Erik,
Your account makes me wish I was there, too!
Make sure you keep us all updated throughout the training and the competition. I can picture everything in my head, the dark water at Ansell or in the middle of Howe Sound, free-drifing with the current, the pool at Watermania, the dinner and celebrations afterwards.
Congrats on your dynamic pb! It's great to 'see' you in a monofin! Remember how I tried to convert you last year.
Maybe I'll be forced to defend my record at Nationals if you or Damiano breaks it this weekend.
Competing in a competition with such chilly conditions--Vancouver got snow recently--requires a definite strategy. Don't forget to keep warm during your prep.
Tom Lightfoot is a machine! He's got legs of steel and thinks nothing of using a 3mm suit in 8C water.
Say hello to Martin Stepanek for me.
Whatever you decide to announce at Regionals, make sure it's a dive that you will enjoy. It makes all the difference.
safe diving,
pete
