Let me say first of I had a blast!
The route was scenic, the weather was sunny with mild temperatures and the water was so still it was like cutting through glass.
15 eager riders met for a race course with a few suprises.
We started straight of the beach in an epic battle for position
The Pictures are all from the event site:
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| Notice how Fanatic Grommet Christian Andersen aka Polarbear is already up paddeling |
Here a short video of the start and the bouy from a riders perspective:
We then raced back to shore and had to saw through a piece of timber with an old rusty saw.
Back up on the boards and start paddeling. 8-9 km through some beautifull scenery. After some catching up I soon caugth the tail of Peter Steinfath ( younger brother of world Champ Casper Steinfath) we chased the leader Mads Ring for quite a while before Philip came strong from behind and joined our group.
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| My view for most of the race , Mads out front, Peters tail right in fornt of me |
We weren't able to fully catch Mads before we hit the shore. He was a little ahead before Philip, Peter and I hit the shore only seconds apart.
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| Crossing the finishline |
We only had one last challenge before the rae was over. We had to chop through a piece of wood with an axe.
Years of working in the forrest came to my advantage and I moved into second position.
Much deserved winner was Mads Ring who had the lead for almost the entire race
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| From the left: Blog Author, Mads , Peter and Philip |
We raced for almost an hour, I ended with an average HeartRate of 177 so pretty hard work , but so much fun
It was a great event- i will highly recommend everybody to join in!
I am already looking forward to the next event be sure to join in at :
folkesurf.com
