Des Plaines River
Canoe & Kayak
Marathon
Race day: Sunday, May 19th, 2019
A great race this year with 500 starters.
Our congratulations to winners of classes and to all finishers.
Some really great times were recorded:
Kiril Florov (Open Class) had the fastest time overall in 2:09:30.2.
Marathon class winners and full Marathon results listed HERE.
Minithon results to follow.
Though windy, the day turned out beautifully, and the river settled to a medium high level, with strong current.
The forecast of bad thunderstorms did not materialize, though there was a brief
delay of some starts after a report of lightning within 5 miles of the course.
Thanks to the paddlers who alerted a safety boat to a fallen tree causing problems on the east side
of an island half way down the course. We were able to help a few paddlers stuck at that location and
were then able direct all following craft around the west side of the island.
Thanks, too, to paddlers who had stopped earlier to help other paddlers in that location.
Our profound thanks to the army of volunteers who helped with all aspects of the race this year,
and to the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (R.A.C.E.S) volunteers who provided safety coverage
along the race course as they have for many, many years.
For searchable results 1958 (the inaugural year), 1971-1989, 2000-2017, more years are being added in the coming weeks: see PADDLESTATS
A great race this year with 500 starters.
Our congratulations to winners of classes and to all finishers.
Some really great times were recorded:
Kiril Florov (Open Class) had the fastest time overall in 2:09:30.2.
Marathon class winners and full Marathon results listed HERE.
Minithon results to follow.
Though windy, the day turned out beautifully, and the river settled to a medium high level, with strong current.
The forecast of bad thunderstorms did not materialize, though there was a brief
delay of some starts after a report of lightning within 5 miles of the course.
Thanks to the paddlers who alerted a safety boat to a fallen tree causing problems on the east side
of an island half way down the course. We were able to help a few paddlers stuck at that location and
were then able direct all following craft around the west side of the island.
Thanks, too, to paddlers who had stopped earlier to help other paddlers in that location.
Our profound thanks to the army of volunteers who helped with all aspects of the race this year,
and to the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (R.A.C.E.S) volunteers who provided safety coverage
along the race course as they have for many, many years.
For searchable results 1958 (the inaugural year), 1971-1989, 2000-2017, more years are being added in the coming weeks: see PADDLESTATS
