Canoe race

Just wanted to share a fund experience that I had in April when I first started to get serious about dropping a few extra pounds. My friend ( who had lost 90 pounds with weight watchers) and I entered a local canoe race. We canoed for 3 hours and 19 min. straight. No stopping at all. The race was about 16 miles long. There was 10 miles of water with no current and 6 miles of quick water. We went down rapids and even had to port and carrie our canoe over 3 different manditory ports. Up over steep banks across bridges and back down the bank to the water.

We never tipped our canoe over and we came 6th out of 12:happy: in the womens recreational class. It was really impowering and felt so good to compete against people of all types. In all there were about 400 or so canoes entered in ther race total. There were over 700 people that competed in the competition. If anyone is interested the are pics. on www.kenduskeagstreamcanoerace.com We are somewhere around page 25 or so. We wanted to be noticed so we painted out canoe blue with pink poke-a-dots. I'm in the from wearing a pink cowboy hat. We were #148.

Let me remind everyone that I"m from Maine. The river water was very chilly that day. An estimation of about 35-40 degrees. :noway:

This race was in Kenduskeag which is about 20 mins. from Bangor if your that gives you a better idea. Lincoln is the town that I live in. That is about 3 hours north of Saco. I do have an Aunt that lives in Saco though.

Thanks! He is my pride and joy!!!