Hi All, Its 25 days to the GCU Marathon Champs and so its time to sharpen the training , practice take-outs and put-ins for the portages , and get your entries in to the GCU Office.
Pre-Entries can be done via the GCU Office , but we will advise what the fees will be within the next day or so.
The Distances to be paddled at SA Champs at NCC Camps Drift,on the 6th and 7th June, are as follows and the GCU distances will be as close as possible to these.
1.Guppy U8 and U10 Boys and Girls…………..4 km.
2.Guppy U12 Boys and Girls………………………6 km.
3.Boys and Girls U 14………………………………15.3 km.
4.Junior Women U16 and U18………………….18.9 km.
5.Junior Men U16 and U18………………………22.5 km.
6.Women U23………………………………………..26.2 km.
7.Men U23…………………………………………….29.7 km.
8.Senior Women…………………………………….26.2 km.
9.Senior Men…………………………………………29.7 km.
10.Sub Veteran – Sub G/Master Women……18.9 km. (35- 59 yrs.) 11.Sub Veteran Men……………………………….22.5 km. (35 )
12.Veteran Men……………………………………..22.5 km. (40 )
13.Sub Master Men…………………………………22.5 km. (45 )
14.Master Men……………………………………….22.5 km. (50 )
15.Sub G/Master Men……………………………..18.9 km. (55 )
16.G/Master Men……………………………………18.9 km. (60 )
17.G/Master Women……………………………….18.9 km (60+)
18.Sub Great G/Master Men…………………….18.9 km. (65 )
19.Great G/Master Men…………………………..18.9 km. (over 70 yrs.)
May your training inspire and focus you , Pete Rossouw. Acting Marathon Convenor.