mrs golden's sprint mass start - photo laura halls
The rumble was a big success again this year. Owing to a late spring with not much else running we had a great turnout of 22 racers! It was awesome. The weather was a bit of a damper, and had there not been a noreaster in the forecast for the day the turnout would have been much higher. Nevertheless, the hardcore came out and raced in what was probably the coldest creekrace ever held. Still River Outfitters threw in some great prizes to boot. props.
photos used courtesy of...
pat rogers:
http://www.kayakingphotos.com/albums2007/wells0407a/wells0407a1.html
david cudmore:
http://www.stillriveroutfitters.com/rumble.html
and laura halls
mike mcdonnell warming up on 'the sweetness' -photo david cudmore
the rules were: first, don't kill each other. second, only one long boat showed up so all prizes were bumped to shortboat. third, due to inadequate recording equipment for rainy weather only the top five finishers would be recorded in each race (so i guess you can kill each other if it looks like you're competitive for top five). 2 runs of the river. first run split into 4 mass start sprint sections. you earn points by finishing top 5. 5 for 1st, 4 for 2nd 3 for 3rd... etc. then on the second run of the river you mass start race the full length. that's worth 3x the points as the short sprint finishes. add it all up... there are your winners.
jolyon the organizer, cant this guy shut up? - photo pat rogers
racers
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nate randall
eric klem
trip burwell
ted kwasnik
justin crannell
scott andrews
mike holliday
john beardsley
jeff bate
emily theobald-harding
james joslin
ben koons
owen cadwalader
alex steinberg
anna schumacher
mike mcdonnell
aaron black
simone orlandi
ben norbrothen
damian turcotte
jerry brisson
jolyon rivoir-pruszinski (long boat)
coming out of the start on bretts mom - photo cudmore
bretts mom sprint - photo cudmore
holliday passing mcdonnell on the hero line of the sweetness - photo rogers
mrs. golden's sprint - shortboat finish
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1) mike holliday
2) mike mcdonnell
3) scott andrews
4) justin crannell
5) alex steinberg
breather after mrs golden's sprint - photo rogers
labyrinth is the shortest sprint and always subject to pile-up and a real boatercross feel. this year was no exception with a major pile-up in the final hole. mass chaos.
labyrinth sprint - shortboat finish
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1) alex steinberg
2) mike holliday
3) scott andrews
4) mike mcdonnell
5) justin crannell
mike holliday busting out the race line on the el salto falls - photo rogers
holliday landing - photo cudmore
justin crannell risks the race line to sneak into 2nd - photo cudmore
alex steinberg edges mcdonnell for 5th - photo cudmore
the race line on the el salto falls sealed the deal for good placing for holliday, crannell, and burwell.
salto sprint - shortboat finish
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1) mike holliday
2) justin crannell
3) scott andrews
4) trip burwell
5) alex steinberg
the tantra sprint is the longest and crannell showed his stamina to pull out first in shortboat.
tantra sprint - shortboat finish
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1) justin crannell
2) mike mcdonnell
3) mike holliday
4) john beardsley
5) ben koons
hiking back up to the cars for the 2nd run - photo rogers
the steady rain changed to snow just in time for the full course race.
full course mass start - photo halls
at the lip of brett's mom - photo halls
heading out of brett's mom amid the flakes- photo halls
there was some serious time lost in the hole at the bottom of labyrinth for some of the top competitors, shaking up the lineup coming into the waterfall...
steinberg cements his lead in the full course race on the el salto falls - photo rogers
holliday and koons head to head at el salto falls - photo rogers
crannell looking to make up time on the race line - photo rogers
damian turcotte not looking to make up time on the el salto falls - photo rogers
full course race - shortboat
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1) alex steinberg
2) scott andrews
3) ben koons
4) mike holliday
5) mike mcdonnell
steinberg held on to win the full length race followed by veteran scott andrews. ben koons peaked late with great staying power to beat out other top paddlers.
awards 'ceremony' - photo rogers
In the end, Mike Holliday's strong showing in the sprint round carried him through the Rumble to first place. It was very closed between the top three finishers though, and Alex Steinberg and Scott Andrews gave him a run for his money. 5th place Justin Crannell took home a LL t-shirt. 4th place Mike McDonnell took home a sweet drybag from Still River Outfitters. In 3rd Scott Andrews took home a $25 gift certificate to Still River. 2nd place Alex Steinberg took home a lifejacket from still river. And in 1st Mike took home a $50 gift certificate to Still River and a sweet Wells River Rumble Sweatshirt proclaiming him the SHORTBOAT CHAMPION!
final point totals
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1) mike holliday (LL el jefe) 23
2) alex steinberg (dagger nomad) 22
3) scott andrews (dagger mamba)21
4) mike mcdonnell (necky blunt) 13
5) justin crannell (riot magnum) 12
6) ben koons (payranha m3) 10
7) john beardsley (LL el jefe) 2
7) trip burwell (Dagger CFS) 2
mad props to patrick rogers, addie smith, laura halls, and andrew mccauley for photos and shuttles and mega thanks to david cudmore of still river outfitters for all that, great prizes, and a bag of potato chips.
hope to see y'all next year!
jolyon
2007 race flyer
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