Why Thursday is fun- Andrew Oxley

   

hello my name his Andrew from Montreal, Quebec and it is my first year at keeners.
a lot of people think that big water beatdown Thursday its not very appropriate for keeners and i am here to reassure you the complete opposite because Thursday are fun.  first of all,  it is incredibly fun because you get to paddle big water and get beatdown with absolutely no consequences. why is getting beatdown is fun you may ask? because it is refreshing, exhilarating, fun to watch, fun to be watched,  funny, scary and you get to push your comfort zone. my experiences of right side phills that is a pretty big hole in the Ottawa river and was awesome because i went in with out a paddle and i got beatdown for at lease 20 sec. so it wasn't  that bad only fun :) .

A start to a good day :) - Andrew Oxley

It is always very hard for for people to be stoked in the morning for different reasons; too cold ,tired ,wet clothes ,etc. Here are a couple ways to get over that reluctance. Number one; take a cold shower and a coffee. The cold shower wakes you up, and the coffee will stabilize the hot and cold. If you put on your wet clothes quickly, it will help wake you up. The second way is to be enthusiastic about the day. It helps if you sing "Everything is Awesome" from the Lego Movie as you start your day. It is important to eat a very good, and filling breakfast. An example of this is eggs and bacon. Make sure you have a good nights sleep, and always drink a lot of water before you go paddling.