Ogden down river race next weekend

[mrbrejcha]

http://www.eddyflower.com/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=100

Anybody want to do some laps before or after the race?

[Alex]

Is it kayak only?

[mrbrejcha]

I assume so.

It should be fun to watch even if you don't kayak.

[mrbrejcha]

Here's some pics from the event. I didn't take any because I was having too much fun running laps. A great little run!

http://www.eddyflower.com/Forum.aspx...id=11192#11192

[Sombeech]

Wow, looks like it was running pretty good. Did they let a little extra out of Pineview Dam?

[mrbrejcha]

They started releasing water at 8 am and it was at 500cfs until about 1 or so, then they shut it off.

hers' the event wrap up from the races site, I DIDN"T FINISH LAST!!!>>>

"Wrap-Up

The Mountain to Metro Kayak Race this year blew the lid off everyone's expectations, even with only a few weeks notice on the water release. Over fifty experienced whitewater kayakers from around the state and a few from Colorado showed up to take their last laps down the Ogden river while the rest of the west dried up with the autumn leaves. The race began at the Indian Trailhead, one mile up Ogden Canyon, and wound its way into the city down the Ogden River parkway to the Big Dee Sports Park. It is a grueling sixteen minute paddle that gets your adrenaline pumping from the starting whistle and leaves you gasping for air as you cross the finish line. Several kayakers got unexpected views of the streambed of the Ogden river as they capsized in the meatier of the Class IV rapids up the canyon, but everyone had a great time. The organizers recieved an overwhelmingly positive response from the competitors and spectators who felt extremely lucky to participate in an event of this magnitude and enjoy such high quality whitewater so late in the season. A huge thank you from the kayaking community goes out to the GOAL Foundation, Ogden City Recreation, The Ogden CVB, The Utah Whitewater Club, Keen Footwear, Backcountry.com, Canyon Sports and Wasatch Touring for making this spectacular event happen once again.

Photos at (All photos are copyrighted and for personal use only. For publication please contact the photographer. )
http://gallery.me.com/dennymont#100155
http://photoivo.smugmug.com/gallery/...mFRTK//#P-1-20
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwintolmer/

News Flash on the Team Dagger Website
http://www.teamdagger.com/ssp/news?news_id=237

Results

Mens
Bib Number Name TotalTime
233 Ken Hoeve 0:16:26
241 Sam Chesley 0:16:35
228 Tyler McQueen 0:16:45
242 Tim Payne 0:16:48
239 Josh Reinhart 0:16:56
246 Davis Gove 0:17:12
237 Todd Schirman 0:17:17
235 Jake Norby 0:17:17
219 Alan Clark 0:17:26
244 Brady Larsen 0:17:36
229 Brad McQueen 0:17:43
217 Craig Haaser 0:17:45
224 Jeff Doerr 0:17:46
227 Andy Thurell 0:17:48
216 Bill Hunt 0:17:50
211 Chris Smith 0:17:50
232 Kieth Kostner 0:17:51
240 Skyler Hoellesh 0:17:52
210 R. John Asay 0:17:56
231 Stewart Barlow 0:17:56
215 Josh Larsen 0:18:06
248 Paul Newton 0:18:06
243 Joe Kreidel 0:18:11
238 Clark Gullo 0:18:11
250 Christian Jones 0:18:14
220 Tyson McQueen 0:18:16
247 Keith Rounkles 0:18:16
245 Brett Allen 0:18:17
213 Mare Marger 0:18:33
218 Damian Madan 0:18:41
222 Ricks Davis 0:18:44
249 Russell Paystrup 0:19:05
236 Troy Green 0:19:10
226 Matt Brejcha 0:19:13
212 Rodney Larsen 0:19:26
221 Bryson White 0:19:35
214 Paul Tanner 0:19:58



Womens
Bib Number Name TotalTime
223 Shannon Finch 0:18:48
234 Karan Estee 0:19:01"