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Ely marathon

Two runners tried to make the 16.5 mile Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race in Bangor, Maine a very long portage many years ago and were disqualified.

Benson
 
That's crazy. I was just thinking how terrible that would be on a windy day when they showed him getting blow around in the wind.

Not quite as long of a portage but fun to watch if anyone hasn't seen the start of the yearly Ausable Canoe Marathon:


Alan
 
That full marathon is just nuts!
And I wonder if the Ausable race had a staggered start. Also surprised that there weren’t more collisions and swampings.
Even in my younger years, I never cared for that sort of paddling
 
And I wonder if the Ausable race had a staggered start. Also surprised that there weren’t more collisions and swampings.

If I recall there are sprints (on the water) ahead of the race to determine starting position. They then line up, two by two (I think), downtown on main street for the mass start.

Alan
 
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