Worlds!!!
World Champs here in Poznan are now over and done with and I have pretty mixed emotions with our racing. Our 500m semi was really good, we were up against some really tough crews and we came through strong to make it through to the A final. The 200m on the other hand was pretty disappointing. We felt we had a good race, but finished 3rd in the semi which meant we were in line to get into the A final on a fastest 3rd place time, which we missed out on by 0,15 of a second and we had to settle for our spot in the B final.
Sunday we were scheduled to race in the 500m A final and the 200m B final just 1 hour later. We decided to go for broke in the 500m since it was our only shot at a medal. We went out really hard and were looking good for the first half but then we blew pretty badly, ending up 9th. There wasn’t much power left in our arms for the 200m B final 60 minutes so even though we gave our all, being the only crew to have raced the 500m took its toll on us and we couldnt match the other crews speed off the mark and got a very disappointing 8th.
Looking back, I think there are a lot of positives that we can take out of this regatta. We made the 500m A final and our 200m semi was a good race. We got our PB time and missed out on the final by so little. We have learned a lot about the 200m race and I am already looking forward to the season ahead as we focus purely on the 200m k2.
Now its time to pack up my things and head on home to Ruvenna who I am dying to see. I will take a few weeks off from formal training before hitting it hard again for next years worlds and the Olympic qualifications.
