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Hi Paddlers,
Summer was hear ... seems to have gone again
..... but hopefully not for long, that Club
BBQ must be getting nearer. Lots of
excitement building as the Race season gets
underway .......
Hare 'n Hounds Race 6
Thanks to all that turned out for the Hare
'n Hounds it was a good Race, though not
quite as warm as we've had! A little bit wet
and windy, but a good handicap meant we all
soon got warmed up trying to catch the Hares
in front, and it ended up being a very close
race!
The Points were awarded on the times taken
for the Time Trial 1 course i.e.: the course
completed by everyone. Div 5 and 6 paddlers
had to do the longer course, which added in
the Barrel and back, Time Trial 2.
Juniors David and Jake had a battle from the
start very impressive paddling as they
finished only 1 second apart. Struan having
been promoted to Div 6 was a little
concerned about the extra mileage ... but no
need to be worried at all, as he kept in
touch with Roger most of the way, and
excellent result and a real promising young
paddler for the club, along with David and
Jake. (who are all training hard for the
Cheshire Ring Team).
Peter and Bob had some excellent wash
hanging practice between them and Peter just
pipped Bob passed the winning post. Jean and
Adele didn't manage to catch Roger until
after T.T.1 (some excuse about paddling up
to Farndon and back the day before) but
after a strong 2nd half they just about
overtook Roger. He is certainly going to
take some catching this season ... he's
paddling very well despite him complaining
about being old! It was good to see James
Knott and Peter Bennet back, both having
good races.
Also well done to juniors Rona and Maggie, a
special mention to Maggie who was so pleased
as it was her first trip to the road bridge!
So well done to all and once again good race
practise especially for those going to
Worcester on 22nd May.
Hare 'n Hounds Race 7
The next 3 races are on
THURSDAY NIGHTS at
6.30 9th June,
7th July, 4th
August. We are halfway through the
series, with Roger Williams overall leader
but with 6 races to count its still wide
open for the Divisional prizes, so hope to
see you on 9th June 6.00 for a 6.30 start.
The Cheshire Ring Team
is coming together, Jean and Adele are doing
a solo K2 Run, whilst Bob Scholey and Carol
Hatton are organising 10 paddler relay K2
team, the Team is almost sorted at the
moment it is -
Bob Scholey and Jake Oldfield
John and David Hatton
Roger Williams and Carol Hatton
(Hopefully) Peter Bennet and Struan Fishburn
Mark and Owain Williams
After a very success full 6 paddler relay
last year that finished in 17hrs 18 mins, we
are really pleased to have 2 teams in the
Cheshire Ring this time, its great to see
the commitment from the juniors and to see
the seniors supporting them and giving them
plenty of encouragement. With 6 weeks to go
Chester Canoe Club will be putting up some
good competition to the other ring
competitors ... so say focused and keep
getting those miles in! Hopefully the
weather will be beautiful like last year, it
was a fantastic weekend and a great pleasure
to be up all night, so hears looking forward
to 26th and 27th June!
On another positive note the Tuesday Time
Trials and Barrel Races are going very well
to.
Reports From Bob Scholey
Time Trial Report 3rd May
(results attached)
Two paddlers returning to the Tuesday
evening sessions faired very differently on
their first outings of the season. Jake
Oldfield in the Juniors returned where he
left off last year, recording the fastest
time so far to win the Junior event. But
Peter Bennett in the seniors found it much
harder going, his lack of paddling showing
when he died away on the second lap. Only
Roger Williams and Melvin Swallow did the
mandatory portages in the senior 2 and 3
categories (div 4-6 and 1-3 respectively).
We need to get more people out of their
boats and running up the river bank before
we get much further into the competition
season.
Barrel Race Report 10th May
(results attached)
Another 'Golden Oldie' crept out of the
woodwork on Tuesday when Mark Tidman joined
us for the barrel races and recorded a
reasonable time. But the fastest time of the
night was produced by Mark and Owain
Williams in their K2, now training for the
Cheshire ring, who went round the course in
12min 24 sec.
Snippits
I'm always asking for any news as to what
are paddlers have been up to, here's 2
snippits.
Well Done to Ros Clark who has just
completed her first half marathon in 2 hours
3 mins, she just wanted to dip under 2
hours, but is was a windy day ....... so
she's not abandoned her running shoes just
yet ... so watch out she may just have the
urge to do another!
http://www.justgiving.com/Ros-clarke
Also Congratulations to Kate Ashley who
paddled in the Kayak Marathon Varsity Race
at Oxford. She had a great race and came 2nd
female, she was first Cambridge paddler
home, but not quite strong enough to beat
the Oxford paddler Rachael Brixey (who had
just done the DW!) Kate said it was a great
atmosphere ...... though VERY LOW KEY
compared to the Boat Race!
We are well into race season now so 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 Monthly Canoe Email News.
Its good to share News!!
Just email me
malpasashleys@btinternet.com
Thanks Happy Paddling Jean (on behalf of the
Canoe Club Committee) |