Preparing for Marathon

This year The Sharks have introduce the GS (Geoff Saunders) series of mini-marathons at Harlesden, to help prepare youngsters for Marathon Racing.

The races are 3.5k and are open to everyone, form any club and any standard, yes experienced paddlers are welcome to come along and get some fun and a race time.

In October we had just two paddlers, faster was experienced Ivijah Campbell-Bryan, who is in Division 8 marathon, his time was 24 minutes

With Mohammed Bouhassane just 40 seconds behind, Mohammed is yet to race in a ranking Marathon, but prospects are looking good.

Published 19th October 2025