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Posted by Marissa in Tales From Trials on 05 28th, 2010 | No Comments
Junior Team Trials- Mamquam Edition
Another Junior Team Trials has come and gone in the blink of an eye. This year we got to paddle in B.C at the Mamquam River near Squamish. With our home base in Whistler we drove out to the course everyday with Felix, Mike’s brother in law from Germany as our bear magnet. By Wednesday I think our bear...
Posted by Marissa in Tales From Trials on 06 5th, 2008 | No Comments
Junior Trials
Well Team Trials have come and gone. All that excitement and anticipation building up until you finish your 1st run and realize, hey, that wasn’t so bad. Then you remember you have to do 4 more runs and it’s back again.
We saw demos on Friday walked the course and then each did our own thing...
Posted by Marissa in Tales From Trials on 05 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Junior Trials Training
Well, things are shaping up to be a pretty good Junior Team Trials. After the weekend we weren’t really sure what to expect. It rained from Thursday to Monday non-stop. The river was in flood and all the little work that had been done, was getting washed out. All the Kan Fest goers were pretty crazy...
Posted by Marissa in Tales From Trials on 05 1st, 2008 | 2 Comments
Travel Woes
Oh, the joys of traveling… I would like to thank the weather gods for holding onto all their wet stuff for the duration of our trip, well for the most part. If only they could have kept it up for a few more hours.
Just as we are settled into our plane to Chicago, hasty introductions to row mates taken...
Posted by Marissa in Tales From Trials on 04 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Olympic Team Trials
So after a long, heated weekend of racing, Team Canada has been decided. Here’s what it looks like:
Senior Team
K1- David Ford, Nathan Davis, Ben Hayward
K1W- Sarah Boudens, Jessica Groeneveld
C1- James Cartwright, Cam Smedley, Spencer Pomeroy
Senior Development Team
K1- John Hastings, Pierre Levesque,...
Posted by Marissa in Tales From Trials on 04 21st, 2008 | No Comments
Snap!
Well, here we are again in Charlotte. The flight was long and it was way too early of a morning, 3 am to make sure our boats got on the plane. Greeting us in Charlotte was beautiful weather and our oh so faithful Studio 6 Extended Stay. There’s not nearly as much carnage as the last camp, well almost....