Marathon Program
About the Team
The Southeast Paddle Sports Marathon Program has the goal of developing skills in ICF marathon paddling and long distance racing. The race distances for open-age athletes are usually between 26-30km and the distance for masters is usually 15-20km. This is done in ICF K1 and C1 boats. See more information below about marathon paddling under the American Canoe Association.
The Southeast Paddle Sports Marathon Program supports athletes in their goals in this area of paddling. Some of the athletes on this program have been attending the Marathon World Championships for several years.
Training Events
Southeast Paddle Sports Workshops are included in the Marathon Training Program. These are 1-2 hour group training practices. Possible locations are Gainesville GA, Blue Ridge GA, Stone Mountain GA, Acworth GA, Knoxville TN, and Chattanooga TN. Southeast Paddle Sports hosts 2 to 3 workshops per month. Training camps for marathon events are discounted for Marathon Program members.
See events calendar for workshop and training camp dates.
Marathon Training Schedules
Every week members will receive a training schedule of workouts to complete. These workouts are designed specifically for marathon training.
See the sample marathon training schedule below.
ICF Marathon World Championships 2022 Ponte de Lima, Portugal
Southeast Paddle Sports athletes Shannon Greenhill and Paula Burks earned third place for their age group in the K2 event.
ICF Marathon World Championships 2023 Vejen, Denmark
Southeast Paddle Sports athletes represented 5 out of the 7 athletes racing for Team USA at the World Championships in 2023.
