For a full listing of all sprint and marathon events in 2025, review the calendars here. Access results via Paddle Scotland website here. Photos from many events, thanks to jaxmackenziephotography, are available to purchase in support of LKR club funds here.
You can view our 2024 write up here.
LKR Organised Events in 2025:
- Winter Time Trials 2024-2025:
- # 1 – Nov. 3, 2024
- # 2 – Dec. 15, 2024
- #3 – Jan. 19, 2025
- #4 – Feb. 16, 2025
- #5 – March 16, 2025
- May 15th LKR Summer Series #1 (19.30). Organiser Sheetal Shah.
- May 24th Linlithgow Head-2-Head Sprint Regatta. Organiser Andy McGowan.
- June 12th LKR Summer Series #2 (19.30). Organiser Sheetal Shah.
- July 10th LKR Summer Series #3 (19.30). Organiser Sheetal Shah.
- August 14th LKR Summer Series #4 (19.30). Organiser Sheetal Shah.
- September 11th LKR Summer Series #5 (18:45). Organiser Sheetal Shah.
- October 25th Linlithgow Marathon. Organised Gilbert Spiers.
If you require further information on any of the LKR-organised races above, please get in touch or check out the info on the Paddle Scotland website.
Scottish races of interest:
- May 4th Spey Challenge (descent)
- May 11th Glasgow Canal Marathon
- May 18th Forth & Clyde #1 (Auchinstarry)
- May 24th LKR Head-2-Head
- May 25th Grand Dunk Descent Challenge
- June 15th Kirkcaldy Sprint Regatta #I Kinghorn
- June 21st Strathclyde Park Sprint Regatta #1 (Paddle Scotland)
- July 12th Otters Tail Challenge, Arran (sea race)
- August 1st Kirkcaldy Sprint Event (format to be decided)
- August 9th Moray Forth Challenge (potentially Paddle Scotland sea race championships)
- August 10th Loch Ness Paddle and training (Weather dependent and to be confirmed)
- August 17th Paddle Scotland K2 Championships (venue to be decided)
- August 24th Strathclyde Park Sprint Regatta #2 (Paddle Scotland)
- September 6th Coastworks Cumbrae Challenge (sea race)
- September 21st Forth & Clyde #2 (Bonnybridge)
- September 27th Paddle Scotland Marathon K1 championships (Venue may be Loch Ken)
- September 28th River Nith Descent race (Dumfries)
- October 11th/12th Paddle Scotland Glasgow to Edinburgh Challenge
Information on the races above can be found by contacting the organisers direct, or by the Paddle Scotland website.
UK and abroad
- April 12th Waterlands Marathon Amsterdam
- April 12th/13th UK Sprint Regatta Nottingham
- May 4th UK Marathon Short Course Nationals Peterborough
- May 31st/June 1st UK Sprint Regatta Nottingham
- June 2nd/3rd European Marathon Masters Championships, Portugal
- July 26th/27th UK Marathon Nationals Norwich
- August 23rd Nithraid Dumfries
- September 6th/7th UK Sprint Regatta Nottingham McGregor Cup Inter-Club competition
- September 1st/2nd World Marathon Masters Championships, Hungary
- October 5th UK Hasler Finals Worcester
For a summary of LKR’s 2024 results, view here.
At the prizegiving on the 21st Nov 2024, we announced the following awards:
Special Commendations: Alastair Davie & Sandra Pirie.
Further Commendations to LKR Event Organisers: Gilly MacWhirter; Sheetal Shah; Andy McGowan; Phil Dean; Donald Gardner; Derek Marshall
Summer Series Winners:
- 10km Female – Linda Szabo (LKR)
- 10km Male – Alan Tordoff
- 6km Female – Lana Turnbull (LKR)
- 6km Male – Marshall Davie (LKR)
- 2km Female – Simran Nagda (LKR)
- 2km Male – Nate Patterson (LKR)
Under-12’s: Simran Nagda; Special Mention for Nate Patterson.
Junior Competition Paddlers Commendations: Szymon Sroka, Sam Patterson, Tom Patterson.
Senior Competition Paddlers Commendations: Kristina Armstrong, Phil Dean, Ellie Young and Shaun Stevenson.
Most Improved Paddler: Lana Turnbull.
Paddle Scotland Sprint & Marathon Discipline Development Groups Most Improved Paddler: Ellie Young
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