Okay, and we're back at the intergalactic offices of the Tour du Teche with results from this weekend's Battle on the Bayou.
We did BEAUTIFULLY!!
Here are our results:
In K1 Long:
Denise D'Abundo finished in 2:01:25, 37th overall, and 2nd in class.
Susan Orgeron finished in 2:06:46, 51st overall, and 4th in class.
The results on the BOTB say that Topher Tape's finish is questioned, I don't know what that means, but I know I have a standing from our Awards show correspondents on a tablet at home. I will update his standing later tonight.
In K2 Unlimited:
Brad Rex and Robin Lashway finished in 1:35:24, 4th overall, and 2nd in class. (I was pulling up at the finish point just as they were pulling their kayak out of the water... they beat me to the finish line and I was in a CAR!)
In K2 Rec:
Terry Ginn and his son Tyler finished in 2:14:32, 67th overall, and 5th in class.
Frank Pellerin and Conrad Pellerin finished in 2:46:28, 128th overall, and 8th in class.
Monise Dupuis and Carson Pellerin finished in 2:47:46, 131st overall, and 9th in class.
Will Cordon and Peyton Pellerin finished in 2:51:53, 136th overall, and 10th in class.
John Davis and his daughter Hayden finished in 2:57:59, 143rd overall, and 11th in class.
Paula Davis and Jessica Turner finished in 3:02:45, 149th overall and 12th in class.
In C1 Unlimited:
Ken Grissom, DNF (Paddlers had to go south into headwinds past a point on a little island, then head north upstream to The Shed, Mr. Ken made it to the point but couldn't turn his boat because the winds were acting against his boat not allowing him to turn it and were pushing water into it. Any kind of momentum he would get to turning the boat made him flip over. He then swam to the shore of the little island and began bailing all of the water out of his poor canoe. The wonderful Sheriff's department came to his aid and helped him bail the boat, get back in and gave him a lift to a little opening to get back to the start point. They called Ms. Debbie to go back for him after being concerned he would get hypothermia. We went pick him and his boat up and got a nice warm change of clothes. He showed up to work this morning and he looks like he's doing fine, he says he's a little embarrassed, but we're just glad he didn't get hurt or sick!)
In Custom Boat:
Team Pont Breaux, a 4 man team consisting of Andre Pellerin, T-Mike Hebert, Dennis Wise, and Mike from Anytime Fitness finished in 2:15:15, and 71st overall. (These guys flipped the boat about 4 times, from what I understand. They showed up at the finish line soaked and frozen with a slight change in crew. T-Mike got on the Coast Guard boat when he realized the boat was just going to keep flipping, one of Andre's triplets, I think it was Peyton, climbed into the 4 man boat and Mike from Anytime Fitness climbed onto the banana boat with Will. Again, we're just glad that no one got hurt or sick. Brrr it was cold out there.)
We had 12 boats representing TDT and they did an AWESOME JOB!! This cheerleader couldn't have been more proud! The weather was very overcast and the temps hovered in the mid to upper 50s and the wind blew around 20 mph. It made for a very cold, tough race!
I'd like to also send out a SUPER SHOUT OUT to the Battle on the Bayou organizers and thank them for their hard work, I know it ain't easy! And also thank them for letting us pass out our rack cards and tell people about how awesome our Tour du Teche is. I hope we get to see some Battle on the Bayou people out our way in October promoting it to our racers!!
Also, if you're going to the Buffalo Bayou Regatta this weekend in Houston, keep and eye out for Brad Rex and Robin Lashway, and Andre Pellerin, I know for sure all those guys are going to be out there! Best of Luck, I'll let you know how they do next week!!
P.S. I will also post pics from this weekend later tonight!
