From: Karina Phillips (Race Organiser), Imogen Collins (Lead Coach), Mims Graham (Volunteer Coordinator), Evan Shephard (Marathon Team Lead)
On May 24th the Club held its annual Reading Circuit race, our entry to the hasler series of marathon races. The race was a fantastic showcase of teamwork, determination and community spirit, bringing together 206 competitors across 172 entries from 20 different clubs for an action-packed day of 21 races on one river with two portages. Backed by dozens of helpers from the club members, many weeks of preparation, and beautiful weather.
We would like to thank all participants, supporters and foremost our volunteers who made this race possible, safe and such great fun.
Reading Canoe Club Results
With 46 paddlers, 596 paddler points and 10 Hasler points, Reading CC topped the club standings and set the tone for a brilliant day on the Thames.
🥇 Divisional Wins
RDG paddlers took multiple podium places across divisions, including:
- Div 2 – Marcell Nagy (1st with 01:33:27)
- Div 3 – Conrad Packer (3rd, 50 pts)
- Div 4 – Kevin Smith (2nd, 49 pts)
- Div 6 – Nigel Markey (3rd, 49 pts)
- Div 9 – Thomas Coddington (2nd, 49 pts)
And in K2s, RDG absolutely cleaned up:
- Div 2_2 K2 – Fergus Barnett & Henry Hartland (2nd, 49 pts)
- Div 3_3 K2 – Benedek Nagy & Maximus Prins‑Mills (1st, 50 + 50 pts)
- Div 4_4 K2 – Imogen Collins & Luke Rockey (1st, 50 + 50 pts)
- Div 4_4 K2 – Ruth Shephard & Tilla Marie Kubisch‑Wiles (2nd, 49 + 49 pts)
- Div 6_6 K2 – Lisa Bramley & Jeremy Harmsworth (2nd 49 + 49 pts)
- Div 6_6 K2 – Timea Muszkane & Ricardo Grau‑Crespo (3rd, 48 + 48 pts)
- Div 7_7 K2 – Aryahi Chavan & Grigory Vayner (1st, 50 + 50 pts)
- GS DivC – Peter Shephard (1st, 50 pts)
- GS K2 Mini – Peter Shephard & Gauravi Jha (2nd)
You can find the full list of results at https://reading-canoe.org.uk/live-results
We had many more finishers still earning points for the club and we also had many Reading members who have raced for the first time. Congratulations to all!