This mail serves as an invitation to all of Gautengs paddlers to register for the GCU Marathon Champs this weekend at ERK’s base, Homestead Dam. Come and have a great weekends racing ( always an awesome training experience ).
Date: Sat the 16th May….K1 and Guppy Champs.
Sun the 17th May…K2 Champs.
Entries close at 17.00 hrs on Thurs the 14th May.
Entry Fee: R80 per event per Adult and R50 for Juniors.
Entries can be done via the GCU entry facility.
Late entries will be taken on the day, with an extra penalty fee of R25 added to the cost.
Registration will be from 0700 am on both days.
Racing will start at 0800 hrs on both days.
Please note on Sat the 16th, the Guppy registration will be from 0900 and
The Guppy races will start at 10.00 am.
In trying to match our Champs distances with the SA Champs course distances ,and
also in trying to keep good batch racing happening ,in conjunction with Richard Tandy from ERK, I sent the previous race distances out.
These have since been modified to make our event as similar to SA’s as we can.
Please note the final race categories and race distances.
1.Guppies U8 ,U10 and U12……..Paddle 4 km.
2.Girls U14…………………………….Paddle 11.5 km with 2 portages and 3 laps.
3.Boys U14…………………………….Paddle 15.0 km with 3 portages and 4 laps.
4.Girls U16…………………………….Paddle 15.0 km with 3 portages and 4 laps.
5.Boys U16 …………………………….Paddle 22.0 km with 5 portages and 6 laps.
6.Girls U18 …………………………….Paddle 22.0 km with 5 portages and 6 laps.
7.Boys U18………………………………Paddle 22.0 km with 5 portages and 6 laps.
8.Woman U23………………………….Paddle 22.0 km with 5 portages and 6 laps.
9.Men U23………………………………..Paddle 25.5 km with 6 portages and 7 laps.
10.Lady Seniors…………………………Paddle 25.5 km with 6 portages and 7 laps.
11.Men Seniors…………………………..Paddle 29.0 km with 7 portages and 8 laps.
12.Master ladies…………………………Paddle 18.5 km with 4 portages and 5 laps. ( age category 35-54 yrs.)
13.Master Men ………………………….Paddle 22.0 km with 5 portages and 6 laps. (age category 35-54 yrs.)
14.Master ladies………………………….Paddle 18.5 km with 4 portages and 5 laps. (age category 55-64 yrs.)
15.Master Men……………………………Paddle 18.5 km with 4 portages and 5 laps. ( age category 55-64 yrs.)
16.G.G.Master Ladies…………………….Paddle 18.5 km with 5 laps. (age category 65 + yrs. )
17.G.G.Master Men………………………Paddle 18.5 km with 5 laps. (age category 65 + yrs.)
18.Para Junior Men and Senior ladies Paddle…..8km and 2 laps.
19.Para U23 and Senior Men…………….Paddle….11.5 km and 3 laps.
Good luck and great racing to all who enter ,
Pete Rossouw.
Acting GCU Marathon Convenor