Charlotte to Ottawa in 12 hours and 30 minutes

Some may see this as reckless, I see it as an accomplishment - the new record from Charlotte to Ottawa is 12hours and 30 minutes. With pit stops only for gas, my teammates and I flew home, weaving through traffic like 'Frogger' (the old video arcade game).

The return to Ottawa was been pleasant until yesterday. A new front has brought with it snow, ice and rain....a drastic change from the sun and heat experience in Charlotte. Regardless, with the right equipment and the right attitude adequate training can be performed. In addition, if our fore-fathers were able to trek to school in snow up to their waist, uphill both ways, then I would feel ashamed/embarrassed if I was unable to paddle in +5C weather with a little bit of snow falling....

For those of you to thoroughly check out supportjohn.ca and visit my blog, I am greatful. I thank all three of you for coming this far.

The site is still in operation, so bare with me another week.

Just a quick note - we just finished up our assault on the whitewater course here in Charlotte, NC. With the American's racing in western North Carolina this week, we had the course to ourselves....unless you include the rafts and the thousands of rec. paddlers. Regardless, us slalom racers were like birds of prey and they were like mice....simply, when they sensed our presence they ran for safety.

Thanks to my coach Michal for his hard work this week. Never have I seen a coach run as much as him up and down the river bank...fantastic.

Anyways, the blogging will become more entertaining in the near future....but with an audience of three thus far, I feel I need to save some of my juice for later.