Don’t store your kayak or canoe just yet! There are still plenty of paddling races to enter in October.

Kayak Race, Long IslandIf you love to go kayaking on Long Island, then you need to check out The Great Pumpkin race.

According to their website:
The Great Pumpkin Race

Saturday, October 8, 2011
Empire Kayaks
4 Empire Blvd
Island Park, New York.

This two mile kayak race has a twist to it. Mid- race you must exit your
kayak, pick up a pumpkin, and return to Empire Kayaks with it.

Biathlon & Canoe & Kayak Race, Fairport, New York
Fairport is located in the Town of Perinton on the historic Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal Regatta has a Biathlon (paddle & run), canoe & kayak race, and a fun fitness paddle!

According to their website:
Erie Canal Regatta

Saturday, October 8, 2011
Canoe & Kayak Races
Fairport, New York

Biathlon (5k run/5k paddle) – Individual & Teams

•  5K Paddle Event (no tandems)
• 14K Singles & Tandems
• 2K Fun Fitness Paddle – All types of paddling boats/boards are
  welcome.

Groups are Men, Women, &Teams
Click here to find more information on the Erie Canal Regatta.

To  find more information on the Great Pumpkin Race or to find other
paddling events, paddlefests, kayak races, canoe races, festivals,
adventure races or triathlons,  click here to go to our kayak & canoe races & events calendar.

Put together a team (or get matched up with other racers) and get in to the upcoming 7th Annual D.W. Field Triathlon in Brockton, Massachusetts! The historic park offers a unique and challenging course. And everyone will love the racer-friendly entrance fees…

Event date: Sunday – September, 25, 2011

According to their web site:

Elite triathletes and eager tri teams alike will gather for the 7th time on September 25th 2011 at beautiful D.W. Field Park just a mile off route 24 at Exit 18b. It’s the perfect closer for your tri season and you can leave the wetsuit at home for this one.

The race features:

• 14 mile bike,
• 1.7 mile canoe/kayak,
• 4 mile run

The leaves will be starting to turn and there may be a refreshing nip in the air – perfect racing weather! (And no cars to worry about on our enclosed loop course!) You’ll cycle up daunting Tower Hill, run beside sparkling lakes and ponds under a canopy of birch pine and oak trees, and paddle on Waldo Lake -the only day of the year that boats are seen on its shimmering surface!

To find more information on this kayaking & canoeing race or to find other paddling events, paddlefests, kayak races, canoe races, festivals, adventure races or triathlons, click here to go to our kayak & canoe races & events calendar.

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Search our places to paddle page for places to kayak or canoe for flatwater or whitewater. Kayaking and canoeing paddling locations are listed by U.S. State.

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