Well, it's race day for the first time in 2017. I got to Ocean Springs around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. After checking in at the race HQ, I went down to the water and paddled for 40 minutes.
I've been paddling my old surf ski all winter while the new boat I bought last summer has sat in my garage. So the main purpose of yesterday's paddle was to make sure everything on the new boat was adjusted the way I like it. Once I got to feeling comfortable I did four 12-stroke sprints and worked the kinks out of my muscles from the six-hour drive.
I spent last night at the home of my friend Nick Kinderman, who is in fact the founder of the Battle On The Bayou race and served as its director for five years before handing it off to Mike Pornovets. We're up bright and early this morning and having a bit of coffee and breakfast before heading out to the race site. With any luck I'll have all kinds of fun stories to share here after it's all over.
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