Mountain to Sound Race

The race went well, all things considered. We ranked 126th of 152. Unfortunately Colin and I were the weak link. Noble vessel that it is, a canoe is not terribly fast compared to a sea kayak. It was funny to see people skim by us in their flat water kayaks while using terrible paddling technique. All I can say is that if this had been a canoe race we would have kicked ass.

It was a fun day. I've never participated in an event like this before. Organized sports are generally not my thing. Fortunately I was able to just follow Colin around to get where I needed to be. Once we started our leg of the race it was just a matter of paddling forward for three hours. I didn't even meet the other members of the team until after the race was over. Does that make us a "team" or just a confederation of like-minded individuals? It would be fun to do another race with proper equipment and a bit more training.

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