Knocked this personal best out right at the deadline! Talk about performing under pressure. 9 kph crosswind, 0m waves (flat and virtually no wind), Frenchman’s bay.
Lamond
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1KM Sprint
Thought I would be able to squeak another and hopefully faster 1KM Sprint in before the window closes a day from now. Alas, it was not to be as I burnt myself out in intervals and then the wind picked up just before my final attempt.
Still, happy enough with my original time as it was very much a downwind/upwind out and back affair. I’ve never had really any luck with fast times when one of the directions is a solid block headwind. Seems like the downwind part is never enough to make up for it.
It’s a good reminder that getting in a placeholder effort early when the window opens is a good strategy just in case the conditions or body aren’t there later on.
Looking forward to some of the longer stuff coming soon!
DaveM
First 10k ever!
10 kph winds changing from 180• to 219 • and 0M waves changing from 243• to 204•. I tried to follow the head waves out directly and tail waves directly coming back. Even though the waves were reported as 0M, they definitely impact your times. I had never done a 10k before (except a 12k downwinder), so I was trying to conserve some energy going out into the headwind. My splits were around 6:55/k! I thought, oh man, my run is done. However when I turned around and started back I was regularly hitting between 4:55-5:20, so I thought wow, I might have a shot at a decent run! Very exhilarating linking up series of waves. Every time I saw my nose go down and I started feeling a surge coming under my seat I accelerated and kept my power on, knowing more waves were coming. So much fun! I know now that so can go out a little harder. Lessons learned, great day.
Lamond
Downwind (but not really)
With the promise of west winds and waves I made the trek to Lake Erie in the hopes of some decent downwind conditions…but I’m starting to wonder if Lake Erie ever produces these ;). Instead I was met with knee high chop from 3 directions and random rogue waves bouncing off the bluffs. Once I was out I figured I may as well make the most of it, but it certainly was anything other than ideal. It was a slow slog, thats for sure. Will post this one in case I don’t get another chance at this event, but oy vey…what a mess. On the bright side however, I sat down at the 6km mark and enjoyed the sunset for awhile before continuing on – lol! Certainly not paddling for time on this one 🙂
Danielle Holdsworth
Another Endurance day!
14 kph, 0.3M waves. Whew. In the last 2 days I’ve paddled almost 2 weeks worth! Yesterday I did the downwinder and some technical paddling (roughly 22 km). Today I did a group workout with my teammates, some technical paddling, and a combination of technical and sprint paddling with my teammates (roughly 31 km total). I was planning to do an entry for the Canada Cup today, but having experienced the spin cycle of ‘washer’ waves yesterday I knew today was not the day to do a flatwater race on the lake. As such, I just did a bunch of technical paddling on the bay (flat, shallow, weedy, only 600-700m of usable space in one direction).
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Lamond Lee
Endurance Championship 2nd entry
22 kph cross tailwind, 0.3M waves cross-tail. Did my first ever downwinder today! I flew the ama (2nd and 3rd times ever on this run), but not on purpose so don’t ask me how to do it lol! At least I didn’t end up in the drink. Where’s a camera when you need one! Wind chops were crossing diagonally to ground swell, so a lot of washing machine churn. Not the greatest for a downwinder. Also my inexperience in linking ground swells contributed to my slow time. Practice makes perfect! At least I did it safely. Also did roughly a 2k warmup before the downwinder (same conditions) and 8.5K after I got into Frenchman’s bay safely. The bay had weeds and shallows, but at least it was flat. I wasn’t doing any time trials at that point, so I welcomed the flats (even if they were shallow and weedy). After over an hour of washing machine and being tossed up, down, and sideways, when I got off at the dock I was walking wobbly lol. I did manage to link up a few ground swells and man it was exhillerating! I normally do a 1k pace slightly under 6:00 but I was under 5:00 when I was riding the waves. Just need to link them up more consistently.
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Lamond Lee
1st downwinder ever!
Avg. wind was 22 kph from southeast (154•). Waves were 0.3m from southeast/east (124•). I naively thought that the two were coming from the same general direction so it should be ok. I was travelling from Scarborough bluffs to Frenchman’s Bay, Pickering (15-16 km northeast). What happened was the faster wind chops were colliding with the slower ground swells at an angle, resulting in a bloody washing machine of chop. I flew the ama a couple of times, but don’t ask me to repeat it because I don’t know how I did it without ending up in the drink lol. I’ve never flew the ama before so darn it, where’s a camera when you need it lol. A second factor was I was getting exhausted trying to link up fast moving wind chop. I’ve never done a 12k run before so I was conserving a little energy. In retrospect I could have chased a few more waves. Confident that with practice I’ll get better at linking up ground swells. The few times I did, I stayed on the ‘series’ for a good 12-15 seconds and my 1k split while I was on top of the waves was way faster than I could ever imagine (below 5:00!). Anyways happy I got a run in safely even if it was slow. Flew the ama, rode a couple exhilarating ground swell series, all in all a good day.
Lamond Lee
Hot Summer Nights
Vancouver is a hot spot for water sports. SUP, sailing, foiling, windsurfing, kayaking, surf-skiing, rowing, outrigger canoeing, dragon boating, prone-ing… it all happens here and in droves. English Bay is full of people out enjoying the water, and whether they be racing or puttering about there is an incredible spirit of community and joy to be outside in the wind and sun. How fortunate are we? Check out the Jericho Beach webcam to see live action… but keep your jealousy at bay!
Fullerton
First try Endurance Championship
14 kph crosswind, 0.2M waves. First try at Endurance Championship. Just wanted to get a run in for now.
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Lamond
July 22 1K
Today the reported avg. winds were 14 kph. The waves were 0.2m. It was a cross tail/head wind (1/2 was done in a tailwind, 1/2 was done in a headwind).
Lamond