Just a week after taking the title in the Outdoors, Inc., Canoe and Kayak Race, Mike Herbert went to Oklahoma City to compete in the national championships and U.S. team trials for marathon kayaking this past Saturday. Mike was the overall winner, and now sets his sights on the ICF world championships, scheduled for September 26-28 at the same venue.
International marathon racers use boats that are about the same as those used by flatwater sprint racers, only with a lower minimum weight. Distances vary by age group and gender; I believe Mike's race on Saturday was 30 kilometers. The course included several portages.
Mike won three medals in the flatwater sprint world championships in the early 1990s. It would be neat if he could come back more than two decades later and add a marathon world championships medal to that collection. He is eligible to compete in both the Open and the Masters age groups.
Photo by Phil Capel.
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