Race sends athletes paddling, portaging through Minneapolis

By canoe, kayak and paddleboard, by land and lake, 65 competitors took part in a unique race Saturday on and around the Minneapolis Chain of Lakes.

The Red Bull Urban Portage adventure race sent entrants on a 10-mile course winding from Cedar Lake to Wirth Park, with six miles of paddling and four miles of portages.

The race had five divisions; the winners were:

1.  Solo male: Erik Hendrickson, Minneapolis

2.  Solo female: Anna Yurchenko, Minneapolis

3.  Tandem male: Mike Brumbaug and Jon Sanborn, Minneapolis

4.  Tandem female: Kate Ellis and Maria Schilling, Minneapolis

5.  Tandem male/female: Josie Nelson and Ryan Peterson, Medicine Lake

   

   Nelson and Peterson had the top overall time, completing the course in 1 hour, 33 minutes, 9 seconds. Complete results can be found here.

   The race — the first of its kind for Red Bull, and the first of its kind in Minneapolis — was held in collaboration with the Loppet Foundation.