Spokane River Classic 2014
About 140 people and more than 100 boats -- canoes, kayaks, stand up paddleboards and one rowboat -- pioneered the new route for the Spokane River Classic on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Sponsored by the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club, the event seeks to draw attention to fun on the river and the need to develop more access to the waterway through town. The event, which started at the Kardong Bridge near Gonzaga University, featured a 1.3-mile citizens race and a 5.4-mile endurance course. Both groups also had to negotiate a slalom buoy course.
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Race director Stan Mrzygod briefs the field before the Spokane River Classic.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Paddlers staged at the Kardong Bridge for the debut of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Paddlers stage at the Kardong Bridge for the debut of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Paddlers start at the Kardong Bridge for the debut of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Brook and Lisa Swanson start at the Kardong bridge for the debut of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Stand-up paddleboarders join with canoes and kayaks in the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Frank Johnson teams with his daughter, Melissa, in the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Solo paddler Stan Miller was in the endurance division in the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Stand-up paddleboarders join with canoes and kayaks in the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Paddlers in the citizen division start at the Kardong Bridge for the debut of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Paddlers in the citizen division start at the Kardong Bridge for the debut of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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John and Megan Roland lead paddlers in the citizen division to the turn-round-buoy after the start of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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John and Megan Roland led paddlers in the citizen division to the turn-round-buoy after the start of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Paddlers negotiate the slalom buoy course portion of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The first two boats to finish the citizen division of the Spokane River Classic congratulate each other.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Viking spirit was in the crowd at the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Spectators watched the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014, from the Kardong Bridge on the Centennial Trail.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Spectators watched the finish of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014, from the Kardong Bridge on the Centennial Trail.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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The Spokane River Classic debuted on Aug. 23, 2014, as a race for serious and not-so-serious paddlers of all ages on all sorts of paddle craft.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Top competitors Nick and Jim Bauer added their nephews, Jack and Jimmy Pratapas, to their crew for the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Dozens of volunteers worked to stage the Spokane River Classic and assure the safety of the boaters on the water.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Brook and Lisa Swanson were the overall winners in the endurance division of the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Finishing second in the endurance division were top competitors Nick and Jim Bauer, who added their nephews, Jack and Jimmy Pratapas, to their crew for the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Race director Stan Mrzygod and John Schwartz of Mountain Gear celebrate a successful end to the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014, from the Kardong Bridge on the Centennial Trail.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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Bryan Turek of Slovakia cools off in the water to celebrate winning the solo kayak division title during the Spokane River Classic on Aug. 23, 2014.
Rich Landers The Spokesman-Review
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