Outdoor Pursuits

I was able to catch the play-by-play from the Non-Olympic world championships this past week. It was, however, a bitter sweet moment watching the results stream in. I felt and still feel that I should have been at this event, but that is how life goes.   Eric Woelfl, my previous pairs partner for the NRC's (2011) had joined forces with a long standing member of National team, John Sasi. They raced in the lwt pairs event, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and made it through with decent results.

It seemed like some great competition, and they ended up in 2nd in the B final, or 8th overall. I would like to think that I would be in that same position, but I'm not sure, because those guys are great rowers and in excellent shape. I feel that if they had some competition at home to train with it could have pushed them to the next level, but there is no way to know.

The next step in Rowing Canada's calendar is the August RADAR testing sessions. It will be a challenge, as it always is, but there are some easier targets to hit this time around.  Prior to this session, it was 480points that were needed to reach Development carding "D-card" but they have dropped it to 450points!  This is very exciting for a large number of athletes that were right on the cusp of getting some support.

I'm excited to see the results. Good Luck!

I have some important prior engagements to take care of this upcoming week.