about 7:26 minutes per
kilometer, my race in November was just under 8 minutes per kilometer. Measurable improvements feel good.
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| Pre-race meeting photo credit Karol Osuský |
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| Me, Diane, and Thomas. photo credit Karol Osuský |
Just
under a month to go until Trials in OKC and I’m pushing to find speed. Each day is a challenge but I truly believe hard work pays off! When I reach my time goals in OKC, I will be qualified for World Cup so the fundraising push is on to get me to Germany... as well as races later this year. I'm so appreciative to all the people that have donated already but I need much more for international competition. If you know of anyone that might be interested in helping a Paralympic athlete be successful please send them my way.
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