This photo, taken by Lance Murphey, ran on the cover of the May 1-2, 2010, issue of The Memphis News. It was part of the pre-race publicity for that year's Outdoors, Inc., Canoe and Kayak Race, which, sadly, had to be canceled at the last minute due to inclement weather. That's me paddling in the foreground, with my friend Joe, who happens to be the OICK race director, in the background.
As of today, the forecast for this Saturday on www.weather.com calls for scattered thunderstorms with a 60% chance of precipitation. That, of course, is likely to change one way or another between now and Saturday. Keep your fingers crossed for at least a storm-free window between 10 and 11 AM for us to get the race in. One thing we can count on is that it'll be hot: we're supposed to have highs in the low to mid 90s (Fahrenheit) all this week.
The river level, according to www.water.weather.gov, is predicted to be somewhere around 15 feet on the Memphis gauge. That's some five to ten feet lower than it's been the last two years, but not a bad level. We've had great races with much lower water.
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