Canadian Nationals 2012

The 2012 Canadian Nationals wrapped up about a week ago in Valleyfield, Quebec. Jessica (teammate) and I stayed at a fellow paddlers house, where we enjoyed fresh vegetables and fruits from the gardens of Valleyfield. We would bike to the course each day and stop for a coffee or at the market along the way! It was a very relaxing week of training.

The race schedule consisted of:

Thursday – Down river classic (4km paddle on mostly flat water), down river sprint (about 150m), and Parallel Slalom
Friday – Coarse set and demos
Saturday – Juniors and U23 slalom race
Sunday – Seniors slalom race, semi finals and finals, Team Races

I raced 2 classes for the slalom races (K1W and C1W). My overall rankings were:

DR Classic – C1W 2nd Place
DR Sprint – C1W 1st Place
Parallel Slalom – C1W 1st Place

U23 Slalom – C1W 1st Place, K1W 7th
Seniors Slalom – C1W 2nd Place, K1W 7th
Team Race Slalom - C1W 3rd Place

Result can be found here: http://canoekayak.ca/content/ww_results

Parallel Slalom against Ally McGee

Parallel Slalom against Ally McGee

Parallel Slalom against Ally McGee

 Canoe Slalom Race

 Kayak Slalom Race

  Kayak Slalom Race (rolling)

 Gillan Graves Photo

  Gillan Graves Photo

 Gillan Graves Photo

Seniors Race Awards

It is a Canadian Tradition that every team race all of the girls who placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd stand on the 1st podium together.

I am now on the next leg of my competitions in Czech Republic for CZE Nationals and World Cup #4.