you know the way the mind plays tricks on you and after awhile even the worst experience fades into a fuzzy, warm, it wasn't all that bad feeling. Well I did this river over a decade ago and I still wake up screaming!
Now, there are many here that might take the view that I am been defeatist so if you do decide to do this race paddle a k1 or at least something long and fast. Do not under any circumstances think of paddling your creek / play boat unless you
a: don't like your arms / shoulders; and or
b: like pain.
On an altogether more serious note it would be good to win the varsities to demonstrate to NUI Galway that you can have fun and paddle. So those of you who are up to it should do it and thereby demonstrate Pia’s ability to develop and project a vision of what winning / participating in this event will do for you and your career and, having harnessed your energy and enthusiasm, lead you all to what is sure to be a glorious future. Alternatively you could also pull a move similar to Cork a few years back and change the rules to ensure the Galway get into a strop and refuse to ‘compete’.
