2002 Three Rivers Festival
Canoe & Kayak Marathon Races
St. Joseph River, Fort Wayne

The Indiana Division of the United States Canoe Association would like to thank Erin Begue, Jim Anderson,& Kurt Begue for their support of the 2002 Three Rivers Festival Canoe & Kayak Marathon Races, on Saturday, July 13, 2002.

The course started at the IPFW Boat ramp and proceeded upstream to the Washington Center Road bridge, after completing the turn, the racers proceeded back down stream past the boat ramp to the Coliseum Road bridge.  One final turn around this bridge and a 200m sprint back to the finish line at the IPFW boat ramp. Recreational paddlers completed one lap of the 4 mile course and USCA competition classes completed two laps for 8 miles.

The water level was nice, deep with virtually no current. The weather was perfect, 84 degrees, bright and sunny and a gentle breeze to keep the competitors cool.

The results of the races are as follows:

Saturday, July 13, 2002
Morning Races

Adult / Child Canoe:  4 miles
Patrick Horney & Steve Horney - 0:39:54
Mason Beach & Mike Beach - 0:44:05


K-2 Recreational Kayak:  4 miles
Heather Deck & Dan Deck - 0:41:08
Kelli Souder & Frank Souder - 0:41:56


Sea Kayak:  8 miles
Billy Hudson - 1:08:10
Ed Behnke - 1:12:58


Aluminum Canoe:  8 miles
Hilman Culp  Jr. & George Tinsley - 1:09:44


C-2 Cruiser:  8 miles
Frank Tinsley & Gene Bennett - 0:59:25



Afternoon Races

K-1 Down River Kayak:  8 miles
Earl Metzler - 0:59:37


C-1 Men's Cruiser:  8 miles
*Dan Oren - 0:57:52*
Gene Bennett - 0:59:46
Frank Tinsley - 1:02:41
Richard Osting - 1:02:58
Paul Kane - 1:03:37
Steve Evertson - 1:07:17
PC Randolph - 1:07:26
Phil Randolph - 1:12:38
Kurt Begue - 1:14:45
George Tinsley - 1:14:46
**Patt Oakley - 1:18:38**
***Bill Kanost - 1:36:30***

*  FASTEST TIME OF THE DAY
** FIRST WOMAN FINISHER
*** Started 37:00 late, unofficial time 0:59:30***

Thank you to everyone who participated in this years event.  We hope that you all decide to come back next year and bring your paddling friends!  The race couse will be the same format and weather permitting, we will have another wonderful July day.
Kurt Begue


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