Ruth Chapman, Coast to coast 09

Posted on February 19, 2009

“As you may well know there was a mighty Complete Performance contingent present at this year’s Coast to Coast event and I felt privileged to be part of this and knowing so many people taking part added to the festivities over the weekend.

People have said to me since how disappointed I must feel after all the hard work I put in to have the day turn to custard – but as I said to Richard, you just never know what will happen on race day and I went from having a blinder of a paddle to wondering if I was in fact even going to finish my race.  The fact I did is all I could have asked for – until you are confronted with the chilling reality of not finishing at all – its then to cross that line the biggest wave of relief sets in, not regret. And hey it’s not everyone who can say they get to exchanged pleasantries with Gordon Walker as he paddled his way to victory!”
Well done Ruth! Click here to find out how she managed to fix her rudder and finish the paddle…