Hey everyone.

First of all, a huge thanks to everyone that came out to Dartmouth to watch and cheer at the Worlds. The experience of racing in front of that big of a hometown crowd was unreal, and something I'll never forget. I didn't get to visit with people in the crowd really because I had so many races, but knowing you were all there and hearing you cheer meant a lot.
As for my races, I am pretty happy with how they went over all. Of course, coming 4th, 4th, 5th and 6th is a little bit frustrating, as it would have been nice to get up on the podium in front of the Canadian crowd. My C1 1000 was a pretty good race, but I didn't feel quite as sharp through the middle as I could have. It is still the best I've ever done at the World Championships, so I'm proud of that. I wasn't going to come 1st or 2nd, those guys were on top of their games and too fast that day, but I know that with some work I'll be able to compete with them next year. My 500 was pretty good as well. I think a lot of people thought that after my 1000, I would do better in the 500 and thereby get a medal, but I've been concentrating on the 1000 a lot more this year, so I was happy with my 5th place. The 500 is always a very close, tight field of really fast guys, so to be among them is great. Again, the top two guys were the class of the field, but as I said about the 1000, I know that I can compete with them if I make a few changes. Our C4 was a great race, and I'm super happy with how we executed. That was such an exciting race, hearing the crowd while we were on the start line getting us super pumped and ready to go. There was a false start which got us even more psyched up, and when the gun went off we nailed our start and were right in the race with the best in the world. We were just behind the defending World Champs who got the bronze medal, and considering it was our first international race, I think that's pretty good. There were a few things we could have improved on, but that takes race experience to do, so you will definitely see more from us in the future.
It's now time to enjoy the last few weeks of summer, relaxing and getting ready for Nationals. I might go camping or to some cottages, it'll be nice to actually do some regular summer vacation things for once. That's all for now, thanks again to everyone who came to Worlds, keep your paddle in the water.