[DVBC] Dragon Boat Results report

[dreamer]

Maureen and I had a lot of fun participating in the Dragon Boat Festival 
today.  Each race lasts around 2 minutes 40 seconds which doesn't sound 
like much until you're in the middle of a race and paddling your heart 
out.  What an aerobic workout!  My heart beats way faster than it does 
climbing Old Gradyville!

When we got to our tent on the river at 7:00 a.m. there was a heavy fog 
and we were afraid that it would be foggy for the first race.  However, 
as soon as the sun came out the fog quickly lifted.  As Dave, Frank & 
Jake already stated, we won our first race which was quite a pleasant 
surprise.  It was cool to see the guys after we crossed the finish line 
cheering us on.  We came in 7th on our second race.  The third and final 
race was very close.  We were in the lead for the majority of the race 
until right at the finish the Breast Cancer Team got us by about 5 feet 
and another team got second by about 1 foot.  We took third.  Not a bad 
showing considering our team only practiced 3 times and the Breast 
Cancer Team trains 3 times per week April though October.  Our team, Kay 
Krusaders, took 27th place overall in a field of 136 teams.  Not too 
shabby.  Maureen & I had a great time.  We saw Eric Zwicky there too.

Thank you all for your generous contributions to fight cancer.  DVBCers 
are the best.
Debbie


Frank Jackson wrote:

> I too had a great ride in and back. Had a lot to do today so I split 
> back to the County via Southwest Philly after the first heat. It was 
> good to get and early start and return. Yes the fog was tough. The 
> funny part (Dave & Jake), who do you think I saw on Grays Ferry Avenue 
> heading the opposite direction as me? That large walk-o-thon that 
> caused us to divert when we were in Fairmount Park. Definitely quite a 
> bit thinned out from how they were the first time we saw them. Still 
> quite a cheerful bunch though. I was kind of surprised they'd send 
> them though a neighborhood that has seen so much tension over the last 
> few years. Oh yeah, it was neat seeing Deb and Maureen win their first 
> heat out. Congratulations girls!!!
> Frank
>
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>     Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 16:38:02 -0500
>     From: redallez at gmail.com
>     To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
>     Subject: Re: [DVBC] Dragon Boat ride report
>
>     Yup, it was awesome to see Deb and Maureen paddle (not pedal),
>     very cool event. Glad you guys won the first race!
>
>     Ride in the morning was a bit difficult due to the fog, it was
>     pretty dense and all three of us had tons of condensation on our
>     glasses, our bikes were also wet from the moisture. We made it on
>     time to see the race then rode down to the Art Museum, then back
>     on the River Drive and into Manayunk. Dave at that point continued
>     to VF while the Hop Devil (me) went back solo to Drexel Hill
>     (without getting lost!!!)
>
>     Excellent day!
>
>     Jake
>
>
>     On 10/6/07, *Dave Hartrum* <dhartrum at mac.com
>     <mailto:dhartrum at mac.com>> wrote:
>
>         Frank, Jake, and I made it down to the Dragon Boat races today.
>         We got there early enough to see Maureen and Deb's team win
>         their first race.
>         Not only can they each push the pedals but they do a good job
>         pulling on those paddles.
>         It looked like a fun event.
>         Each of us riders had are own agenda for returning home and we
>         each eventually split up and went solo.
>         I rode out to Valley Forge, then back to Maniyunk, and then
>         took Bob Martin's route back to Drexel Hill.
>         About 70 miles when all was done.
>         Great October weather for a ride.
>
>
>         Dave Hartrum
>         dhartrum at mac.com <mailto:dhartrum at mac.com>
>
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