Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Canoe racing? You mean the sport of kings is back?

That's right sports fans, canoe racing is coming to a river near you, if you live by the Huron River. The first ever Huron River Canoe Challenge will be held in Gallup Park June 21st (gee thanks for the training time). There will be two professional races, sorry no wagering, and one fun race for the general public.

First race at 10 bells which will be a professional one person 6 mile race. The public race will begin at noon with a 2 mile course.

Lastly there will be a professional 2 person race at 1 pm which is a 12 mile race and includes, get this, dam portaging. So many races are won and lost portaging, or something...

Registration will begin at 9.

We know from watching canoe racing on cable til all hours that much like in bobsledding you need a great team behind you and a great start to get out ahead of the choppy water.

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