{"id":784,"date":"2014-10-06T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T09:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?p=784"},"modified":"2014-10-06T09:24:25","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T09:24:25","slug":"adie-focused-on-first-k1-hansa-fish-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fishmarathon.org.za\/?p=784","title":{"rendered":"Adie focused on first K1 Hansa Fish title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having just returned the ICF Canoe Marathon World Champs, 2013 K2 Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon champion Abby Adie has her sights firmly set on a debut visit to the top step of the women\u2019s Hansa Fish K1 podium when the race finishes at the Cradock sports fields on Saturday 11 October.
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\nAdie\u2019s challenge in Oklahoma was short-term as partner Laura O\u2019Donoghue fell ill in the build-up to the women\u2019s K2 and they decided on the afternoon prior to the race that they would race and although they weren\u2019t at full strength Adie believes that it was valuable preparation.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaura got more and more sick as we approached the race and we hadn\u2019t gone all that way not to race so we gave it a shot,\u201d Adie said. \u201cAlthough we weren\u2019t at our best the lessons you learn at events like that are invaluable and I came away with some great experience that will be good for me going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

The traditional turn-around between World Marathon Champs and the Hansa Fish is only a few days but this year the paddlers have had an extra week to rest up and prepare for the two-day paddle from Grassridge Dam to Cradock and Adie was initially worried that she might not be in top condition but she has dispelled these thoughts with a week until the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am still feeling a bit flat following the trip from America and I was scared that it might carry over but with the extra week to recover I\u2019m sure I will be feeling good when I get to Cradock.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am really fit at the moment and I really just hope that I can put together a good race this year because it is a race that I really want to win!\u201d a determined Adie mentioned.<\/p>\n

Adie alluded to the fact that she has never won the K1 Hansa Fish crown before however she was unable to pinpoint the reason for her lack of K1 gold but she is confident that if she can avoid swimming at this year\u2019s race then she has got a good chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past I have swum quite a lot during the race which has obviously lost me time and I think my chances will be so much better if I can get through the race without making any mistakes!<\/p>\n

\u201cThis year will be my eleventh Fish so I think that I know the river well enough so being able to get through the race in one piece will be a great way for me to challenge for the win,\u201d Adie commented.<\/p>\n

With the title of 2014 Berg River Canoe Marathon champion under her belt as well as a trip to a world championship Adie feels that she has had the ideal build-up to the race and the soft-spoken star believes that she is ready to go.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Pre-Fish is something that I normally do every year but this year with Marathon\u2019s I couldn\u2019t which I don\u2019t think is a bad thing because I\u2019ve decided that I am not going to kill myself with tripping the river before the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel that I will be ready for the race when we start this weekend and I say that I won\u2019t but I will put pressure on myself because I really want to win the race,\u201d a focused Adie explained.<\/p>\n

With defending K1 champion Michele Eray coming out from the United States to race and recent Under-23 K1 Marathon bronze medallist Jenna Ward lining up on the start line Adie knows that it is going to be a difficult race.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting onto the podium is going to be difficult this year with Michele (Eray) coming back to defend her title and Jenna Ward being in the form of her life so it is going to be really difficult to win but that is my main focus,\u201d the motivated Adie concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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