The Richmond Riverrock festival was held this weekend, complete with competitions in every flavor of "extreme"outdoor sport: a mud run, SUP race, bouldering competition, 10K trail run, and kayak big air contest.
There was also a boatercross race, which is a head-to-head race where kayakers circle around a series of buoys placed within a set of rapids. This year was the first time they had a female division, and they were struggling to get the minimum number of participants for the race. So, after some encouraging from my friend Erin Johnson, I signed up. To my surprise, I placed second (behind Emily Jackson) and won $100! Erin came in third, so overall I would say it was a success! (Keep in mind there were only 6 participants, but I still consider it to be a pretty cool experience.) Rich Young took some fantastic photos of the entire festival, which you can view here.
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