2011 Racing Calendar

The Racing Calendar is now up on the marathon canoeing website.

Hare and Hounds 2 (28 December)

While much of the country was either snowed in or iced up the second Hare and Hounds ran as normal on the river Wey in Guildford. A handicap start from outside the clubhouse, portage over Millmead lock, turn at St Katherine's Lock (where the ice was just beginning to form) and all the way back to a hot shower, coffee and a bacon butty. 10 km in all, or 9.6 km if you have a GPS and want to be pedantic.

There is a link to the results here while our WebMaster has something better to do than sit in front of a keyboard.

Results

U14's Dash-Hound & H&H's

Well done to all the U14's who raced our new Dash-Hound Race Series along with the Hare & Hounds.

We had 15 kids taking part, all doing incredibly well. (There were a couple of 'old girls' who the kids had taken along for the ride, but I reckon they need to ditch those two a.s.a.p. !)

We got really positive feed back from the other two clubs who took part & all the kids seemed to thoroughly enjoy the friendly competition !( Matt & Charlie I thought you were supposed to be mates !!)

Huge well done to Kuba Cranmer for getting the u10 race record on his first attempt ! Well done to Dan James who also did the full H&H's & still had a smile on his face when he finished !

Other U14's who got records where Joe Hayman-Joyce C1 U14 (Max J said he enjoyed getting the record for 60 seconds ! & watch out next time Joe Boy !!)

Gabi De Ferrer u10 also got the record with impressive style !

See you all next time !

Pam, Kathryn & Alison

First Dash-hound race:

'Kayak races are really good fun because you are racing with all your friends and just competing against yourself. When I did my race it was really good because when I got into town people were there looking and cheering and shouting nice things!'

Isla Ward (aged 9 soon to be 10 !!)

Today I took part in the first Wey U14’s Biathlon, a 3km paddle to Seven Arches and a 2km run around the ‘big block’. This was my first home race after taking part at Richmond last week.

I paddled well and I had got ahead by a couple of places when I came off the water for the start of the run. The run was tiring but managed to find some energy for the finish.

I came 1^st in the U10 boys’ race and 6^th overall. It was great being presented my trophy by Rachel Cawthorne.

I enjoyed taking part, although it would have been nice if the sun was shining!

BY ALEX BICKNELL

Richmond Hasler 23/10/10

Kuba Cranmer's Post on the Richmond Race

I was a little more confident because it was my second race so I knew more what i was doing, but I still felt a little nevous.

At first i thought that I woudn't be able to keep up with them, but I managed it more or less by conserving my strength till i got round the second island and past the bridge.

I now see what they mean by river conjestion.

I really appreciate the support I was given - thanks to all the people cheering me on I managed it.

I would recommend racing to everybody out there, it's incredible fun.

thank you all,

kub(a)

Richmond Hasler 24/10/10

Ten of our U14's (plus Max J) bravely competed in the Richmond Hasler last Sunday. They all took it very much in their stride- I was far more nervous than they were! Kuba Cranmer & Alex Bignell raced the U10 lightening Race coming 3rd & 4th ! Josh snell, Jack Oliver & Rian Butler raced the u12 all doing incredibly well, Rian getting 2nd place.

Matt Esselens & Charlie Singlton raced the U12, K2 & looked like they had been paddling together for years rather than weeks ! Alice Fellows & Ella Jamieson paddled U10, K2 & looked very comfortable together, coming 3rd. Max J did really well in Div 9 coming in 1st placed Canoe. Well done guys! They are all now looking forward to competing in the H& H's over the winter.

Helen Weston & myself also raced at Richmond together only for the second time, with much trepidation, as virtually everyone we spoke to had a bad word to say about the conditions there!

We started well- well we didn't fall in, & quickly saw off a couple of mad teenagers from Richmond. We paddled on in our own unique style 'grannies on a day out' & finished in 2nd place.

Meanwhile we understand that although we had got away from the mad,bad teenagers Amanda & Alison hadn't & they ended up being paddle battered - drawing blood ! & pushed into the trees! Sorry girls- but as Eric says "A win's a win!" well almost- the K2 in front of us was so far in front it felt like one to me! Oh & according to Dave Halliwell & son their race was greatly impinged by a hole in the boat - yes Dave it's called a cockpit ! (Only joking Dave !) Happy paddling - sort of , Pam