Tomorrow is race day. Not for me, for my duck. My Running Shorts is the official sponsor of Duck #2758, aka “Quackers”. She is entered in the elite Race 3 of the famed Sauble Beach & District Lions Club Annual Duck Race. Quakers has overcome a crippling case of runners wing and trained all summer for her comeback shot at the podium. This is no easy course. It starts with a steep downhill over the Sauble Falls, followed by rolling hills across the rapids, ending with a long flat straightaway to the finish line 100 metres downstream. Unlike her sponsor (me), Quackers is a fast twitch duck who shines in the short distance races. Some of the best ducks in Canada will be racing, but Quakers loves the competition. With the deep field of talent lined up this year I predict a new course, if not world, record. If #2758 wins I shall share in her $500 windfall. Swim Quakers, swim like the wind!
Title Reference: Ernie (voiced by Jim Henson) – Rubber Duckie. From the album The Sesame Street Book & Record. 1970.
So did she win?!
Alas, no. I’ll post a race report tomorrow.