National Club Championships Day 2

The second day of Nationals was an "All Kiran Day". She first raced in the Junior A single event and then at the end of the day on the Open Women's Dash. The Junior A single was a four boat heat and it was top two to qualify. Kiran had raced against two of the girls already at Independence Day where they had been faster but we thought this would be a faster day. Howeverafter the twenty when Kiran settled, the other girl didn't and Kiran found herself a length behind in third place. It messed up her plan since she was expecting a fast start herself and gradually her splits came down. She finished in third. In the evening, she raced against Reddick and Sarbanis who had won US Nationals last year. She did well by staying a lot closer than in the heat. She finished 5th our of the six boats in the semi. However, just being in the same race as those two women was pretty cool by itself.
Next week the girls race at the Youth Regatta in Philly.

Linda at the trailer.
Kiran stretching before her race.
Credential check again.
On to the dock.
Kiran rowed in a FluidDesign called Charlie Kain.
Pushed off.
Rowing towards the start in the Junior single event.
A few strokes int o the start.
The girl in yellow from Baltimore was very quick off the start. Everyone else was bunched together.
After the first 15 strokes.
20 Strokes into the race, 2-4 postions are almost even.
Before the settle.
At the 500, Kiran was well in 3rd.
The winner of her heat.
Kiran in the last 20 strokes.
We gave a shirt to Frank Biller from Nielsen Kellerman who had felped out the Pakistan Team quite a bit before.
Our tent. It was lowered so that the wind would not blow it away.
Boston's Community Rowing Inc. was next to us. They were very loud cheerers.
The merchandise area.
The US Rowing tent.
THis fellow was displaying an ergometer that behaves like a boat in that it can tip from side to side. Very strange to row it. You get the hand pretty soon, but the first few strokes are hard.
Empacher tent
Anisa and Aisha loved the Soda guy. They could get free refills on their metal mugs.
Aisha keeping Kiran company. She could have gone shopping with Tariq and Mehnaz but stuck with her friend. A gold star for her.
Boat as far as the eyes could see!
And some more.
Since Aisha did not have a race she had to work out on the ergometer.
She even did a 2K after her steady state.
Anisa helping with oars.
Off for the Open dash event.
tying in.
and here we go.
Back at the tent.
Midway through the race, Kiran was still close to some very steller rowers.
in 5th place.
Aisha tormenting Anisa with water spray.
Getting chased by Anisa. Running with boats around is almost as bad as running with scissors.
The line for the dock after the races are over to get in some practice time.
THe Fairmount Double. They were very friendly with Kiran and Aisha.
The only real way to carry a single and your oars..
Chit chatting with the Fairmount girls.
Anisa and water.
The slow motion act by Kiran.
Lugging all the stuff back at the end of the day.
Aisha was so happy when her dad came. I did not know she could run that fast and jump down six steps in a leap.
THe new word in hats.