gary munro


Essendon canoe club
Racer info
Age: 74
Height: 5' 8"
Gender: Male
Hometown: Sunbury
Country: Australia
Sports: Paddling
Updated: Saturday, February 15, 2025

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My race results 51 total
2025 Frank Harrison Interstate Marathon Cup - Sat
Place: 2nd
Time: 1:26:59.1
Distance: Water Works (16 km)
Category: Canoe Open (16 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Bonegilla, Australia
Date: Feb 15, 2025

Race report

Good fast flow, wind gusts up to 56kmh.

Saltwater Canoe Classic 2025
Place: 11th
Time: 1:36:21.7
Category: Canoe (All) 12km
Sport: Paddling
Location: Footscray, Australia
Date: Feb 2, 2025
2024 PV Marathon City Singles
Place: 2nd
Time: 1:37:12.5
Distance: Canoe/SUP - 12 km
Category: UC1/C1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Ascot Vale, Australia
Date: Jun 16, 2024
2024 PV Marathon Murray River Classic
Place: 3rd
Time: 1:08:37.1
Distance: General Class - Men's canoe
Category: Canoe M U23/Open (10 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Yarrawonga, Australia
Date: Mar 24, 2024
2024 Frank Harrison Interstate Marathon Cup - Sat
Place: 2nd
Time: 1:24:14.8
Distance: Waterworks (16 km)
Category: Single Blade Open (16 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Bonegilla, Australia
Date: Feb 10, 2024
Footscray Salty Canoe Race
Place: 3rd
Time: 1:21:37
Distance: 12 kms
Category: UC1
Sport: Paddling - canoe
Location:
Date: Feb 4, 2024
2023 PV Marathon Essendon City Singles
Place: 3rd
Time: 1:30:49.2
Distance: Canoe/SUP - 12 km
Category: UC1/C1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Ascot Vale, Australia
Date: Jun 18, 2023
2023 OPACMSC 20230410 K4 C4 & SUP relay
Place: 2nd
Time: 35:37.2
Distance: C4 Challenge
Category: C4 X Open (6 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Newtown, Australia
Date: Apr 10, 2023
2023 OPACMSC 20230409 Masters doubles & SUP long
Place: 1st
Time: 1:23:51.4
Distance: ICF Class Doubles
Category: C2 M V65+ (13 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Newtown, Australia
Date: Apr 9, 2023
2023 OPACMSC 20230408 U16 ICF & Masters singles
Place: 1st
Time: 1:38:22.0
Distance: General Class Singles
Category: UC1 M V65-74 (13 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Newtown, Australia
Date: Apr 8, 2023
2023 Victorian Canoe Marathon Champs - Doubles
Place: 1st
Time: 1:00:04.5
Distance: ICF
Category: C2 M V65+ (9 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Newtown, Australia
Date: Mar 12, 2023
2023 Victorian Canoe Marathon Champs - Singles
Place: 1st
Time: 1:05:03.4
Distance: General Class
Category: UC1 M V65+ (9 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Newtown, Australia
Date: Mar 11, 2023

Race report

State Champion record holder 65 +, UC 1.

2023 PV Marathon Murray River Classic
Place: 1st
Time: 1:08:00.8
Distance: Canoe - 10 km
Category: UC1/C1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Yarrawonga, Australia
Date: Feb 26, 2023
Footscray Salty Classic 2023
Place: 2nd
Time: 1:20:32
Distance: 12 kms
Category: Canoe over 65
Sport: Paddling - canoe
Location: Footscray, Australia
Date: Feb 5, 2023
2023 Frank Harrison Interstate Marathon Cup - Sat
Place: 2nd
Time: 1:25:44.8
Distance: Waterworks (16 km)
Category: Single Blade Open (16 km)
Sport: Paddling
Location: Bonegilla, Australia
Date: Jan 21, 2023
2022 PV Marathon Murray River Classic
Place: 5th
Time: 1:43:15.1
Distance: Canoe - 15 km
Category: UC1/C1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Yarrawonga, Australia
Date: Apr 10, 2022
2022 Victorian Canoe Marathon Champs - singles
Place: 2nd
Time: 1:32:55.2
Distance: General class 12.1 km (3+1 laps, 0 p)
Category: C1/UC1 M V65-74
Sport: Paddling
Location: Newtown, Australia
Date: Mar 26, 2022
2021 MMP (Feb 2022) - Day 5
Place: 1st
Time: 8:08:26
Distance: Full distance
Category: UC1
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: Feb 24, 2022

Race report

Gary Munro UC1 O VET70 (J203)
Murrabit to Swan Hill, 77kms.
Total Time 43:01:6.

2021 MMP (Feb 2022) - Day 4
Place: 1st
Time: 7:26:49
Distance: Full distance
Category: UC1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: Feb 24, 2022

Race report

Gary Munro UC1 O VET 70 (J203)
Echuca to Torrumbarry, 63.5 kms.

2021 MMP (Feb 2022) - Day 3
Place: 1st
Time: 8:02:05
Distance: Full distance
Category: UC1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Moama, Australia
Date: Feb 23, 2022

Race report

Gary Munro Day 3 UC1 O VET 70 (J203)
Picnic Point to Echuca 76.5 kms.

2021 MMP (Feb 2022) - Day 2
Place: 1st
Time: 9:47:30
Distance: Full distance
Category: UC1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Tocumwal, Australia
Date: Feb 21, 2022

Race report

Gary Munro Day 2 repeat. UC1 O VET 70 (J203)
Yarraonga to Tocumal 93kms repeated wet tracks thru bushland for landcrew.

2021 MMP (Feb 2022) - Day 1
Place: 1st
Time: 9:36:56
Distance: Full distance
Category: UC1
Sport: Paddling
Location: Yarrawonga, Australia
Date: Feb 21, 2022

Race report

Gary Munro day1 UC1 O VET 70 (J203)
Yarrawonga to Tocumal 93ks.

2022 Frank Harrison Interstate Marathon Cup - Sun
Place: 1st
Time: 1:21:20.5
Distance: Waterworks (16 km)
Category: Single Blade Open
Sport: Paddling
Location: Bonegilla, Australia
Date: Jan 23, 2022
2022 Frank Harrison Interstate Marathon Cup - Sat
Place: 2nd
Time: 1:27:06.7
Distance: Waterworks (16 km)
Category: Single Blade Open
Sport: Paddling
Location: Bonegilla, Australia
Date: Jan 22, 2022

Race report

At 11 kms mark, l fell in river, recovered with help from another paddler, lost 10 mins , before l could resume race, made up time and came in 2nd.

Ben Hall 40 miler 2021
Place: 3rd
Time: 6:10.54
Distance: 40 MILER
Category: C1
Sport: Paddling - canoe
Location:
Date: Dec 11, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week8
Place: 8th
Time: 0:07
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Oct 25, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week7
Place: 18th
Time: 0:07
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Oct 18, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week6
Place: 1st
Time: 0:07
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Oct 11, 2021
The Clarence 100 Virtually Anywhere
Place: 1st
Time: 8:09:03
Distance: 106 km
Category: Friday
Sport: Paddling
Location:
Date: Oct 8, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week5
Place: 1st
Time: 0:05
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Oct 4, 2021
2021 Echuca Mini virtual
Place: -
Time: 3:07:39
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Oct 2, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week4
Place: 23rd
Time: 0:07
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Sep 27, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week3
Place: 3rd
Time: 0:06
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Sep 20, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week2
Place: 26th
Time: 0:07
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Sep 13, 2021
2021 Victorian Spring Back into Paddling Week1
Place: 4th
Time: 0:07
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Sep 6, 2021
2021 Victorian Canoe Marathon LD6
Place: 6th
Time: 35:02
Sport: Paddling
Location: Templestowe, Australia
Date: Aug 14, 2021

Race report

Virtual race, lockdown restricted, 5km limit, Concept2 used to complete. 8kms.

2021 Frank Harrison Interstate - Sun
Place: 1st
Time: 1:26:44.3
Distance: Waterworks (16 km)
Category: Single Blade Open
Sport: Paddling
Location: South Albury, Australia
Date: Mar 28, 2021

Race report

2ND RACE IN J203, PLEASED WITH RESULTS.

2021 Frank Harrison Interstate - Sat
Place: 1st
Time: 1:29:13.7
Distance: Waterworks (16 km)
Category: Single Blade Open
Sport: Paddling
Location: South Albury, Australia
Date: Mar 27, 2021

Race report

1ST RACE WITH J203 ,GOOD RESULTS.

FOOTSCRAY SALTWATER CLASSIC 2021
Place: 1st
Time: 0:48.03
Distance: 8 klms
Category: V65 + K1
Sport: Paddling - kayak
Location: Footscray, Australia
Date: Feb 7, 2021
Ultra Marathon Virtual Race #1
Place: 1st
Time: 2:16:03
Distance: Long Course (30km)
Category: 50-69 Men Single
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
Date: Sep 6, 2020
2020 Frank Harrison Memorial Race - Sat
Place: 9th
Time: 2:19:36.7
Distance: Weir Wall 26 km
Category: VET 35+ REC
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: South Albury, Australia
Date: Feb 22, 2020

Race report

River down, injury fo right shoulder.

2019 Frank Harrison Memorial Race - Sun
Place: 1st
Time: 1:09:11.0
Distance: Waterworks 16 km
Category: TK2 V45+
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: Albury, Australia
Date: Feb 24, 2019
2019 Frank Harrison Memorial Race - Sun
Place: 1st
Time: 1:07:48.8
Distance: Waterworks 16 km
Category: Overall
Sport: Paddling
Location: Albury, Australia
Date: Feb 24, 2019
2019 Frank Harrison Memorial Race - Sat
Place: 1st
Time: 1:13:36.9
Distance: Waterworks 16 km
Category: RK1 V65+
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: South Albury, Australia
Date: Feb 23, 2019
2018 Victorian Canoe Marathon WS3
Place: 1st
Time: 52:28.0
Distance: Division 7 - 8.6 km
Category: Singles
Sport: Paddling
Location: Fairfield, Australia
Date: Jun 24, 2018

Race report

GOOD RACE , KEPT ON WASH OF LEADER FOR 2KLMS THEN TOOK LEAD,FELT STRONG FOR DURATION OF RACE.

2018 Victorian Canoe Marathon WS2
Place: 1st
Time: 51:10.8
Distance: Division 7 - 8.2 km
Category: Singles
Sport: Paddling
Location: Richmond, Australia
Date: Jun 3, 2018

Race report

Raced with doubles came 2nd overall.

2018 Victorian Canoe Marathon WS1
Place: 5th
Time: 1:00:55.8
Distance: Division 7 - 9.0 km
Category: Singles
Sport: Paddling
Location: Barwon Heads, Australia
Date: May 6, 2018

Race report

entered finish line, thru start gates, had to do a U-turn to go thru finish gate.

2018 Frank Harrison Memorial Race - Sat
Place: 8th
Time: 2:11:50.0
Distance: Weir Wall 26 km
Category: REC 35+
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: South Albury, Australia
Date: Feb 10, 2018
Frank Harrison Memorial Race 2017
Place: 2nd
Time: 2:02:52.1
Distance: Weir Wall 26KM
Category: Open Recreational
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: South Albury, Australia
Date: Feb 11, 2017

Race report


water flowing fast , speeds between 10- 15.8 klms

Frank Harrison Memorial Race 2016
Place: 9th
Time: 2:13:27.3
Distance: Weir Wall 26KM
Category: VET 35+ Singles
Gender: M
Sport: Paddling
Location: South Albury, Australia
Date: Feb 20, 2016

Race report

mirage530 sport , fast water flow, snags and eddies.

YMCA Massive Murray Marathon 2015
Place: 5th
Distance: 1/2 MARATHON
Category: VETERAN OVER 65
Sport: Paddling
Location:
Date: Nov 25, 2015