Enderby (Shuswap River) marathon race weekends proposed for May (29)/30/31 and June (12)/13/14 in 2026

Registration:  Race fees to be determined. There will be options to register online on the CKBC RAMP website or in-person at the event.  Similar to previous years, all participants must purchase either an annual  KBC individual marathon membership ($35), or CKBC event insurance (purchased separately for each weekend).

• Friday evening: 5 km solo (C-1) race. This will be optional race if there is adequate interest.  No race fee.  Start time TBD (likely 6 or 7 pm). We can add other boat classes (SUP, K1, stock C-1, surfski, OC-1, etc) as well if there is interest.  Participants will need to indicate interest in advance to allow time to organize.
• Sat morning: 4 person team event.  20 km distance (4 laps of 5 km course).  Each team races in 2 tandem canoes, with a unique combination of partners/seat positions each lap (you can’t have the same two people in the same seat positions (bow and stern) for more than one lap). All teams will start each lap at the same time, with a short break after the last team finishes each lap. The team’s time for each lap is determined by the slowest of the two canoes, and the team’s overall placement is determined by the sum of times across the four laps. We’re undecided whether to have classes for male, female, and mixed or a mandatory gender mix (e.g., minimum one female per team), your feedback is welcome.
• Sunday morning: ~20 km tandem race. Other boat classes included as well (marathon C-1, stock C-1 and C-2, K-1, surfski, SUP, OC-1). 10 km short course option as well.