Race day tomorrow

The houses are both getting ready for the big race day tomorrow. Our group has prepped some vast quantities of food and are currently playing euchre while watching Olympic highlights.

We scouted out the finish line today by car - which took most of the day unfortunately. It turns out they moved the finish an extra mile down the coast, which means the race is now over fourty miles. Should be interesting ;)

I'm getting a little nervous as this day is finally here - its no big secret that I'm scared of the sharks during the changes - so wish me luck :)

In terms of race plan, the ladies start with the Le Mans style start (running to the boat from the shore) and take the first 30 minute shift. The men are in the crash boat and give us a 15 minute head start before they are allowed to drive out of the bay to find us. The closer we are to the front of the pack, the better, as we won't get stuck in the wash of the other crash boats. From there, the race official will call a five minute window to change - the change must be completed with all paddlers in one boat or another within the five minutes or penalties are given out. The race keeps rotating between men and women until we hit one mile from finish. At that point, web if it's time for the thirty minute change, the crew in the boat has to finish the race.



Wish us luck, follow on our spot link if you wish :)

I will post our time and finish position web back at the house tomorrow.