Dusi changes may well play into McGregor’s hands
McGregor won the K1 Dusi title in 2005 and then added the doubles title to his impressive CV the following year when he partnered the “Dusi Duke” Martin Dreyer.
WITH the rescheduling of the MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon to 18-20 March, former K1 and K2 champion Hank McGregor says he is ready to put his hand up when the iconic three days classic gets underway at Camps Drift.
Following the cancellation of the recent N3TC Drak Challenge during the height of the second wave of Covid-19 infections in South Africa, the racing goalposts are constantly shifting which tends to make planning difficult.
“There has been so much uncertainty with events being cancelled left, right and centre, and the Dusi moving a month later. It makes is really difficult to train for anything!” lamented McGregor.
He pointed out that many elite athletes had planned their training to peak for the MyLife Dusi in mid-February, and the date change effected by the national and provincial calendars had played havoc with the athletes’ training plans.
McGregor said that the regulations barring access to dams, rivers and beaches had also hamstrung elite paddlers trying to keep up their training routines.
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However, the lockdown had forced the eleven-times marathon world champion to stay in shape by running, which may well play into his hands when the MyLife Dusi does finally get underway.
“My wife Pippa and I run at Holla trails just about every day, so I am in great running shape,” said McGregor.
McGregor won the K1 Dusi title in 2005 and then added the doubles title to his impressive CV the following year when he partnered with “Dusi Duke” Martin Dreyer.
He claimed a second K2 title 12 years after his first doubles triumph, this time with Andy Birkett.
The 2021 MyLife Dusi Canoe Marathon takes place from 18 to 20 March.
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