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Masters Team: European Championships 2025

   21 May 2025    International, Masters

We have 25 GB Masters racing in the European Championships this year. This is a significant increase in the previous year (Denmark 2023 we had 4 GB Masters).

Here is the latest update on the logistics:   

Details of the Trailer Loading Plan

The trailer will be loaded at Bryn’s home on Sunday 25th May.

The address is:

12 Bredgar Close

Maidstone

ME14 5NG

Please can you ensure that all boat bags have some form of identification (Name and K1/K2). This makes it easy for the team to ensure we have every boat that is booked on the trailer and in the right place.

The driving team will be leaving very early on Wednesday morning to catch the ferry from Plymouth and will be arriving on site on Thursday evening.

Unloading plan after the trailer returns

We have had an offer from Gordon Bullock, that it may be practical to take the trailer to his site near Dagenham. This may make it easier for collections.  Please let me know if this would be better for everyone. I will make a decision following your replies to me. My email is [email protected].

Notice of 2025 Marathon Racing Committee ACM & Request for Committee Members

   21 May 2025    ACM, Volunteers

Please note that the Marathon Racing Committee ACM will be taking place on the 16th June at 8pm. 

Each club needs to nominate a representative to receive voting rights during the ACM. This can be done on the link below and should be done by 10pm on Monday 9th June: Every racing club is entitled to one vote at the ACM

A representative from each club needs to register in order to receive the voting forms during the ACM. Registration should be done by 10 pm Monday 1st July: https://forms.gle/2LftcvrExiMXdCRa7

The ACM offers a formal space for the marathon racing community to engage with the committee and support the development of the sport further. We strongly encourage ALL clubs involved with marathon racing to attend and nominate a representative to vote. We also encourage ALL members of the marathon racing committee to attend even without voting rights.

The MRC will also be re-electing committee members at the ACM.

We are always looking for passionate people to join the committee and help drive positive change forward within the sport. 

If you are interested, please get in touch ASAP at [email protected]

There are various roles available with differing levels of commitment. All perspectives and experiences are encouraged and welcomed too.

We’d love to hear from you!

Windy Conditions Challenge National Short Course Marathon Racers

   7 May 2025    National, Racing

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.

Selection Note for the World Games, European Championships and Sanabria 2025

   6 May 2025    Athletes, International, Selection

Following the conclusion of the April & May assessments, the Selection Committee met to select the teams for the World Games, European Championship, including the Para Demonstration event, and the Sanabria K4. The Selection Committee would like to thank Reading Canoe Club and Nottingham Kayak Club for hosting the K2/C2 and K1/C1 races respectively. These were both exceptionally well organised events. The Short Course Nationals, held at Peterborough, was also used to inform these selections, which was another excellent event.
We would like to congratulate the athletes on their selections to their respective teams.

Please view the selection note below for full explanation of selections and teams as well as results and HC data from the recent assessments.

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW
As per the 2025 Selection Policy (published here), any requests to review the selections must be made in writing to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Nanette North at Marathon Selectors [email protected] within 48 hours of the publication of this document, i.e. by 5pm on Thursday 8th May 2025.

Kat Wilson, on behalf of the Selection Committee

06/05/2025

Short Course Nationals 2025 – That’s a Wrap!

   5 May 2025    Athletes, National, Racing

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!

   1 May 2025    Athletes, National, Racing
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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 Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race Results

   25 April 2025    Athletes, Racing

2025 for a tough but exciting event of tight racing. The headwinds were strong and the flow low but all categories produced impressive racing and tight margins. For full results from the race, please visit their site here.

NOTE – We are awaiting the senior team results to be confirmed so the below graphic only shows the main results.

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

   25 April 2025    Athletes, National, Racing

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!

Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race 2025: How to follow along!

   17 April 2025    Racing

The Marathon Racing Committee would like to wish all competitors racing in the 2025 edition of the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race the best of luck. Have a safe and enjoyable (?) race to whichever finish line in your aim.

We would also like to thank all the volunteers (directors, committee, marshals and more) out on the course over the next few days. Without you, these events could not happen.

There is a variety of coverage happening over the next four days as the straight through crews, juniors and stages compete and you can follow their progress in a variety of ways.

The official DW organisation channels include the following:

PaddleDaily, an independent paddling media company, will also be following the race through their channels. They might also be providing some live stream footage of the senior doubles race for us. You can find their channels below.

We look forward to following along ourselves!

Selection Note for the 2025 German Nationals Team

   17 April 2025    Athlete Development, International, Selection

Please see below the selection note for the 2025 German Nationals Team.

We would like to congratulate the athletes on their selection to the team.

REQUESTS FOR REVIEW

As per the 2025 Selection Policy (published here), any requests to review the selections must be made in writing to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Nanette North at Marathon Selectors [email protected] within 48 hours of the publication of this document, i.e. by 18:00 Saturday 19th April.

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