Season newbie Darien Pearce experiences her first Regionals held on Busting's training turf ....
I arrived at Lake Pupuke for Regionals and it was a beautiful crisp morning with a sea of tents, excited people, and the boats looking lovely on the water with their dragon heads and tails attached. After dropping my things at the tent, the first stop was to join everyone else queuing for a hot drink to start the day! This was my first Regionals and I was nervous. Could I do this, would I survive the 2km race? Yes, I could! The flower ceremony for the BC teams was very moving. All in all it was an amazing day with amazing people. Everyone dug deep and found the energy needed, even for that 2km race! It was also exceptionally nice to have some “bling” at the end... Go Busting!!! The next day was spent lying on the couch!