Robyn Kime smashed the women’s record en route to her fourth title in the women’s race of The Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon. Photo: Anthony Grote/Gameplan Media
Robyn Kime scored her fourth win on the trot in The Unlimited Dusi Canoe Marathon on Saturday, wrapping up a convincing victory after a conservative approach on the last day.
Her second K1 title made history as she and her brother Lance, 17 months her junior, became the first siblings to win K1 titles in the same year.
“I’m very pleased, especially with Lance’s result,” said Kime. “From the start of today, as well as from the start of the second day, I knew that if I could just keep the race together, then I could get the win.
“I took it very slowly and carefully in the rapids, from Tops Needle down to the Burma Road takeout,” she described her approach on the final day.
“I ran over Burma. Every year I’m surprised by how hard it is. Every year I say I’m never going to run it again, but I do run it every year. I’ll probably have to do it again sometime.
“I ran around Pumphouse [weir and rapid] as well, just to be safe. It was a long slog to Durban to end.”
It was at Pumphouse that Kime learnt her brother had won the men’s race. “I definitely had extra energy after hearing he had won. I was so excited about it.”
WOMEN DAY THREE AND OVERALL
1. Robyn Kime (U23) 2:36.56 9:07.16
2. Abby Adie 2:34.37 9:21.30
3. Jen Theron 2:40.37 9:40.55
4. Hilary Pitchford 2:42.53 9:43.17
5. Bianca Haw (U18) 2:46.07 9:49.07
