Go Perry!

[nwhiker]

Perry came in first in the Men's Lightweight Single at Head of the Hooch. He was seeded last and passed the finish line second, which means he passed everyone else, LOL. It was a good time and he would have done well (4th) if he'd raced in the Men's Championship Singles as well, where they are taller by 6 in and outweigh him by 50 lbs, LOL. So a good race for him.

What made me happy? I was watching and saw him unexpectedly on screen, since he started last I didn't expect him to be the second rower over the finish but I knew it was him, since over the years, I've really come to know his rowing style.



Also, casual bit of sexism in the previous two races:

Announcer at Head of the Hooch (head rowing event). A woman, seeded 1 in the Women's Singles goes by. Then the last seeded (last started) Men's Singles comes by. And the freaking announcer comments about how "they may have started her earlier".

They MAY have. However, the higher prob is that the fastest woman may just be faster than that dude. I mean, really?

And results show that to be the case, by far.

I mean, she was the only one who passed a guy but many women were faster than some of the guys.

Ugh.