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allipp@…
11/17/18 #24022
It looks like the results are posted for what turned out to be more of an upwind sidewind slog according to Heather's Facebook post.
https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=161916
Reivers Dustin
11/17/18 #24023
Reading some heartache stories in the results. Fastest paddler (Cory H.) in at 1:43. Austin was 5th at 1:47. Dean G. 10th at 1:51. Sean Rice 18th at 1:55. Ana 83rd and 5th woman. Heather 94th and 8th woman. Tom S. 100th finisher. 145 racers finished and 7 racers did not finish. Last racer across in just under three hours. I would not make the finish.
It's looks like a gut buster paddler.
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Paul Reavley
11/17/18 #24026
RD,
Hmmm, the finish list shows “Shaun Rice” at 18th - 50+ Male. Maybe not “Sean Rice”? And maybe a good result for Shaun? Looks like there were a bunch of very fit 40+ and 50+ racers there.
I hope our folks from Bellingham get the kind of downwind race they would like next Saturday in the Doctor. $50,000 prize purse! and $10K each to 1st place male and female.
Tom Swetish
11/17/18 #24027
Yep it was brutal. Wind and waves at your 10:00 for 24km. Heather pushed her V10 sport (black tip) as fast as it would go - it was the first time I’ve seen her not smiling after a race. So proud of Ana for hammering it out in conditions that did not suit her strengths. And for me, well, I’d just like to think I was saving myself for next week! Honestly it was way more fun than flatwater - so we’ll call it character building.
It’s quite the scene here. Great people, consistent winds (yesterday aside) and a huge paddling community. Imagine enough people and consistent enough wind that a business could exist running shuttles to wildcat every day!
Will post a link to Ana’s blog once she updates it today.
Thanks for thinking of us!
Tom
