Category: National

Windy Conditions Challenge National Short Course Marathon Racers

The British National Short Course Championships 2025 provided new challenges for the 180-strong field with unusual windy and cool conditions, but marathon racers still produced an exciting show for onlookers.

A busy one-day competition, Short Course Nationals is marathon racing’s most exciting, action-packed distance with 3.6k and 2 portages of fast-paced tactics and group dynamics.

The event was created by James Symthe, the secretary of the Marathon Racing Committee and Team Manager of international teams. The 2025 edition of the event returned to Nene Park in Peterborough for a fourth year in a row, but sadly, the perfectly calm and warm weather conditions we had come to expect from the location did not return. Competitors were greeted with gusts of up to 27 mph and a cold edge to the area. This did not stop for some very intense and close racing from all categories.

To continue to read the rest of the report, please visit the paddleUK website news article here.

Short Course Nationals 2025 – That’s a Wrap!

It might have been windy but the weather conditions did not hamper the standard of the racing in Peterborough for the fourth edition of Short Course Nationals.

The full results can now be found here.

Photos of all races were taken by Antony Edmonds and can be found here for you to download.

Keep your eyes peeled for the full event write-up on the PaddleUK website in the next few days…!

National Short Course Championships 2025 – How to follow along!

Entries closed ✅

Heat draws confirmed ✅

Race briefing published ✅

The countdown is now on – exciting short course racing is just over 48 hours away! Who are you backing to win?

With international medalists and previous national title holders all present on start lines, this Sunday is billed to be a spectacle for all. Even if you are not racing, try to get yourself to Nene Park, Peterborough to watch!

⏱ Heats start from 09:30am with the Veteran Men K1 with finals starting promptly after a short lunch break at 01:30pm

TimeStart 1Start 2
09:30Veteran Men K1 Heat 1Veteran Men K1 Heat 2
10:00Junior Women K1 Heat 1Junior Women K1 Heat 2
10:30Junior Men K1 Heat 1Junior Men K1 Heat 2
11:00Junior Men K1 Heat 3
11:30Senior Women K1 Heat 1Senior Women K1 Heat 2
12:00Senior Men K1 Heat 1Senior Men K1 Heat 2
12:30LUNCHLUNCH
13:00LUNCHLUNCH
13:30Canoe Final APara Final A
14:00Veteran Women K1 Final A
14:30Veteran Men K1 Final AVeteran Men K1 Final B
15:00Junior Women K1 Final AJunior Women K1 Final B
15:30Junior Men K1 Final AJunior Men K1 Final B
16:00Junior Men K1 Final C
16:30Senior Women K1 Final ASenior Women K1 Final B
17:00Senior Men K1 Final ASenior Men K1 Final B

🎥 Online updates can be found via our social media channels throughout the day as well as live results published on our website throughout here: https://canoemarathon.org.uk/live-results/

Who is going to win some amazing Precision Fuel & Hydration prizes as well as National titles to kick start the 2025 season??

2025 Short Course Nationals: Last chance to get an entry in!

We are now just over a week to go until the 2025 edition of Short Course Nationals in Peterborough and the start lists are heating up.

We are excited to announce that Precision Fuel & Hydration are sponsoring the event with podium prizes for all races and positions. Winners of every races will get a £25 PF&H Giftcard, a bottle, a hat or over eighteens will also receive a PH1500 tube. Second and third place in each race will win a bottle, hat and over eighteens will also receive a PH1500 tube too.

This also included our amazing senior and teams trophies. Our four senior trophies were created under James Symthe’s name and are unique trophies designed specifically for this event and for athletes to take away with them for the year. Who do you think will win them this year?

Standard entries for the event officially close at midnight on Sunday 27th April, with late entries only being accepted until midnight on Tuesday 29th April. We urgently need entries to make the Men and Women Canoe races, the Senior Women Kayak races, the Veteran Women Kayak races and both the Men and Women Para races a little more exciting. Remember for categories need to have 15 entries or more to enable the race to be split into heats!

Race briefing and timetable will be confirmed next week but will follow a similar schedule from last year of the veteran men kayak races kicking off the schedule in the morning.

We look forward to seeing lots of you there!

Short Course Nationals 2025: Traders and/or Sponsors

We are now three weeks away from the 2025 edition of Short Course Nationals. If you have a company that would be interested in a trade stand or to sponsor the event in any way (if you are still yet to talk to us), please get in touch.

Email Holly Mobbs the event organiser to start the conversation.

National Short Course Marathon Championships 2025 – Early Bird Entries are now open!

The Marathon Racing Committee are super excited to announce that early bird entries are now open for the 2025 edition of Short Course Nationals on the 4th May in Peterborough. Coming into it’s fourth year of running, Short Course Nationals presents an action-packed day of tight, thrilling racing.

Enter now to get a discounted entry fee before standard entries open on April 1st via our entries site here.

International entries are welcome as well as all national paddlers. We have races in senior, junior, veteran and para categories.

If you are coming to support a family member on the day, why not volunteer to help us run the event? Any size contribution is appreciated to support the event being run as efficiently as possible. Please volunteer via our sign-up form here.

Seeking Volunteers – Short Course Nationals 2025

We are seeking volunteers to help us run the National Short Course Marathon Championships 2025 on Sunday 4th May. Whether it’s helping with set-up on the Saturday or marshalling during the racing or even commentary, we need your help to make this amazing event even better. There are roles to suit everyone and every different time commitment.

If you are interested in volunteering even a little amount of time over the weekend, fill in the below form and the Short Course Nationals Race Leads will be in contact in due course. Thank you for helping us to make this discipline even better!

UPDATE: 2025 Key Marathon Dates

Due to reasons completely out of Worcester Canoe Club’s control, the original published date for the 2025 Hasler Finals has had to be moved to the 5th October.

Please update your personal calendars as well as any club calendars used. We look forward to seeing lots of competitive racing from qualified clubs and paddlers on the new date.

2025 Key Marathon Dates

As we enter 2025, four key dates must be in your calendar so you can get involved in marathon throughout the year.

As always more dates can be found on the racing calendar throughout the racing season, including dates for local regional Hasler’s, international races, sprint regattas and even ocean races! This is the most up-to-date version of racing dates.

National School Championships 2024 – Entries now open!

The MRC and Devizes to Westminster Organisation are looking forward to hosting the 2024 edition of the National School Championships on Sunday 17th November at Hawley Lake.

For full information on entry requirements, please visit the DW website page here.

To enter, you can download the entry form here.