US Trials Recap #2: Bandits Earn LW4x U.S. National Team Berth

It's official!  The Bellingham Bandits raced this morning to a victory in final #2 of US Trials and secured our spot on the U.S. National Team to race in the lightweight quad in New Zealand.  The wind and rain made it a challenging race and we were happy to get off the water and get warm afterwards!  Since crossing the line at 9 am, we have been running around seemingly nonstop.  We've packed up the boats and oars, gotten drug tested, signed paperwork, returned cars, done laundry, gone to PT appointments, shipped our giant UPS packages, and done everything else that goes along with buttoning things up after a race and getting ready to fly back across the country.

We head back tomorrow and then it's right back to training, planning, and getting ready for our trip to NZ.  Hard to believe competition begins in just 30 days!

Final #1 of US Trials, courtesy of Row2k

Final #1 of US Trials, courtesy of Row2k