This is the first time in its history that the Va’a World sprint championships have been held in Europe. I was very proud to be there today, in my home country, but proudly representing New Zealand as an elite Para athlete. Here are some highlights.
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Becoming a para athlete: the hard truth
📹 The difficulty of dealing with ptsd is it rears it’s head sometimes when you’re least expecting it. Today was one of those days. Official classification day.
Continue reading “Becoming a para athlete: the hard truth”Va’a Waka ama World Sprint Champs: blessing the canoes
All brand new canoes get blessed before they are used. This morning started with the blessing of the canoes we will be using this week for the world Sprint championships
Here are some highlights.
Continue reading “Va’a Waka ama World Sprint Champs: blessing the canoes”Final Para Waka ama camp: 2 weeks till London!
I always find these camps pretty tough from a PTSD / Autism point of view. It feels quite intense, being with people all the time, sleeping, eating, training all in a group with no personal space whatsoever.
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Para Waka ama training camp 2: lots more learned.. including a surprising fact about disability access during domestic flight travel.
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