The landscape of the Non-Stop Dusi changed on Friday as the K1 record fell as the day belonged to Laura O’Donoghue, who added a new women’s K1 Non-Stop record finish of 9:24.55 to her maiden Dusi title she claimed two weeks ago.
With a maiden Dusi title under her belt after her resounding effort at the three day clash two weeks ago, O’Donoghue returned to absolutely annihilate the previous women’s K1 record set by Robyn Kime in 2012 by well over ten minutes on Friday.
“It was a pretty flawless day out there,” said a very tired yet hugely satisfied O’Donoghue afterwards. “I felt strong throughout the day, and I enjoyed it out there, although from halfway I was on my own, which was quite eerie!
“I was always going to go around Burma today and it all went well, I am just really happy to be home!” she added.
First placed mixed doubles crew Ben Bradford and Natasha Bulbring dug deep in an attempt to finish inside the race’s top 10, however the pair fell just short after they wrapped their boat at Tops Needle but still ended as the first mixed doubles crew.
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Photo 1 caption: Laura O’Donoghue produced a dominant display as she smashed the Ladies K1 record at the 2015 Non-Stop Dusi Canoe Marathon on Friday. Photo: Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media
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