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Sat - September 6, 2008

Kayak and Canoe Marathon Races in September and October 2008

Mississipi River at Vicksburg

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

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Wed - September 3, 2008

2008 Colorado River Kayak and Canoe Race in Glenwood Canyon

Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon

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:

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Mon - August 4, 2008

Annual Canoe & Kayak Race on the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon

... from CanoeColorado.com website:

Canoe & Kayak Race
Sunday August 17th, 2008
10 miles , class I
Colorado River from Dotsero to Hanging Lake Rest Area
Entry Fee is $10 per person cash. Classes for canoes and kayaks Prizes are all entry fees for each class + $100 split 50-30-20 to 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Drawing at the end of the race for all participants to win cool paddling prizes
Registration is 6:30am at the Green Bridge at Dotsero, race will begin 8:00am.
For more information contact:
Eric Nyre
eric_at_canoecolorado.com