Matt completed the Catalina Classic yesterday (a 32 mile Paddle Board race from Catalina to Manhattan Beach Pier) in 6 hours and 48 minutes. Insane?- yes! Amazing?- yes! This was his 4th time doing the race and even though the conditions were rough he beat his previous best time by 2 minutes. Thank you to John and Mike who went to Catalina with him and took care of him from the guide boat by giving him food, cheering him on, etc. And thank you to all the friends, family and coworkers who came to watch Matt at the finish- your support meant so much to him! He's feeling pretty good today.
Mike took these shots- the first two are from Catalina and the bottom one is Matt battling the open sea:)
Here's Matt at the MB Pier crossing the finish line
The 2011 Classic finishers. There are 2 divisions (Unlimited- 18 ft boards and Stock -less popular and harder/slower- 12 ft boards.) Matt races stock so he's 2nd from the right kneeling on the sand with his board in front of him.
So proud of him!
Kylie playing with Grandma and Grandpa on the beach
Some of Matt's coworkers, Jason and Scott, who came out to congratulate him at the finish
The Holmes and the Putnams showed their support too (The MB Volleyball Open was going on the same day as you can see in the background so the beach was quite busy!)
Looking pretty good for just finishing such a feat!
4 comments:
I'm surprised he did so well without your guys' #1 fan there.
Just kidding. :)
Great job Matt!
I love this post! :) Way to go Matt! So glad you all had fun and got some great pictures of the event.
Way to go Matt! Using the tough board too! David was glad he got to watch him finish:)
Wow! Amazing! Congrats Matt!
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