The Tupper Lake 8-Miler is a fundraiser for Heart Center at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Along with its particpation record, Jim Mallory and Royal McDonnell set a new course record in an Olympic K-2 with a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes, 20 seconds. Ed Joy had set the previous course record in an unlimited surf ski in 2017 with a time of 1:02.37.

The second fastest boats in the race were also doubles with Alan and Erin Lamb, also in an Olympic K-2, finishing in 1:10.03 followed by James Phillips and Eileen Visser in an epic V8 double in 1:10.47.

Patrick Jansen was the fastest solo paddler in an unlimited surf ski in 1:11.52, followed by Eric Young and Greg Hewlett. The C-2 amateur class was even more competitive with Joe Schlimmer and Francis Hiscox close behind Patrick Jansen in 1:11.57 and Dave Preston and Phobee Reese behind in 1:13.00.

The largest class was the touring kayak and SS20 class with 13 competitors. It was dominated by the over-50s with Bob Raymonda coming in first in 1:16.57 followed Karl Cook and David Wiltey in 1:18.00 and 1:18.38, respectively. The women’s over-50 winner was Anne Brewer in 1:51.32.

The solo recreation class was dominated by Joe Moore with a time of 1:20.20. With seven competitors it was the second largest class and dominated by men and women over-50. Cory McWilliams was second in 1:36.03.

In the C-2 stock class, Randy Young and Keith Kogurt led the charge with a time of 1:23.26 and Rodger Dempster took home the C-1 stock class. The lone stand up paddleboarder was Kate Hale, who finished in 1:51.08.

This year, there was a demi-course with just over four miles for those who were not sure that they were up for the full eight miles. Kim Young led this charge home in 52:50 with a surf ski, and was closely followed by April King in 52:57 with a kayak.

Below are the results for the Tupper Lake 8-Miler.

Tupper Lake 8-Miler Results

Two person kayak and surf ski:

Men under 50

James Mallory and Royal McDonnell, 1:02.20

Mixed under 50

Alan Lamb and Erin Lamb, 1:10.03

Mixed over 50

James Phillips and Eileen Visser, 1:10.47

Unlimited kayak and surf ski

Men over 50

Patrick Jansen, 1:11.52 Eric Young, 1:15.26 Greg Hewlett, 1:16.27

Men under 50

Anthony Tramontano, 1:35.38

Women over 50

Wendy Matthan, 1:18.53

C-2 amateur

Mixed under 50

Joe Schlimmer and Francis Hiscox, 1:11.57 Dave Preston and Phoebe Reese, 1:13.00

Male over 50

Ralph Vincent and Neal Sand: 1:15.03

Mixed over 50

Paul Olney and Roberta Shapiro, 1:17.05 Chas Billingsley and Blanche Town, 1:22.27 Ed Griener and Kim Griener, 1:26.46

C-4 open

Mixed under 50

Peter Ostrum, Lanika Sanders, Brian Sanders and Wendy Sanders, 1:12.35

C-4 stock

Mixed under 50

Steve Dilger, Adam Wheeler, Heather Wheeler and Will Siegfried, 1:14.36

Women under 50

Tiffany Kivlen, Kathlen Brannon, Elizabeth Kivlen and Candice dHemecourt, 1:31.04

Touring kayak and SS20

Men over 50

Bob Raymonda, 1:16.57 Karl Cook, 1:18.00 David Wiltey, 1.18.38 Peter Jaworski, 1:20.08 Jim Merrill, 1:24.45 Steven Vogel, 1:26.08 Steve Buzzell, 1:58.48

Men under 50

Joshua King, 1:22.21 Andrew Cloutier, 1:43.51 Miles Thibodeau, 2:02.55

Women over 50

Anne Brewer, 1:51.32 Mary Lynne Fuller, 2:02.50

Women under 50

Danielle Spencer, 2:02.50

C-1 amateur

Men under 50

Max Eaton, 1:18.43

Chad Staubach, 1:24.20

Woman over 50

Becky Sutter, 1:23.25

Mary Kelly, 1:32.11

Men over 50

David Thomas, 1:27.44 Peter Cain, 1:32.14

Solo recreation

Male over 50

Joe Moore, 1:20.20

Male under 50

Cory McWilliams, 1:36.03

Women under 50

Wendy Kuleyeski, 1:38.32 Mel Whyman, 1:49.53 Caitlyn Moore, 1:53.45

Women over 50

Beverley Blinn-Knapp, 1:38.52 Shannon Morris, 1:53.47

C-2 stock

Men over 50

Randy Young and Keith Kogurt, 1:23.26

Men under 50

Andrew Pickreign and Brandon Devito, 1:29.24

Women under 50

Rebekah Mills and Karen Labonte, 1:30.14

C-1 stock

Men over 50

Rodger Dempster, 1:31.16 Gleason Walley, 1:39.42 Robert McCormick, 1:40.40

Men under 50

Matt Strickland, 1:38.20

Woman under 50

Kristin Eaton, 1.43.14

C-2 recreation

Men under 50

Ben Geiger and Bill Miller, 1:45.11

Men over 50

Steve Festin and Patrick Kelly, 1:50.19

C-2 family

Male under 50

Andrew Pritchard and Miles Pritchard, 1:38.03

Mixed

Lev Moulton, Ruth Moulton, Travis Moulton and Eliac Moulton, 1:40.07

SUP

Woman under 50

Kate Hale, 1:51.08

Results for 4-mile course

Touring kayak and SS20

Women over 50

Kim Young, 52.50

Women under 50

April King, 52.57

Men over 50

Raymond Morris, 1:27.59

C-2 recreation

Men under 50

Robert Ford and Jacob Ford, 1:04.40

Solo recreation

Men under 50

Richard Stockwell, 1:21.51