A quick post from the race course coming right at you. Things are well here, and I have just finished my heat in the C-2 1000m. Gabriel and I were re-united with "black beauty", our boat we raced in Beijing, and it did not disappoint. We were able to qualify direct to the final, finishing third place in our heat. The race was a fairly good one for us, though nothing was spectacular, and we know that we will need to show a lot more in the final. That said, we are really not complaining. In a strong headwind, we were out to the front of the pack in the first 250m, transitioned well and kept the stroke long, and were strong enough to hold off the field for third. 

We will have lunch shortly and then head back to our hotel for a couple hours of relaxation before returning for our 500m heat. We are hoping to qualify direct for the final in this event as well. Rounding out our weekend will be a C-4 200m race that is a direct final. It should be a lot of fun to race, and will be a good way to close the weekend. One more thing I wanted to mention was the great staff with the team here in Szeged, especially the medical team of Alain, Bernie and Paul. 

Cheers and keep it real,

Andrew