{"id":89687,"date":"2015-05-18T12:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/89687\/great-paddling-action\/"},"modified":"2015-05-18T12:14:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T10:14:24","slug":"great-paddling-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/05\/18\/great-paddling-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Great paddling action"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather couldn\u2019t have been more perfect as paddlers lined up for a great day of racing and training over long distances, with portages to improve fitness and endurance.<\/p>\n

With over 100 boats on the water at Homestead Dam in Benoni, the busy event started with the K1 u-14 and upwards at 8am, and finished with the guppy paddlers (u-12 and below).<\/p>

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The race was hosted by the East Rand Kayak Club.<\/p>\n

The K1 Championships, held to identify the best Gauteng team for the SA Marathon Championships in Natal during June, was held on Saturday, with the doubles\/K2 combinations on Sunday.<\/p>

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Katiso Hlahatsi from Germiston Lake\u2019s Victoria Lake Canoe Club, running the portage between laps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The races included running portages with each lap of the lake, which provides training for stamina, endurance and fitness.<\/p>\n

The star of the Victoria Lake Canoe Club team for the marathon championships was undoubtedly Katiso Hlahatsi (u-23), from Germiston, who finished the 25.5km K1 race on Saturday in two hours and 23 minutes, just missing a podium position.<\/p>\n

Hlahatsi doubled up with fellow club member Colin Ledwaba, also from Germiston, on Sunday, to win the K2 u-23 race in a time of two hours and seven minutes.<\/p>\n

Other paddling stories:<\/p>\n

Novices test their river skills<\/a><\/p>\n

VLC\u2019s novice pair comes out tops<\/a><\/p>\n

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