Hello team,

5 more days to the National Canoe Championship,
6 more days to Singapore International Water Fest.

Be it NCC or SIWF, both races are equally important.

To those hardcore paddlers (You know who you are), please cut down on your training for this week in order to perform well on Saturday.

For those having FYP & attachment, please try to do more running/air paddling on your own.

Before all of you sleep every night, visualize the race course, the process of you paddling/competing. Your tactics, your techniques, what you normally do during your trainings. Mental preparation for the race is VERY important. You wouldn’t want to go there unprepared and freaked. So, visualize.

Always remember, your biggest competitor is you. Don’t worry about who is in your race and just enjoy the process. That’s why we’re in this sport right? We love what we are doing.

Do not be afraid to bring out the champion in you.
Be aggressive, fight for what you really WANT.

“Winning isn’t everything, but the WILL to win is”

Regards,
Ai Xing