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Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon - Minithon
Next race May 21, 2023.
Register online - disabled until March 2023.
OR Download Mail-In Form - disabled until March 2023.
Registration Dates
Online registration WILL OPEN midnight March 1, 2023. Mail-in Forms will be available for download at that time.
Online registration CLOSES May 14, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m. Mail-in Forms must be postmarked TBA, received by May 14, 2023.
Entry Fees
To be updated 2023. (Passenger fees for the Minithon and No Contest classes $5 per passenger.)
Registration is limited to the first 1000 craft.
Free Extras
Don't forget to pick up this year's collectable patch at the Finish Line area! A tradition for both the Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon and the Minithon.
Additional Cost Extras
T-shirt: TBA
Online registration WILL OPEN midnight March 1, 2023. Mail-in Forms will be available for download at that time.
Online registration CLOSES May 14, 2022 at 11:59:59 p.m. Mail-in Forms must be postmarked TBA, received by May 14, 2023.
Entry Fees
To be updated 2023. (Passenger fees for the Minithon and No Contest classes $5 per passenger.)
Registration is limited to the first 1000 craft.
Free Extras
Don't forget to pick up this year's collectable patch at the Finish Line area! A tradition for both the Des Plaines River Canoe & Kayak Marathon and the Minithon.
Additional Cost Extras
T-shirt: TBA
Highly Relevant Information
Safety rules and other event rules
Participants need to be aware that this is an outdoor event, and that we have no control over weather and related conditions. Nor can we patrol at every point along the river. Paddlers and passengers inevitably, therefore, take on personal risk and personal responsibility by participating.
The organizers do all they can to make the Marathon and Minithon as safe as possible. The threat or occurrence of extreme weather or other emergency may cause the event to be interrupted or cancelled. Read about this, safety information and event rules at this link: Safety/Rules.
Any participant who violates the event’s rules and regulations as set forth on this website will be subject to disqualification at the discretion of the race officials.
Waivers
All participants and passengers must be registered and sign an official waiver of liability.
No participant’s entry will be accepted without a signed waiver form.
Boat Numbers and Starting Times
Pre-assigned race numbers will be available at the Marathon or Minithon registration table at the respective Start Lines for the event for which you have registered.
Pick up deadlines are:
- 9:30 a.m. for the Marathon, Oak Spring Road, Libertyville.
- 10:30 to noon for the Minithon, Potawatomi Woods, Wheeling.
A table of boat numbers and planned starting times may be consulted at Start Times.
Group Heats Will Be Available
The online registration process provides a request check box for teams indicating their wish to paddle in the same heat.
If registering by mail, teams wishing to race as a group must send their entry forms in the same envelope.
Special Information
No email or internet access?
For registrants lacking email and internet access, paper applications may be obtained by leaving a message on the Marathon Hotline: 847-604-2445 from April 1, 2021.
Open Class boats with more than 2 paddlers, maximum of 4.
For competitors in the Open Class with three or four paddlers per boat, contact info@canoemarathon.com or leave a message on the Marathon Hotline: 847-604-2445 after April 1, 2021.