Matt Meersman ended our season in a big way Saturday with his St. Joe River races in South Bend, Indiana. With 19 paddlers, 6 runners, morning and afternoon paddling races, and the chance to compete for "biathlon" status, it was a great finale for what has really been a great season. It was a rather … Continue reading St. Joe River Race 9.24.22
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South Bend Race, 9.26.2020
Many thanks to all who participated in this abbreviated season's races! We missed out on a few of the classics, but still managed to get in most of our races. Saturday's race at South Bend was a superb cap to the season. With temps in the 70's and modest conditions all around, we really couldn't … Continue reading South Bend Race, 9.26.2020
South Bend Race 9.21.19
Roger Crisp and his classic '73 Volvo P1800 Conditions for our final race of the season were looking rather marginal this morning, as many of us made our way to the South Bend area under gloomy, rain-filled skies. Two of our racers (Matt Meersman & Ted Beatty) were even crazy enough to strike out on … Continue reading South Bend Race 9.21.19
Tippicanoe Race May 11, 2019
If at first you don't succeed, try again. And so we did, and this time success embraced our efforts to ignite the paddle racing season! Terry set up his usual excellent race on the Tippecanoe, although he did lack his usual donuts. I blame that on the expense of his new truck. But on the … Continue reading Tippicanoe Race May 11, 2019
South Bend Race 9.22.18
South Bend Race 9.22.18 Saturday dawned somewhat cloudy, and about 25 degrees cooler than the prior day(!), with more sun coming out through the day. Somehow Matt Meersman has a knack as choosing the one cool day for his race - but he also has a knack at putting on a really nice race with … Continue reading South Bend Race 9.22.18