by Katherine Wallace, owner Flatwater Fitness in Kansas & Race Director for Power to Paddle Classic October 3-5, Springfield, MO

This past week has been an amazing week for me personally AND professionally

This is the 3rd year I have participated in the SUP Carolina Cup races at Wrightsville Beach, NC. 

Not only is this a beautiful location, but it certainly brings the FUN to SUP racing! This community is a family of whom to be proud. 

Yes, competitive. 

YET… 

Supportive

Encouraging

Inspiring

Full of…

Laughter

Smiles

Hugs

Cheers

Positivity

Openness 

Sharing

& Caring!

Life. Long. Friends!

NEVER do I hear anyone speak poorly of another paddler, and they are ALWAYS inclusive of each other.

On a personal note:

I had a great race myself! This year’s 5k was a true 5k!! (The past 2 years had been an extended race due to rerouting from a bridge under construction!) I had been training for 5 miles. How happy I was to find out it was mapped out to actually be 3.5 miles this year!! (Ok, slightly over a true 5k ‍♀️) But I was READY! I’m NOT a distance racer, so this was the perfect race for me! 

I had set goals:

~ to start at the front this year (a lot of paddle wake to face) ✅

~ stay more consistent in my pace✅

~ finish strong ✅

~ beat last year’s PR ✅

I ended up 6th in my age group!

(Out of… well, more than 6. )

There was some BA women in my age category! Hats off to them all! What an honor to race with them. It was said this was the fastest avg race times ever in this group!

As always, I’ve learned many things on this journey, and felt humbled by it all. So blessed!

Special thanks to my #ss who was my strength and support this whole week! I’m SO blessed to call her friend! ‍♀️

FFF Owner,

Katherine Wallace

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