USCA Marathon Nationals Sprint results

[Donald]

Most of these folks are from a strong group of Russellville canoe racers with a few folks from the Missouri area that also raced with us. The racers are up north in Pennsylvania representing Arkansas very well.

Dale Burris/Ariel Sayger 1st Adult/Fledgling 1

Don Walls/Matthew Sayger 4th Adult/Fledgling 2
Dale Burris and Joshua Sayger 3rd Adult/Fledgling 2
Jim 'Shorty' Short/JD 2nd Adult/Fledgling 2

Becky Burris/Joshua Sayger 5th Adult/Fledgling 2

Dale Burris/Philip Sayger 1st Adult/Bantam

Don Walls/Mark Sayger 1st Adult/Juvenile

Shorty/Natham White 3rd Adult/Junior
Dale Burris/Thomas Sayger 1st Adult/Junior

Becky Burris/Donna Short 1st C2W Senior

Don Walls/Dale Burris 1st C2M Master

Doug Pennington/Shorty 3rd C2M Senior

Don Walls/Arisa Ohhara 4th C2Mixed
Becky Burris/Thomas Sayger 2nd C2Mixed
Ruth Perkins/Dillon Freeman 1st C2 Mixed

Don Walls 3rd C1 master

Becky Burris 2nd K1W Senior

Doug Pennington 4th C1 Senior
Shorty 3rd C1 Senior

Shorty/Donna Short 3rd C2Mixed Senior

[Eric Esche]

Nice of you to post the results. It takes dedication, much training, and a travel budget or did when I was trying racing in kayaks. Glad they like it. What boats (make/models), gear, and rivers were they paddleing on? Never seem to be able to find those lists or the limitations when I try to look up latest rules.

Don't worry, I'm a has been who never was a contender, and I decided long ago I didn't like me as much when I competed cause I took it too seriously. Do what ever makes you happy.

Eric

[Donald]

Definitely takes a budget to travel 2000 miles round trip and stay in a motel for a week. We were paddling a couple of different canoes. A savage river C1 for the solo race, and a Wenonah and a Savage River Proboat for the tandem races, it takes a couple of different boats when you are racing with the big Sayger family. We used power surge Zaveral canoe paddles, 6 to 10 ounces in weight.