Saturday at the races
pack wasn’t moving much. I never got my positioning back before the starter’s horn blew. It took me a few minutes just to get back into the group, but once I got established, I started passing people. Passing people feels good.
I didn’t get first place overall, just first in my division (which, I believe, only had one racer in it.) Whatever. A win is a win. I don’t know the total number of competitors (about 20), but I think I finished about 6th or 7th overall. Official results are supposed to be up on Monday on the Great Place Paddle Race web site.
And really, I felt that I was competing with myself for the most part. I did better than I thought I would do and that feels like a win to me. Add to this that I won a sweatshirt in the post-race raffle, and I’d have to 
say it was an all-around success. Thanks to Surfrider for a great event.
PS. I’m sore today, a day after the race. Mostly my legs, which surprises me a little. I felt like I was pushing pretty hard with my upper body but my legs must have been getting quite a workout at the same time.
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