Campbell Walsh - Euro Champs in La Seu

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

The 2011 European Champs will be contested this week in La Seu D'Urgell, Spain. It's a popular venue on the circuit, one where I have raced a lot. In recent years it was host to the 2009 World Champs, plus a World Cup event last season.

The GB team arrived pretty early, traveling on Wednesday last week. I felt very comfortable on the water straight away - my new Nelo boat performing well. It was fun to be squeezing under poles and nailing moves - a totally different style of paddling to training on the London course. Now that the nation training slots have started, it's mostly a matter of waiting for racing to start, which is not till Friday for me. A key attribute for an athlete in race week is effectively dealing with spare time and boredom!!!

Campbell Walsh