This is the first post of the Wildwater C-2 team, Rich Roehner and Mike Baker. The purpose of this blog is to share our experiences training and racing Wildwater C-2. Our hope is that this may be helpful to those that are interested, new or experienced in Wildwater racing. The date of this post coincides with the 2009 National Champions listed -
www.daveyhearn.com/US%20Team%20Alumni/National%20Champions/national_wildwater_champions.htm
The C-2 races at 2009 Wildwater Nationals were the tightest we have ever been in. The C-2 teams of Nic Borst/Chris Wiegand and Rob Murphy/Jon Pinyerd are formidable competitors. 3 of 4 of these paddlers are former national champions. In the sprints, Nic and Chris were only 1.68 % or 3.5 seconds behind us. Rob and Jon had a swim on their second run. On the classic, Rob and Jon beat us by 1.32% or 16 seconds. They were effectively out of the Overall Championship title from the swim in the Sprint. We had to have a good run in comparison with Nic and Chris in the Classic. We were only o.43% faster or 5.28 seconds in a 20 minute race. Close indeed!
The Junior C-2 team of Gaudet/Kieft gave there best in their debut in a National Championships. They had a few tough swims, but kept at it. We wish Patrick and Charlie well in the Junior World Championship this summer!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
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