August 31, 2024
by Betsy Ray
A play-by-play recap of the Thames 200 Ultra. Is this new race the UK’s SUP 11 Cities?
9 SUP and prone paddle boarders started the inaugural Thames 200 Ultra. 4 finished. Gavin Symonds set a new record for fastest SUP of the Thames: 29 hours 19 minutes. What was the race like, and could it really be the UK's answer to SUP 11 Cities?
August 20, 2024
by Betsy Ray
Can “that prone guy” set a new record for the Thames River?
James Fletcher aka “that prone guy" is the type of person who looks at the craziest endurance challenges for stand up paddle boarders and thinks, “I can do that prone.” And then he does. He's set records before, but 200 km down the Thames is like nothing he's ever done - will he pull it off?