AU SABLE RIVER CANOE MARATHON

The Au Sable River Canoe Marathon is an annual 120 mile canoe race in Michigan from Grayling to Oscoda. It first ran in 1947 and is the longest, non-stop, canoe-only race in North America. (The Missouri 340 is the longest non-stop race in the world- canoe and kayak)
The event starts at 9pm in Grayling with the competitors carrying their canoes in a footrace 4 blocks through town. Once they reach the Au Sable River, they start paddling throughout the night. In addition to paddling for 14-15 hours straight, competitors must also make a number of portages around dams on the river.
The 2006 race was won by Jim Harwood and Allen Limburg with a time of 14 hours, 33 minutes and 50 seconds.

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Winners

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Winners

Since 1980

Year	Racers	Time
2006	Jim Harwood, Grayling/Allen Limberg, Wausau, WI	14:33:50
2005	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	14:56:11
2004	Andrew Triebold, Spring Arbor, MI/Steve Lajoie, Mirabel, Quebec	14:59:46
2003	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	14:55:03
2002	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	15:04:56
2001	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	15:06:48
2000	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	14:48:00
1999	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	14:08:18
1998	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	14:15:47
1997	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	14:19:36
1996	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Jeff Kolka, Grayling	14:04:05
1995	Jim Harwood, Grayling/Patrick Lynch, Shawinigan-Sud Quebec	14:20:40
1994	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Solomon Carriere, Saskatchewan Canada	13:58:08
1993	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Solomon Carriere, Saskatchewan Canada	14:23:03
1992	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Brett Stockton, Grayling	14:33:30
1991	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Brett Stockton, Grayling	14:33:30
1990	Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada/Brett Stockton, Grayling	14:43:35
1989	Al Rudquist, Grand Rapids MN/Randy Drake, Virginia Beach VA	14:38:18
1988	Brett Stockton, Grayling/Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada	14:20:00
1987	Brett Stockton, Grayling/Serge Corbin, Quebec Canada	14:34:32
1986	Butch Stockton, Higgins Lake/Brett Stockton, Grayling	14:30:38
1985	Butch Stockton, Higgins Lake/Brett Stockton, Grayling	14:35:53
1984	Butch Stockton, Higgins Lake/Solomon Carriere, Saskatchewan Canada	14:20:40
1983	Butch Stockton, Higgins Lake/Brett Stockton, Grayling	14:38:36
1982	Butch Stockton, Higgins Lake/Brett Stockton, Grayling	14:38:27
1981	John Baker, Grayling/Ken Brown, St. Clair Shores	14:29:01
1980	John Baker, Grayling/Ron Williams, Smither, B.C. Canada	14:48:31

The race record for the current course is 13:58:08 set by Serge Corbin of Quebec and Solomon Carriere of Saskatchewan.
The record for most wins individually is 18 by Serge Corbin (1977 and 1979 w/ Claude Corbin; 1987-1988, 1990-1992 w/ Brett Stockton; 1994-1995 w/ Solomon Carriere; 1996-2003, 2005 w/ Jeff Kolka).
The record for most wins by a team is 9 by Serge Corbin and Jeff Kolka of Grayling (1996-2003 and 2005).

Links

★ Au Sable Canoe Marathon Official Site

★ City of Grayling