fitness paddling: exercise, training, racing by kayak & canoe

One Year Ago in Fitness Paddling - September 2007

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 11:23:51 -0600

Kayak and Canoe Marathon Races in September and October 2008

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 11:40:57 -0600

Racing season is not over yet! You can find several long distance paddle races coming in September and October. The events below are on my wish (or to do) list.
race	date	location	description
Chicago Shoreline Marathon	September 27, 2008	Lake Michigan along shores of Chicago, IL	4 x 4-Mile Relay 8-Mile 2-Beach Race 25-Mile Marathon
Kruger Challenge	October 4-5, 2008	Manistee River, MI	100 miles in 24 hours River Bridge on M-72 to Harvey Bridge
Phatwater Kayak Challenge	October 11, 2008	Mississippi River, MS	42.5 miles Port of Grand Gulf - Natchez, MS 2007 pictures
7th Annual Suwannee River Challenge & Marathon	October 11, 2008	Suwannee River, FL	from Fargo (52 miles) or from SR-6 (26 miles) to White Springs flyer
Kaw-lloween Classic	October 18, 2008	Kansas River, KS	35 miles Lawrence to Edwardsville

Related posts:

2008 Colorado River Kayak and Canoe Race in Glenwood Canyon

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:53:17 -0600

The annual 10 mile race from Dotsero to Hanging Lake rest area on the Colorado River organized by Jerry Nyre (Canoe Colorado) took place on August 24, 2008. I didn't race this year due to wrist tendonitis (more related to my computer work than paddling).

solo canoe
1st	Lee Bartlet	1:26:54
2nd	Clem McHale	1:43:40
touring kayak
1st	Eric Nyre	1:23:18
2nd	Pam Noe	1:26:07
unlimited kayak
1st	Jeremy Rodgers	1:04:32
2nd	Andy Howell	1:08:33
3rd	Mike Lesnik	1:09:01

Jeremy Rodgers:

I was hell bent on breaking course record of 1:05 which I did set by a composite tandem K2 set back in 1999. Hanging Lake was no longer a flowing river this year as Shoshone Dam was functioning as usual. Cfs was about 1600 or medium to low. None of the surprise drops from last year were encountered.

I believe that Jeremy paddled his JKK Supernova multisport kayak and Mike Lesnik - WSBS X-par Missile. Andy Howell is a South African marathon paddler transplanted to Denver this summer. He was paddling a Fenn surf ski.

Results, reports, pictures, movies and animations from the previous races:

One Year Ago in Fitness Paddling - August 2007

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:05:30 -0600

2007 Missouri River 340 Race at Cooper's Landing

August 2007 was dominated by pictures and stories from the 2nd Missouri River 340 Race. I had also several posts on Colorado River race in Glenwood Canyon including a review of JKK Supernova kayak used in that race by Jeremy Rodgers. I didn't paddle in the Colorado River race this year due to my wrist injury: Less Paddling, More Photowalking, Shooting, and Experimenting with HDR.