the des plaines river marathon (chicago area)

[shapeshifter]

whoa! the des plaines river marathon is this weekend and paz and i are making plans to run the historic des plaines.

sup would fit into the following categories:

"22             Open Racing
     Any Seaworthy, Paddle Powered Craft. This Class is for the Fast Boats!
Craft: Any
Ages: Any Age
Gender: Any Gender
Paddlers: Any Number
Paddle Type: Any Paddle Type

23         No Contest
     No Award Given - Any seaworthy paddle powered craft.
Craft: Any
Ages: Any Age
Gender: Any Gender
Paddlers: Any Number
Paddle Type: Any Paddle Type"





future events in our area include:

chicago flatwater classic
chicago shoreline marathon

then there's the paddle and portage in madison wisconsin

[stoneaxe]

Cool...have fun!

[shapeshifter]

thanks stoneaxe! this ought to make for some good training. paz would've wanted to hit the ccbc if it weren't for his annual boundary waters canoe trip which is in conflict. as it is a group of friends are trying to entice me back out to tahoe nalu again... have to admit the thought is tempting.

[stoneaxe]

I need to make sure we don't have a scheduling conflict next year...I want to go too...

[shapeshifter]

river was high and flowing our way.
wind was up but from the other direction.
the first thirteen miles felt like five... the last five miles felt like thirteen.
yeah, pain feels good!