Thank you all who participated despite the rain. Here are the results per age category and distance:
| Place | Event | Age | Group | Distance | Name | Club | Time |
| 1 | K1M | Bantam | 10k | Jackson | Plymale | Gig Harbor | 0:56:10.93 |
| 2 | K1M | Bantam | 10k | Ryan | Wurts | Gig Harbor | 0:56:24.69 |
| 3 | K1M | Bantam | 10k | Liam | Jennings | SCKC | 0:00:59.05 |
| 4 | K1M | Bantam | 10k | Jonas | Ecker | Bellingham | 1:03:09.00 |
| 5 | K1M | Bantam | 10k | Jupiter | Grant | Kenmore | 1:03:28.00 |
| 6 | K1M | Bantam | 10k | Chauncey, | Bevin | Gig Harbor | 1:03:31.00 |
| 7 | K1M | Bantam | 10k | Nathan | Mitchell | Kenmore | 1:09:09.00 |
| 1 | K1W | Bantam | 10k | Elena | Wolgamot | Bellingham | 0:01:00.37 |
| 2 | K1W | Bantam | 10k | Ana | Swetish | Bellingham | 0:01:00.38 |
| 3 | K1W | Bantam | 10k | Abby | Scoggins | Bellingham | 0:01:10.16 |
| 1 | C1W | Juvenile | 10k | Andreea | Ghizila | Cascade | 1:08:18.00 |
| 1 | K1M | Juvenile | 10k | Jacob | Zikan | SCKC | 1:00:07.00 |
| 1 | K1W | Juvenile | 10k | Catie | Hinson | Gig Harbor | 0:01:08.30 |
| 2 | K1W | Juvenile | 10k | Milan | Gauthier | Bellingham | 0:01:11.44 |
| 1 | K1M | Masters | 10k | Doug | Richie | Kenmore | 0:51:26.47 |
| 1 | K1W | Masters | 10k | Elizabeth | Holmes | SCKC | 0:01:00.38 |
| DNF | K1M | Master | 10k | Peter | Prinos | Cascade | |
| 1 | C1W | Bantam | 5K | Sadie | Hanks | Gig Harbor | 46:02:00.00 |
| 1 | K1M | Bantam | 5k | Ashby | Bodine | Gig Harbor | 33:49:00.00 |
| 2 | K1M | bantam | 5k | Chayse | Gauthier | Bellingham | 36:32:00.00 |
| 3 | K1M | Bantam | 5k | Leo | Malmberg | Cascade | 42:50:00.00 |
| 1 | C1M | Juvenile | 5k | Oliver | Farquhar | Gig Harbor | 34:15:00.00 |
| 1 | K1W | Master | 5k | Leanne | Jordan | Cascade | 35:45:00.00 |
| 2 | K1W | Master | 5k | Liz | Graf-Brennen | SCKC | 42:39:00.00 |
| 3 | K1W | Master | 5k | Gerrie | Hashisaki | SCKC | 42:42:00.00 |
| DNF | K1W | Master | 5k | Joanna | Crocker | Cascade | |
| 1 | K1M | Bantam | 2k | Ethan | Vasquez | Gig Harbor | 18:15:00.00 |
| 2 | K1M | Bantam | 2k | Daniel | Blanc | Gig Harbor | 18:20:00.00 |
| 1 | K1M | PeeWee | 2k | Ryan | Farber | Gig Harbor | 20:45:00.00 |
| 2 | K1M | PeeWee | 2k | Sean | Wurts | Gig Harbor | 21:01:00.00 |
| 3 | K1M | PeeWee | 2k | Conner | Wurts | Gig Harbor | 24:04:00.00 |
| 1 | K1W | PeeWee | 2k | Zoe | Libner | Gig Harbor | 21:13:00.00 |
| 1 | C1W | Bantam | 2k | Naomi | Prahl | SCKC | 21:40:00.00 |
Saturday, November 5, 11:00-1:00
Long-Term Athlete Development Seminar – how kids become talented adult athletes
Inglewood East Clubhouse, 7301 NE 175th St, Kenmore. Please park on 175th St. and walk through the mobile home park, keep to the right, to the clubhouse. Coordinates 47.755106 by 122.244086.
Cascade Canoe & Kayak Racing Team is pleased to announce our 2016 – 2017 athlete, parent, and coach education program. Each session addresses a key aspect of athlete development and is designed to help athletes understand how to draw upon the information to improve their race performance, parents how to better understand how to support the efforts of their child/athlete, and coaches to understand the lessons athletes need to learn and how to help athletes use the lessons to enhance performance.
The first 7 sessions are theory focused and each includes a PowerPoint presentation and discussion. The last 5 are practical – on the water or in the weight room, with participants actively learning and practicing the skills. It is strongly recommended that participants attend the theory sessions before the practical.
The first session is on Long-Term Athlete Development and addresses the question, “How does a child become great athlete and perhaps an Olympic Champion.” This presentation applies to all sports, and uses canoe/kayak as an example.
Presentations are conducted by Dan Henderson, Head Coach of the Cascade Canoe & Kayak Racing Team and 2016 USA Paracanoe Team Assistant Coach. Dan has completed graduate level course work and research in exercise science with athletes reaching the Olympic Games and Olympic Hopes Regatta podium.
For athletes, parents and coaches who are part of our program, the session are free. For everyone else, they are $35 per session, $200 for the seven theory sessions, or $350 for all twelve. All members of the community are welcome!
Coach Education 2016 – 2017
| Date | time | Topic | Location |
| November 5 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Long Term Athlete Development – how kids become talented adult athletes | Inglewood East |
| November 19 | 11:00 – 12:00 | Team Philosophy – Building our Team | TBA |
| November 19 | 12:00 – 1:00 | Safety – Maintaining a safe program | TBA |
| December 10 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Kayak Technique – what makes a kayak go | TBA |
| December 17 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Canoe Technique – what makes a canoe go | TBA |
| January 14 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Training Methodology – How we train | TBA |
| January 28 | 11:00 – 12:00 | Nutrition – how to eat to support racing and training | TBA |
| January 28 | 12:00 – 1:00 | Strength Training – how to develop strength | TBA |
| February 11 | 11:00 – 12:00 | Coach/Sport Psychology – support the mental side of athlete development | TBA |
| February 11 | 12:00 – 1:00 | Skill Learning Theory & Practice – how we learn | TBA |
| February 25 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Coaching Skill Development – Voyageur | Blue Heron Landing |
| March 11 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Coaching Skill Development – Kayak | Blue Heron Landing |
| April 8 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Coaching Skill Development – Canoe | Blue Heron Landing |
| April 15 | 11:00 – 1:00 | Coaching Skill Development – Safety & Rescues | Blue Heron Landing |
| May 13 | 11:00-1:00 | Coaching Skill Development – Strength Training | Blue Heron Landing |
- Clubhouse at Inglewood East, 7301 NE 175th St, Kenmore. Please park on 175th St. and walk through the mobile home park, keep to the right, to the clubhouse. Coordinates 47.755106 by 122.244086.
- Blue Heron Landing Marina, 9025 NE Bothell Way, Bothell, WA 98011. Coordinates 47.751903 by122.219163.
You’re invited!
You are invited to the Cascade Canoe &Kayak Distance Race–a 2km, 5 km or 10 km race primarily for International Canoe Federation sprint canoes and kayaks. Other types of paddled craft may be included. The annual date is the last Saturday in October which this year falls on October 29!
Costumes are welcome!
The annual date is the last Saturday in October–this year October 29! The course brings beautiful fall colors feel free to bring your own color as well with your Halloween costume, although that is not a requirement to compete.
The courses
Three distances are offered and all are available to all age groups. All races are run simultaneously, so you must chose! The Sammamish River is normally a slow meandering waterway that connects Lake Sammamish to Lake Washington. It is often called the Sammamish Slough and averages about 30 meters wide and 3 meters deep. The course is very protected and sheltered from wind and waves.
As with any “natural” waterway, there are a few small and easily avoided hazards. As the river meanders along, the inside of turns tend to be shallow. There’s also a few places where side creeks enter the river, resulting in small shallow deltas. In a couple of places trees have fallen into the river and stick out from the shore. There are many bridges crossing the river and some have supports in the water. When we have strong sustained rains, the river rises and current becomes stronger.
In a stunning come from behind effort, Gig Harbor’s Olivia Crocker and Cascade’s Andreea Ghizila, members of the USA Junior Canoe/Kayak Team racing at the Olympic Hopes Regatta in Szeged, Hungary, edged out the Canadians for the Bronze Medal in C2 Women 500 meters. with over 2 boat lengths back at the 250 Ghizila and Crocker powered it up and overtook the Canadians by .613 seconds to claim third. “This was a great effort and the best US outcome at this regatta,” commented Cascade Head Coach Dan Henderson. “We’re very proud of Olivia and Andreea, and their preparation and powerful, tenacious effort.”
Oklahoma City – USA Canoe/Kayak National Championships, Day 4
We raced just two events today to wrap up the 2016 USA Canoe/Kayak National Championships. Cascade’s Andreea Ghizila raced the C-1 Women Under 16 200 meters and placed second to Seattle’s Nevin Harrison with a time of 00:54.44 – just two tenths behind. Cascade’s last race of the day was C-1 Men Masters Over 60, where Dan Henderson won in a time of 1:06.88, 44 seconds ahead of San Diego rival Bob Hahn.
The day was topped off at the evening awards banquet, where Ghizila was named to the Olympic Hopes Regatta Team. She will join the top thirty, up and coming USA Team athletes to compete in this World Championships for 15, 16 and 17year olds, to be held in Szeged, Hungary in September.
“We’re very excited that Andreea was selected to the Olympic Hopes team. The Szeged race course is one of the best in the world, where she get her first exposure to international racing,” commented Cascade Head Coach, Dan Henderson. Cascade was also recognized as the 10th ranked club in the United States.