Relentless rain overnight on Friday have topped up the Thames even more, if it keeps up we'll canoe to and from our homes!
Lee took the Elio K1 from the club first thing this morning and had a very quick descent downstream to Sonning Lock only to turn and find himself on the wrong end of howling wind and strong river flow. Snaking back up close to either bank he made ground and completed the 6.96 miles in 1:11:20 (Hrs:Mins:Secs) average speed 5.9 mph and an average heart rate of 130, thoughts (Either he's getting fitter or was not trying hard enough) in truth he is saving himself for tomorrow's run in the K2 Club Condor to Pangbourne and back with Matt hoping to break their record on that stretch of the Thames in K1's Lee did it in 1:55:03 we are hoping to be sub 1:47.
Popped into Marsport at Reading to check on progress with the new boat being sponsored by A.B. Walker and Son, alas she is still 2 weeks away from being delivered, both Matt and Lee are anxious to get their hands on the new boat, for there will be no more kit excuses from that point on. Here are the lads putting finishing touched to a boat like ours in the factory:
Lee took the Elio K1 from the club first thing this morning and had a very quick descent downstream to Sonning Lock only to turn and find himself on the wrong end of howling wind and strong river flow. Snaking back up close to either bank he made ground and completed the 6.96 miles in 1:11:20 (Hrs:Mins:Secs) average speed 5.9 mph and an average heart rate of 130, thoughts (Either he's getting fitter or was not trying hard enough) in truth he is saving himself for tomorrow's run in the K2 Club Condor to Pangbourne and back with Matt hoping to break their record on that stretch of the Thames in K1's Lee did it in 1:55:03 we are hoping to be sub 1:47.
Popped into Marsport at Reading to check on progress with the new boat being sponsored by A.B. Walker and Son, alas she is still 2 weeks away from being delivered, both Matt and Lee are anxious to get their hands on the new boat, for there will be no more kit excuses from that point on. Here are the lads putting finishing touched to a boat like ours in the factory:
Other notable spots (for the twitchers) Lee saw 7 black Swans just below Reading lock and a large Pike rolled just ahead of the boat near to Sonning lock, as ever on this stretch he saw several kingfishers and a very alarmed Great Crested Grebe surfaced just on his bow under Caversham Bridge with a fish in it's bill.
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