Saskatchewan Canoers Paddle Away with the Win This past weekend marked the fourth biannual women's round robin marathon canoe race held in Minneapolis Minnesota. Saskatchewan was well represented, with 5 paddlers competing in the International event. After a grueling day of racing, Fiona Vincent of the Regina Marathon Canoe Club emerged at the top, followed closely by Edith MacHattie in 2nd and Catherine Trask in 4th ( McHattie and Trask) both representing the Saskatoon Canoe Club. Also completing the event was Cathy Rae in 17th and Ann Popoff in 18th also of the Saskatoon Canoe Club. Vincent is no stranger to the round robin format, having won two of the previous three events, while MacHattie, Trask, Rae, and Popoff were competing in the event for the first time. The strong Saskatchewan performances speaks to the rebirth of Saskatchewan’s dominance in the sport of marathon paddling in Canada and beyond. A round robin race is an exciting race format, where each paddler pairs with every other paddler registered in the event and competes in a seven-minute sprint. On the morning of race day, the first pairing is posted. Paddlers introduce themselves, set up paddling positions, and race through the prescribed course. During the race, the second pairing is posted so it is available for paddlers to review during the 10min break between each race. The pattern continues until each paddler has raced with all others. The winner is the paddler with the shortest cumulative time over all races. This race format demonstrates the paddlers' strength, stamina, and versatility. For Race Photo Albums, check out the following links Link #1 Round Robin 2015 PHOTOS by SCC member Cory Farthing Link #2 Round Robin Photos by Minnesota photographer Sinthang Has Complete Results:
Summary of results: Fiona Vincent 1:58:54.3 Edith MacHattie 2:00:07.2 Kate Ellis 2:00:14.4 Catherine Trask 2:02:08.2 Emily Gilbertson 2:03:52.1 Emily Johnson 2:04:52.4 Maria Schilling 2:05:17.6 Cheryl Dubois 2:06:24.3 Jan Perrin 2:06:39.6 Jess Kozarek 2:07:00.9 Io Beebe 2:07:20.5 Amy McLaughlin 2:07:24.9 Jaya Ellison 2:08:12.9 Katie Schaaf 2:08:49.8 Kari Henry 2:09:02.3 Kira Stolen 2:09:20.1 Cathy Rae 2:10:35.6 Ann Popoff 2:15:16.8
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Karla Ramsay
7/6/2015 01:59:54 pm
Way to go ladies! Awesome results!
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