B final

Today was the B final for the K1 men who did not make it to semi's. Toally killed it. I ended up placing 31st (not such a strong placing) But it was not about the placing today. I paddled probably the best race I ever had because I felt good about it afterwards and I did not put any pressure on myself. It was great fun. We only got one run but that was alright. Props to Micheal Tayler for crushing it out and managing to grab 2nd. Just barley unable to hold 1st place and was beaten by .41 seconds. In the Semi's though David Ford managed to grab 6th place and move on to the finals while John Hasting's and Benhayward fought the good fight but were unable to make top ten, placing 14th and 34th respectivley. Jess Groeneveld and Thea Froeliche were the two Canadian Women to race in the Semi finals and Jess having a smoking run but unable to make top ten, she still was 16th place. Well done Jess. Thea on the other hand was having a decent run when just at the finish line and flipped over. The rule is is that your head must be above the water to cross the beam or it is an automatic disqualification. Poor Thea. There will be another race and she will kill it! Our C1 women did a great job as well. Haley Daniels unable to make it to the semi's is what the results say but I believe she did. But our other C1 women Katrina Van Wijk was able to grab 10th in the Semi's and then come back to surprise her competitors and stealing 8th from previous holder, New Zealands Louise Jull. Well done Canada. Not too bad I'd say. With some hard training and a can do attitude, we'll devastae the other countries and show em' what we are made of!

Proud to be Canadian,

Aj