{"id":172626,"date":"2018-02-15T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172626\/night-race-a-hit-with-paddlers\/"},"modified":"2018-02-15T09:05:33","modified_gmt":"2018-02-15T07:05:33","slug":"night-race-a-hit-with-paddlers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/02\/15\/night-race-a-hit-with-paddlers\/","title":{"rendered":"Night Race a hit with paddlers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The looming dark clouds and lightning overhead did little to dampen the spirits of more than 90 paddlers who took to the water for Victoria Lake Canoe Club\u2019s annual Night Race at Germiston Lake last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The race served as one of the last opportunities for K1, K2 and K3 canoeists to fine-tune their racing and portaging (running with the boat) techniques for the world\u2019s toughest endurance canoeing event, the FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon, which takes place in Pietermaritzburg on February 15, 16 and 17.<\/p>

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The FNB Dusi Canoe Marathon was started in 1951 and remains one of the biggest canoe races on the calendar, covering a distance of 120km and including a minimum of 15km of portaging over the three days.<\/p>\n

The K2s set off first in the Night Race, followed by the K1s and K3s.<\/p>

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