Hi Everyone,

Well summer is almost over ....where has it gone? The nights are starting to draw in .....but its good to see everyone paddling really well, and making the most of the daylight before we get our winter lights out, and I start to think of a winter training programme for any 'takers' on a Thursday night

National Marathon Championships The main news of the week is to congratulate the 'Chester Marathon Team' on a fantastic weekend at the Nationals, we not only had plenty of sweat, but lots of laughs and fun too ...... and on top of that managed to come a very credible 15th out of 47 teams in the National Marathon points! It was a fantastic effort from our ...... (should I say it) 'Veteran Team' ... apart from David and Jake who brought the average age down considerably! Everyone raced very well and we had no capsizes (lucky they all happened in training on the Thursday before). It was rather choppy for most of the races, due to the wind and the amount of entries .... David and Jake raced in the largest field of the day with 40 under 14's in their race! The sun shone for most of the weekend and it was great to see Chester paddlers in lots of races, and our supporters giving us plenty of encouragement and tips along the way especially at the portage! We had a great BBQ ... drank (a little) wine and even ate chocolate birthday cake .. but the highlight of the weekend was watching 'the last of the Summer wine' Trio erecting the oldest tent on the campsite .... lucky it didn't rain and they all survived the night!

Our results K1 Under 14 - 24th David 43.31, Jake 25th 43.33

Over 44 - 13th Mark Tidman 1.14.57. Over 49 - 19th Roger  1.13.29. Over 49 Ladies -1st (GOLD) Jean 1.15.24.

Over 59 - 9th Graham B. 42.59. Over 64 - 6th Steve 41.39. 7th Bob S. 41.44. 11th Parky 44.47. 12th Dave M. 46.53

K2 Under 14 - 10th David and Jake 34.29

Over 44 - 14th Roger and Phil (Trentham) 1.06.49. Over 44 Ladies - 4th Jean and Carol 1.12.52

Over 54 - 9th Parky and Graham 35.18 Over 64 - 3rd (BRONZE) Steve and Bob 32.53 

Well done everyone, a sterling effort!!!! full results here :

http://www.worcestercanoeclub.org.uk/Nationals2011.htm

 Everyone             The Team             Erecting the Tent

Click to enlarge. More pictures here.

Tuesday Nights report by Bob Scholey (results attached).  Numbers are picking up after all the summer holidays people have been taking and the break seems to have benefited everyone. Both barrel races and time trials have been littered with fast times and personal bests.

In the last time trial Bob Scholey recorded his best ever time and was convinced he had seen off Jean Ashley only to discover that she had gone even faster - what a blow! In the overall standings Ray Stamp leads the div 7-9 category from Jake Oldfield while in the div 4-6 section Roger Williams is miles ahead.

Last Tuesday's barrel race saw the largest entry of the year. David Hatton and Jake Oldfield did the event in K2 for the first time and recorded a very fast 12m 25s. Overall the junior, ladies and men's categories are still lead by David Hatton, his mum Carol and Roger Williams respectively.

Hare 'n Hounds Race 10 - Sunday 11th September With three races to go, the competition for points is hotting up... Remember six races can count to your points so get the dates in your diary! If you have 6 races in you are guaranteed to get a prize! Meet at 10, ready to paddle up at 10.30. Homemade soup afterwards

Race 11 - Sunday 9th October

Race 12 - Sunday 6th November

Dont forget its the Chester Hassler 18th September Please support the club, come along and race and give us a hand their will be plenty to do......... if you cant make it then maybe bake us a cake or supply some refreshments to sell, we need to boost the funds to buy and repair kayaks..... THANKS!

Also if you haven't got a club vest or need a New one please ask Jean or Carol, they are really nice and are guaranteed to make you paddle faster!! Bargain at ONLY £10 

Remember if you've got any races lined up, marathon, slalom, whitewater, results, canoe tips or stories, you want to share with the club, I'd love to hear from you and so would the rest of the Club so I can publish them in our Canoe Email News.

Its good to share News!!

Just email me malpasashleys@btinternet.com

 Barrel Races & Time trial results.

Happy Paddling Jean

(on behalf of the canoe club committee)