Had a great day out at Onepoto on Saturday grinding out 24km with 6 portages on the Think Uno Max racing in the K1 masters section.
The National Marathon Champs were run by the Mana KRC for the 2nd year running, the club did a great job with many people involved performing many roles as Officials on the day. I estimate that this side of it involved around 15 to 20 volunteer helpers performing roles from registration through to safety craft officials.
The traditional Northerly wind did not turn up on Saturday meaning that a brisker than usual southerly gave us a technically challenging course, especially heading down the middle of Porirua Harbour towards Whitireia and over to the railway lines and back (a J shaped course), the races were run in a 20 to 30kmh southerly pretty much.
There were a range of distances and options with portage and non portage, dependant on what type of kayak or class you entered.
There were 49 competitors racing in the singles races on the Saturday and 18 people racing in the doubles on the Sunday. Most of the feild were racing in K1's but there were a good number of people in multisport, TK1 kayaks and surf skis.
A great day out with a coffee cart on site, catered BBQ, savouries and muffins at the aftermatch, spot prizes and great comaradery amongst the paddlers from many of the Provincal areas around the Country.
One odd spot at the end............... the Prize awards from CRNZ these funny little ribbons that we used to see about 40 years ago at the A&P shows.
Canoe Racing New Zealand.............what were you thinking............. $40 entry and you get a 60 cent ribbon for a place prize with your place, catergory and date written in pen..............I'm sure a few people will foundly remember what you gave everyone on 14/4/2012.
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Well done Mana, great effort all round, I thought you guys did a fantastic job on the day, though the results could always be posted each evening, with computers and the internet being so easy to use nowadays.
You will find the results on http://www.canoeracing.org.nz/home-1/news/archive/2012/2012-marathon-champs-results
The National Marathon Champs were run by the Mana KRC for the 2nd year running, the club did a great job with many people involved performing many roles as Officials on the day. I estimate that this side of it involved around 15 to 20 volunteer helpers performing roles from registration through to safety craft officials.
The traditional Northerly wind did not turn up on Saturday meaning that a brisker than usual southerly gave us a technically challenging course, especially heading down the middle of Porirua Harbour towards Whitireia and over to the railway lines and back (a J shaped course), the races were run in a 20 to 30kmh southerly pretty much.
There were a range of distances and options with portage and non portage, dependant on what type of kayak or class you entered.
There were 49 competitors racing in the singles races on the Saturday and 18 people racing in the doubles on the Sunday. Most of the feild were racing in K1's but there were a good number of people in multisport, TK1 kayaks and surf skis.
A great day out with a coffee cart on site, catered BBQ, savouries and muffins at the aftermatch, spot prizes and great comaradery amongst the paddlers from many of the Provincal areas around the Country.
Canoe Racing New Zealand.............what were you thinking............. $40 entry and you get a 60 cent ribbon for a place prize with your place, catergory and date written in pen..............I'm sure a few people will foundly remember what you gave everyone on 14/4/2012.
click on photo to enlarge
Well done Mana, great effort all round, I thought you guys did a fantastic job on the day, though the results could always be posted each evening, with computers and the internet being so easy to use nowadays.
You will find the results on http://www.canoeracing.org.nz/home-1/news/archive/2012/2012-marathon-champs-results
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