{"id":4710,"date":"2022-07-17T18:55:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T00:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canoeracing.org.nz\/?p=4710"},"modified":"2022-07-17T18:55:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T00:55:26","slug":"from-the-road-to-the-water-james-munro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptest.co.nz\/canoeracing\/from-the-road-to-the-water-james-munro\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Road to the Water | James Munro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">James Munro&#8217;s journey to the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Champs in Canada is one to marvel at, trading his steering wheel for a paddle just over five years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 25-year old embarks on his first World Champs campaign next month, having joined the Otago Kayak Racing Club in 2017.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Munro&#8217;s start in paddling came after a desire to race the Coast to Coast. Before that, the Christchurch-born paddler had a successful career in motorsport.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;After my career in Motorsport ended in 2016, I felt the need to find another competitive outlet when I began studying at the University of Otago.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After twice completing the two-day Coast to Coast in 2018 and 2019, Munro switched his focus to paddling. The decision paid off, leading to getting into a K1 and later competing in his first nationals in 2020 at age of 23.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;I always enjoyed training, and the environment at the club kept me coming back for more.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The national team beckoned. But not before a call and some guidance from Olympic silver medalist and former World Champion Ben Fouhy. 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