The 2020 Dusi Canoe Marathon pre-race favourites ensured there were no surprises as Cana Peek and Christie Mackenzie won the ladies stage despite a few incidents on Thursday, 27 February 2020.
The first stage was not without its drama as Peek and Mackenzie first swam at Taxi Rapid early in the day and then had quite a serious injury to deal with towards the back end of the stage.
“I was running and trying to keep the boat straight as Cana dragged it along and the boat clipped me and I took a tumble,” Varsity College/Euro Steel’s Mackenzie said.
“I ran fine and only really knew the extent of the injury when I got in the water on the other side and saw the hole in my leg!
“We are going to hospital now but I don’t think it will affect my running but we’ll see how tomorrow goes.”
“I am excited for the next two days.” – South African canoeist, Cana Peek.
The pair have a two minute buffer over the Glencairn sisters of Tamika and Bianca Haw going into the second stage, a stage that Peek believes will suit Mackenzie.
“I am more of a runner and Christie is a really strong paddler but hopefully we won’t have to use our legs as much, but I am excited for the next two days,” Peek commented.
The Haw sisters sit a mammoth twelve minutes ahead of third placed Jenna Ward and Kyeta Purchase who opted to paddle rather than portage a lot of the obstacles on day one.
Amy Peckett and Cara Waud are the second Under 23 women’s boat going into stage two behind the women’s race leaders and Shannon Parker-Dennison and Frances Forsyth were the first junior girls pair home on Thursday.
The second stage of the Dusi Canoe Marathon takes paddlers 46km from Dusi Bridge to Msinsi Resort at Inanda Dam. More information can be found at www.dusi.co.za.
Summary of Results – 2020 Dusi Canoe Marathon Stage One:
Overall:
1.Christie Mackenzie/Cana Peek (U23) 3:11:12
2.Tamika Haw/Bianca Haw 3:13:20
3.Jenna Ward/Kyeta Purchase 3:25:21
4.Bridgitte Hartley/Tracey Oellermann 3:29:50
5.Amy Peckett/Cara Waud (U23) 3:36:57
6.Shannon Parker-Dennison/Frances Forsyth (U18) 3:41:02
7.Hilary Bruss/Hayley Nixon 3:41:31
8.Tracey van Greunen/Natasha Bradford 3:43:32
9.Georgina Howard/Saskia Hockly (U18) 3:47:42
10.Melonie Croeser/Olivia Woodburn (U16) 3:52:56
Under 23:
1.Christie Mackenzie/Cana Peek 3:11:12
2.Amy Peckett/Cara Waud 3:36:57
Under 18:
1.Shannon Parker-Dennison/Frances Forsyth 3:41:02
2.Georgina Howard/Saskia Hockly 3:47:42
3.Melonie Croeser/Olivia Woodburn 3:52:56
Under 16:
2.Melonie Croeser/Olivia Woodburn 3:52:56
Photo 1 Caption: Ladies pair of Euro Steel’s Cana Peek (front) and Varsity College/Euro Steel’s Christie Mackenzie (back) were not without their issues, however they still recovered to take the win at stage one of the women’s race on day one of the 2020 Dusi Canoe Marathon on Thursday, 27 February 2020. Photo: Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media
Photo 2 Caption: The smiling sisters. Glencairn’s Bianca and Tamika Haw proved that their combination stands the test of time after four years as they finished second in the women’s race day one of the 2020 Dusi Canoe Marathon on Thursday, 27 February 2020. Photo: Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media
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