HEREFORD Kayak Club’s Shaun Thrower achieved a notable success in the annual Glasgow to Edinburgh Kayak Race.
The race is held over two days, racing 24 miles on Saturday and 31 miles on Sunday.
After day one, Thrower was placed third, just 26 seconds behind the leading K2 (Double kayak) and K1 from Exeter.
On the second day, Thrower made a break after an hour and finished first overall, 4½ minutes ahead of the fastest K2 and 25 minutes ahead of the second place K1, in 7 hours 42 mins, 21 seconds.
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