The Purple Dragons Prevailed On Sunday...!

Congratulations to all on a job well-done for the Aljunied GRC Race on Sunday! We certainly made the day of all the CC personnel & volunteers representing Paya Lebar Kovan that day.

To be honest, when I was first informed about the Aljunied GRC race in the beginning of the month, I was completely unenthusiastic about it as I felt that it will be disruptive to our team's training for the June Race.

But as like all experiences in life, I believe there are some lessons to be learnt from the short event. In this case, winning aside, the other positive take-back for our team came in the form of gaining more race experience.

Compared to the PA Paddle Championship 2008 2 months ago, our team is more focused at the start of the race. What made me particularly happy is that we paid heed to the feedback from previous races that we should only listen to coach or the coxswain at the start of the races. This time round, our team did not lose out because of inattentiveness at the start line.

I hope that all of us can remember how important it is to remain focused during a race and repeat whatever we did right on Sunday during the upcoming June Race. As champions of a "Minor League", you can be sure that some eyes will be on us during the upcoming big race. Let's stay cool and do our best when we meet the other teams in the "Major League". Keep our minds on the goals and give it our all during the competition!

Stroke by stroke, when we pull together as a team, the boat will fly!

Counting down...

By Team Coordinator (Evelyn)