Results

Australian Marathon Champs, April 2011

The Championships ran over Easter, from Friday 22 April to Sunday 24 April. Winner Ben Fouhy of New Zealand covered the 29.7 km course in 2:08:33.17 to take the Open Men K1 title. He was followed by Michael Leverett (2:10:52.14) and David Cole (2:12:40.74). It was Ben's third attempt at the title, placing third in 2002 and second in 2005. 2011 NZ Marathon Champs, April 2011

Full Australian Marathon Champs results 2011

Australian Marathon Champs 2011  results men

Australian marathon Champs 2011 results women

NZ Marathon Champs, April 2011 

The 2011 winners of the Open Mens K1 and Open Womens K1 were Ben Fouhy and Marianne Archer respectively, who will represent New Zealand at the World Marathon Champs in Singapore in this division along with Matt Blundell.   Other top performers were also selected including Masters Richard Forbes, Paul Randall, Aaron Cox, Glen Muirhead, Matt Thomson, Jude Ellis, Ben Bennet and Keith Alderson, along with U23 paddlers Sam Newlands, William Wilkins, Jason Anderson, Ryan Welch and Kayla Imrie.

Full Marathon Champs results 2011

ICF World Marathon Championship, September 2010

Our Masters Men, Paul Bourgeois (35-39 age group) and Glenn Muirhead (40-44 age group) both posted respectable results in their age categories paddling the 21.5km marathon race.  Bourgeois came in 12th with a time of 1:52:10 and Muirhead 9th with a time of 1:45:56. 

Open competitors Marianne Archer and Brendan Keys also showed gutsy efforts with Archer posting a 2:24:29 time over the 25.6km distance and placing 15th, and Keys 2:26:27 over the 29.7km race placing 24th.

For full race results go to the ICF website.