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Billy and Betsy were both on the ground in Győr, Hungary for the 2025 World Championships which treated fans to thrilling races, surprising upsets, and tactical genius.

First up: the most exciting races. As incredible as it is to see one paddler dominate a race from start to finish, or see a crew that hasn’t lost a world title in years earn one more to keep up their streak… The best races have unexpected drama, tension, and uncertainty. The most exciting races are the ones where you don’t know who’s going to win until they’ve crossed the finish line. Where a Spanish crew who finished 4th in 2024 returns to take gold ahead of Hungarian on their home turf, because they’ve spent the last year perfecting their sprint finish after it cost them a medal last year. Where a paddler who hadn’t had an international medal from 2019-2025 earns a podium spot by sacrificing a wash and paddling for miles alone to prevent the woman behind her from catching up.

From debating and deciding which races have earned the “Most Exciting” title, Billy and Betsy move onto the stand-out paddlers. Not just the names you know who continued to thrill with their speed and skill, but the up-and-comers who outperformed expectations and started to make a name for themselves on the marathon scene.

Finally, Billy and Betsy reflect on the event – what Billy learned from racing and watching races, the insights Betsy gleaned from interviewing podium paddlers about their races, and how this World Championships will stay with them long after the last fan left the stands.

#marathoncanoe #marathonkayak #gyor2025 #visithungary #news #paddling #paddlecast

For a record 4th time, in the “City of Rivers”, Canoe Marathon World Championships starts in Gyor, Hungary this week. The best of the best will battle for “World Champion 2025” titles on the Danube itself to roaring crowds of local fans.

In this episode, Billy and Betsy preview the racing in depth. They start by examining the course, how it's changed since the last time Gyor hosted marathon world champs in 2015, and how the action might play out on the water.

Then they review the top contenders for the senior women's and senior men's races, go through their recent results and who's in good form, and commit to predictions for final podiums in the K1 races.

Will Melina Andersson take her second world championship title after her dominant performance at the World Games in China? Or will Vanda Kiszli take the title back on her home turf, and show everyone she's not done getting golds yet? Or perhaps the European champion Anna Sletsjoe, who beat Kiszli in a sprint finish, will find some of the same magic she had in Portugal and win in an upset...

In the men's race, Mads Pedersen is the defending champion and if it goes anything like the World Games did, he's likely to defend his title successfully. But the field is more competitive in Hungary, and word on the street (river) is that Andy Birkett is in better shape than his lack of international racing might indicate...

The doubles racing looks just as exciting, and K2 champion Adrian Boros who's K2 race in 2015 has become the stuff of legends, joins Paddlecast to talk about the course, the home turf advantage, and his strategy with partner Tamas Erdelyi to try and wrestle the crown away from the Portuguese on Sunday afternoon.

Betsy and Billy also touch on a few more exciting battles from other races, as well as the highlights that can be expected from the paracanoe racing. 2025 will be the first year that paracanoe is "officially" a world championship event, marking a big step forward in a sport that's been much more about sprint than distance. But the cross-over of top Paralympic sprinters like Serhii Yemilianov and now, in her international marathon debut, Jeannette Chippington, gives a small taste of the potential for marathon paracanoe to grow.

03:10 Course Preview (featuring Adrian Boros, and on-the-ground reporting from Billy)

13:37 Senior Women's Race Top Contenders (K1 and K2)

25:38 Senior Men's Race Top Contenders (K1 and K2)

49:48 Best Battles57:58 Paracanoe Preview

#marathonkayak #gyor2025 #marathoncanoe #worldchampionships

The Thames 200 Ultra, one of the most accessible and action-packed ultra paddling races in the world, starts Saturday. After its inaugural year in 2024, this year has more paddlers, more relay teams, and tighter racing!

Betsy and Billy preview this epic race in full – what makes it unique, why so many top end marathon paddlers are racing, who the most likely category winners are, and where to expect the tightest racing.

Several of the event’s strongest racers joined this episode to talk about why they’re racing, what could be the most difficult parts of the race, and what they’re most excited about. Special thanks to Michael Rees-Clark, Brynde Kreft, Isaac Blackman, Harry Gilbert, Adrian Angell, and the Barbarians C4 team including Tom Barnard and Maria Fisher.

Follow all the action this weekend LIVE on Paddler Media YouTube and the Paddle Daily social media accounts.

Who are you predicting to win? 

#thames200ultra #marathonkayaking #ultrapaddling #marathoncanoe

Follow the race:

Dot watching: https://www.thames200ultra.com/gpstracking

YouTube livestream: https://www.youtube.com/@paddlermedia/streams

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1024665832605840

It might be the most iconic marathon race in the world. The Sella Descent starts with hundreds of boats on the beach while paddles, held by paddlers, are locked into a cage not dissimilar to the starting gate at a horse race. As soon as hundreds of thousands of spectators finish singing the Asturian anthem, the gates open, and racers break loose.

Easily the biggest event of the year for Asturians and many Spanish paddlers, the race also attracts top level international paddlers from many countries including the UK, South Africa, and even Australia. But with incomparably accurate knowledge of Ribadesella, and the advantage of being one of the strongest marathon kayak countries in the world, it was Spanish teams who dominated the podiums in 2025.

Walter Bouzan and Alberto Llera combined experience with youth to not only lead the four-boat front pack for the final 9 minutes of the race but then win an incredibly fast sprint finish against equally strong crews. Hungarian legends Adrian Boros / Tamas Erdelyi took silver, while Spaniards Javier Lopez / Pedro Vazquez took bronze. The top team of Llorens / Plaza made some seriously fast attempts to break into the front three, but just couldn’t quite make it round for a podium spot.

Billy asked Walter Bouzan about how his race went, what it was like to train with his new partner Alberto Llera, and what his secrets are to becoming a now 12-time Sella winner.

South African Matthew Fenn also joins this episode of Paddlecast to give an international perspective, and compare the shallow Sella to the high-volume South African rivers and how that affects race tactics.

In the women’s race, longtime Spanish international marathon paddlers Tania Fernandez Garcia and Tania Alvarez Yates finished first, an impressive 1.5 minutes ahead of the next fastest team. They were joined on the podium by fellow Spaniards Amaia Osaba / Llara Tuset, and Irati Osa / Arantza Toledo. Hungarians Panna Csepe / Panna Sinko just missed out on the podium.

This was the second win for “the two Tanias” as a team after their K2 win in 2023, and each of them also has a previous win separately. Because the women’s teams’ start positions are far back in the field, Tania and Tania had to overcome a huge amount of boat traffic to win their race – they started #303 and finished 61st overall.

Tania Alvarez joins this episode of Paddlecast to talk about how their race went, her 7 year partnership with Tania Fernandez, what it takes to win the race, and how she’d like to see the race evolve in the future.

The Thames 200 Ultra is coming up very soon on 23rd August, and entries are still open! This 200km endurance event offers both straight-through and relay race options, and promises to draw some of the fastest endurance paddlers in the country this year. Stay tuned for the upcoming Paddlecast preview episode!

In the last few pieces of news, Billy and Betsy recap two recent UK surfski selection races: Hayling Island and the Moray Firth (Scottish National Championships). The news finishes with a brief recap of the Avon Descent which had its first female SUP finisher this year, and a bit of news in the warm down about a failed expedition that’s worth reading about for the lessons learned.

01:10 Sella Descent - The Men’s Race

02:35 Walter Bouzan, in his own words

10:03 Matthew Fenn, in his own words

14:44 Sella Descent - The Women’s Race

15:51 Tania Alvarez, in her own words

24:06 Brits on the podium at the Sella

26:12 Thames 200 Ultra preview

30:19 Hayling Island and Moray Firth race recaps

36:27 Avon Descent

40:51 The Warm Down

Relevant links:

Thames 200 Ultra sign up and information: https://www.thames200ultra.com/race-entry 

Tashka Goswell’s account of her Avon Descent: https://www.facebook.com/groups/509865939182902 (search “Tashka Goswell”)

Tim Haines’ story about his failed expedition: www.facebook.com/whishik.samak/posts/pfbid02fxQWKYRnMFVQPXUCUVkyW3sta8EePXc8SFw2nsWUJzNUsQygEMXWH7H49QiFFw28l

In the Paddlecast preview episode last week, Billy and Betsy predicted epic battles at the World Games marathon kayak racing in Chengdu, China. The event, considered the Olympics of non-Olympic sports, delivered. And even better, some of the champions themselves join this episode to reveal the pivotal moments in their own races.

Both the men’s and women’s races quickly went from large packs to simple head-to-head races between the top two athletes: Melina Andersson (Sweden) versus Vanda Kiszli (Hungary), and Mads Brandt Pedersen (Denmark) versus Hamish Lovemore (South Africa).

And behind the top two were fierce fights for bronze medals, sprint finishes for top five placements, unexpected incidents that took a podium contender’s rudder out of commission and put another podium contender in the medical tent… And a cross-wind with big waves on Sunday that forced top athletes to change tactics mid-race.

In the women’s race, Melina Andersson looked strong out of the gate in both the short course and marathon events. But Vanda Kiszli was determined to challenge for the win, and stuck with Melina successfully until Melina’s superior portaging skills gave her an unbeatable lead.

Melina spoke with Paddlecast about how the race played out, when she knew she was going to win, and how she’s feeling about the competition in Gyor, Hungary where she’ll race at the world championships in a few weeks.

The action was hot in the chase group with Pernille Hostrup, Susanna Cicali, Maria Rei, Saskia Hockly, Eva Barrios, Rebecca Mann, and others. Several young athletes put down really impressive performances in the face of challenges, and the final sprint for bronze came down to Pernille Hostrup of Denmark versus Maria Rei of Portugal. The young Hostrup took the medal in the end.

Kitty Schiphorst from the Netherlands, who spoke with Paddlecast in the preview episode, also returned to talk about how the racing went for her. In her first international marathon race ever, she managed to make the top 10! Kitty thinks her surf lifesaving background where she’s used to paddling in difficult ocean conditions gave her an edge in Sunday’s conditions, where she had a blast. Watch out for Kitty in more marathons, maybe…

In the men’s race, sprinter Hamish Lovemore went into the short course on Saturday aiming to beat Mads Brandt Pedersen in a sprint finish, but the world champion marathoner beat him across the line! On Sunday, Mads did it again, with a few extra seconds of margin despite Hamish’s best efforts.

Hamish joined Paddlecast to speak about his race and whether there’s any way he could have taken that gold medal from Mads. He also talks about his upcoming goals for the Sprint World Championships in Milan, and how the bigger field at the Marathon World Championships in Gyor could affect the results in a few weeks.

The men’s chase pack was tight too, and featured major names in the sport including Jose Ramalho, Jeremy Candy, James Russell, Jon Amund Vold, Ivan Alonso… But it was the Hungarian Noe Balint and German Nico Paufler who managed to stay with the two leaders for much of the race in a pack of four, until they too were burnt out by Mads’ and Hamish’s speedy pace. The men gave it their all in exciting sprint finishes for 3rd and 5th place, where Jose Ramalho (Portugal) edged out Jeremy Candy (France) for bronze, and Noe Balint managed to just barely hold off James Russell (Great Britain) for 5th.

Stay tuned and hit ‘subscribe’ to make sure you don’t miss the next episode recapping the legendary Sella Descent, where the race’s winners share what it takes to win!

01:42 The Women’s Race

11:54 Melina Andersson in her own words

25:11 Kitty Schiphorst in her own words

29:04 The Men’s Race

31:13 Hamish Lovemore in his own words

49:20 Looking ahead to World Champs in Gyor

50:41 The Warm Down: Future of dragon boat?

Once every four years, twenty countries send their fastest marathon kayaker to battle for the World Games title. Quirky yet prestigious, the World Games offers an Olympics-style event for non-Olympic sports. In the Canoe category, the World Games will also feature Canoe Polo and Dragonboat.

Chengdu 2025 in China is only the second time that marathon canoe has featured as a full event (rather than invitational) at the World Games, with the first one being in Birmingham Alabama in 2022. And the competition this time around is looking fiercer than ever.

Almost all of the world’s best marathon kayakers are in China this weekend to face off for World Games titles that offer a four year reign.

In the men’s race, the field is so competitive that leading podium contenders Hamish Lovemore (South Africa) and James “Jimbo” Russell (Great Britain) both listed almost half the athletes as their biggest competition. Nico Paufler (Germany), Ivan Alonso (Spain), and Jose Ramalho (Portugal) are returning to defend their podium spots from 2022. Jon Amund Vold (Denmark) who just took bronze at European Championships will be fighting for a podium spot. And the reigning World Champion, with numerous World Championship titles, Mads Brandt Pederson will be in China to defend his 2022 gold.

The women’s race will feature the long-awaited showdown between Vanda Kiszli (Hungary) and Melina Andersson (Sweden). Kiszli has been near undefeated in marathon for the last 5-10 years, and Andersson is one of the few who have been able to beat her… most notably in a shock sprint finish at last year’s World Championships. It’s likely to be these two fighting it out at the front, but the battle for bronze could be very fierce with top contenders including Pernille Hostrup (Denmark), Rebecca Mann (Australia), Susanna Cicali (Italy), Maria Rei (Portugal), 2022 World Games bronze and silver medalist Eva Barrios (Spain), and Saskia Hockley (South Africa) with an outside chance for Kitty Schiphorst (Netherlands). The Dutch dark horse is known for her power in sprint, but only started marathon training six weeks prior to the World Games when her federation asked her to fill the spot at the last minute.

But with an unusually short long distance course of 20km with a high frequency of portages (8 portages), will the marathon play out differently than a typical World Championships or European Championships race? Billy and Betsy analyse the results and strengths of the top competitors, including with input from Hamish, Jimbo, and Kitty, to predict who will be in the top three and who has the best chance of taking the win.

You can watch the World Games live at https://live.theworldgames.org

Saturday August 9th

K1 Women Short Course Heat 1 - 9:20am local, 2:20am London, 9:20pm New York

K1 Women Short Course Heat 2 - 9:50am local, 2:50am London, 9:50pm New York

K1 Men Short Course Heat 1 - 10:50am local, 3:50am London, 10:50pm New York

K1 Men Short Course Heat 2 - 11:50am local, 4:50am London, 11:50pm New York

K1 Women Short Course Final - 5:00pm local, 10:00am London, 5:00am New York

K1 Men Short Course Final - 5:40pm local, 10:40am London, 5:40am New York

Sunday August 10th

K1 Women Marathon Final - 3:15pm local, 8:15am London, 3:15am New  York

K1 Men Marathon Final - 5:15pm local, 10:15am London, 5:15am New York

#marathoncanoe #marathonkayaking #worldgames #worldgamescanoe #planetcanoe #chengdu #worldgames2025

It’s official! Sebastian Szubski completed his circumnavigation of Britain in a record-breaking 37 days. Betsy talks about what she learned from Sebastian and his crew at his finish in Scotland, and Billy contextualises Sebastian’s record in the bigger history of Round Britain records. They consider where the record should go from here.

At the Gorge, it was an epic showdown between 2024 defending champion Austin Kieffer, 2025’s Molokai record breaking champion Pat Dolan, Mackenzie Hynard of “The Paddlers Pod”, and 2024 Olympic silver medalist Jackson Collins. Ana Swetish won the women’s race by miles, finishing shortly behind those top 4. The racing was tight, and perhaps the results give a picture into what to expect from World Champs in Durban later this year…

New (and repeat) world champions were crowned at the Junior & U23 Sprint Canoe World Championships in Portugal. This season’s young stand-outs from earlier competitions in Europe took medals and top results, and the Americas and Australia showed up with some exceptional results. Is Jonas Ecker’s double double the tipping point for a new era in American sprint paddling?

Billy and Betsy both attended the UK Marathon National Championships in Norwich, where Billy took the over 34 titles in K1 and K2 and Betsy reported live on almost all the races. They cover the racing highlights, drama, and which paddling family’s Sunday Roast they’d want to join after last weekend. Plus, Norwegian Syver Borge Saksvik joins the episode to talk about why he decided to fly over to the UK to race at UK marathon nationals, and how the UK scene compares to the marathon scene in Norway.

Coming up on 9th August is the Sella descent, one of the most iconic marathon races in the world. And the 2025 Sella is looking like one of the most competitive races of the year despite several top names missing due to the conflict with the World Games in China. Undoubtedly there will be some excellent action and close racing in Spain next weekend.

Come back again soon for a full preview of the World Games, which some of the best marathon racers in the world have been preparing for relentlessly all year.

00:01:05 Sebastian Szubski’s WORLD RECORD circ of Britain

00:16:58 The Gorge: Race Recap

00:23:33 Recap of the Junior & U23 World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho Portugal

00:36:39 UK Marathon National Championships

In their own words: Syver Borge Saksvik

00:53:20 Sella Descent Preview

00:56:50 The Warm Down: Avon Descent, Peter Cole, Ivan Lawler’s commentary, and pedals in sprint kayaks

*CORRECTION: Sean Morley’s circumnavigation of GB + Ireland was 169 days, not 156. But it was in the 156-180 day range. Morley’s was definitely an adventure as he added in the Shetland Islands too! Read more on Performance Sea Kayak, linked below.

#gbcircumnavigation #guinnessworldrecord #seakayaking #surfskikayak #bipolardisorder #marathonkayak #marathoncanoe #worldgames #selladescent #thegorgedownwindchampionships 

Links:

Fiona Whitehead’s 140 day record around Britain + Ireland: https://performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Multiday2a/multidayGBCircIreland2a_notes.php

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/3602668.stm 

Peter Cole obituary: https://paddledaily.com/2025/07/29/orka-squad-coach-peter-cole-a-giant-of-the-sport-gone-too-soon/

UK Marathon National Championship highlights: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18087811336703664/

This week's news episode of Paddlecast aired LIVE on YouTube and Facebook.

Sebastian Szubski is in the final few days of his circumnavigation of Britain, and he could either beat the 40 day record by several days or it could come down to the wire. It all depends on the next 48 hours. Billy and Betsy give their analysis and predictions on when he'll finish. And you can make your own prediction to enter for prizes.Paddlers are just finishing the Yukon 1000 in the wilderness of Canada and Alaska. And more...*This episode aired live last week (16th July) but was late being published due to delays from the editor (Betsy) going to Scotland to see Sebastian Szubski set a new world record.

As Sebastian Szubski rounded Land’s End this week, Billy finally became convinced that the 40 day record was going to fall. It’s been as tight as anything between Sebastian’s progress and Dougal’s 40 day record up to this point, but there shouldn’t be much left that can stop Sebastian now.

The biggest moment of Sebastian’s progress last week was his 100km+ crossing of Lyme Bay. Billy and Betsy were dot-watching (along with many others) when Sebastian went out of GPS range moving only 2mph. Thankfully, he came back online a short while later, but with a mysterious zig-zag to his track… Betsy shares Sebastian’s personal account of exactly what happened during the crossing, and the context for why.

The action was tight at the Berg River Marathon, with legend Hank McGregor winning his 14th title, but Hank wasn’t the only legend on the course… And in the women’s race, an unfortunate spill early on Day 2 turned into a shock 8 minute lead – this lucky mistake seems to have determined the outcome of 1st and 2nd between Jenna Nisbett / Nix Birkett at the epic 4 day ultra marathon race in South Africa.

In Romania, it was Hungary who came away with the most medals. No surprise there. But there were a few surprising results. Young GB athletes Freddie Heard / Ollie Mazur talk about the event and their K4 race in their own words on Paddlecast.

The winner of the Korea APP SUP race was no surprise (the reigning king himself, Shuri “Shrimpy” Araki) but the course had some unusual twists that gave this speed demon more of a challenge.

In Spain, more than thirty K4s from local clubs and top European national teams gathered to race amongst beautiful scenery. And a particularly strong GB men’s crew made it onto the podium in Valladolid. Joe Petersen, from that podium crew, shares more about the event and his team’s racing in his own words.

This week, the only race to make the Yukon River Quest look short has just started: The Yukon 1000. A hybrid between classic ultra paddling racing and ‘do you know how to bear-bag and staunch a wound in the wilderness’ type adventure race, the event has attracted a wide variety of entrants this year including a pro MMA fighter, a surfer, a rower, a mountaineer, a paracanoe athlete, and more.

This episode includes visuals, but is audio-first unlike previous episodes which have included full video – love it? Hate it? Neutral? Leave a comment or send a message with your thoughts.

1:20 Sebastian Szubski’s Round Britain Record Attempt

17:57 Berg River Marathon Recap

23:59 Junior & U23 European Sprint Championships Recap

In their own words: Freddie Heard / Ollie Mazur on their K4 5th place race

34:15 Korea APP SUP Race Recap

37:08 K4 Marathon Racing in Valladolid & Sanabria: Recap

In his own words: Joe Petersen, 3rd place in Valladolid

42:37 Yukon 1000 Preview

*Correction – Craig and Scott completed this race on SUP in 2023, not 2024

47:57 The Warm Down: Sebastian Brendel’s retirement, and Avon Descent (Australia) river levels

Useful links:

Sebastian’s tracker: https://eur-share.explore.garmin.com/sebakayak 

Sebastian’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sebasz81/ 

Berg River Canoe Marathon: https://www.facebook.com/BergRiverCanoeMarathon

Yukon 1000 documentary film: https://www.yukon1000documentary.com/ 

Yukon 1000 race tracker: https://www.yukon1000.org/2025-race-tracker/ 

Sebastian Brendel / Isaquias Queiroz tribute post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLv0-xcNiQr/

Sebastian Szubski has passed the halfway mark on his circumnavigation of Britain, and he’s neck and neck with Dougal Glaisher’s 2023 record of 40 days. He’s ticking off the kilometres like he eats them for breakfast. For any day where he faces a slowdown due to weather, he makes up for it with two 100km+ days. 12-14 hour days in the boat are standard fare for Sebastian these days, with his longest day so far clocking in at 16 hours 33 minutes on the water.Betsy managed to see Sebastian in person when he stopped in Brighton on Monday night, and he said he’s feeling strong both physically and mentally. His biggest challenge (aside from weather) has been getting enough calories. With an impressive amount of muscle mass and so many hours on the water each day, he has to eat a lot to keep on top of his energy levels, which isn’t always easy.Despite having only 9 months of experience in the surfski, Sebastian has been completing major open ocean crossings with no issues. He’s making 80-100km+ crossings look like any other day out paddling. In SUP, the rising stars from Namur’s EuroTour event were the Dutch junior racers who were mixing it up with the seniors for the 11km distance race. Benyam Bossack, Selwyn Pritchard, and Mylo van Bakel finished impressively close to the overall men’s race winner and 2025 seasonal stand-out, Donato Freens, also from the Netherlands. These boys are only 12 - 16 years old, and definitely young paddlers to watch. In the women’s race, the 14 year old Marin Hoeber had even more success in her senior race. Earning another gold for the Netherlands, the young Hoeber won the women’s race ahead of several speedy senior women. Another one to watch.Shoreham hosted a successful UK Surfski Nationals which also included outrigger canoes (OC6’s). It was the most competitive surfski race in the UK this season, with top talent in both the men’s and women’s field. In the para race, Jon White may have been the only entry but he was closing in on some quick marathon paddlers – could he be paving the way for more surfski paracanoe racing? Rosie Edwards won the women’s race by 5 minutes, despite facing a strong competitor in 2nd place, Brynde Kreft. Rosie spoke with Paddlecast about how her race went, and her upcoming plans in the lead-up to Durban Worlds.The 440 mile (700+ km) Yukon River Quest ended early due to wildfires, but racers were pleased to still be able to race 300km to Carmacks. Green Machine, in the voyageur class (C6), won the overall race but with the elite C2 crew of Mike Schlimmer / Steve Landick very close behind. Thor Harley from Team “Green Machine” told Paddlecast about how their team came together and how the race played out in his own words.In Pitesti, Romania, racing is underway for the Junior & U23 European Sprint Championships where several GB paddlers may have good chances to medal. Look out for familiar names from the recent European marathon championships (junior / U23 / senior) and European sprint championships (senior).00:51 Sebastian Szubski’s record attempt for fastest GB circumnavigation by kayak13:07 SUP race recaps for Namur (Euro Tour), Graz River Days (SUP Alps Trophy), and O2Y (Okinawa to Yoron)20:35 UK Surfski Nationals (Spiritfilled Coastal Cup Challenge in Shoreham)31:28 In her own words: women’s winner Rosie Edwards’ race recap34:13 Yukon River Quest race recap36:48 In his own words: Thor Harley from the overall winners in C6 (Voyageur), “Green Machine”48:29 Race Preview: European Junior Sprint Championships53:34 Race Preview: Under 23 European Championships in Solkan, Slovenia54:27 The Warm Down - DW opens to SUPs and surfskis; Walter Bouzan (ESP) is defying ageing; crazy waves at the Danish National Marathon Championships*Note - there are several moments in this episode where Betsy’s video goes blurry due to technical issues. This episode almost didn’t make it to air after some major technical issues, so thank you for your patience!