Foxton Loop Race

Well just found out in the weekend that Foxton the "Foxtown" is also called "Fockie"
The Foxton Loop race had a huge turnout yesterday with 79 paddlers hitting the water. With the short course and long course starts 5 minutes a part the Long course attracted the majority of paddlers and it was still chocka block on the start line.

The start was fairly messy with quite a few people getting spewed all over the confused washes on the narrow waterway and even the starter missed the fact that one or two paddlers were still paddling up to the start line and even at right angles to the start line in one case (the paddlers concerned were just plain late or disorganised as it started bang on 10.30am)

The mass start is a great idea it's easier to time and paddlers just have to be realistic where they start and to be patient as there is heaps of time to make up ground after everyone settles down after the first 500 metres.

I don't have all the results to hand at this stage but the World Marathon Kayaking Champs bound (Spain) Mana KRC paddlers Glenn Muirhead was second in the Mens feild, just piped by club mate William Wilkins by one second and Marianne Archer dragged a bunch of the Male paddlers around the course behind her on the way to winning the Womens Open.

Competitors travelled from Auckland, Taranaki, Whanganui, Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay and Wellington for this one and through extensive advertising of the event by a team of people there were 18 more paddlers than last years record feild................onward and upwards Foxton Loop Race.

Big Congrats to all the paddlers who supported this Years event and also the Ruahine White Water Club for hosting the Event.
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