Lyons Falls: A Paddle Mass Start

At the base of a hydroelectric power station built into an existing waterfall on the Black River, teams assembled for the start of the Tug Hill Extreme 24 Hour Adventure race. This year the event began with a paddle mass start. As soon as all teams had found their start positions, the horn was sounded and they were off on an 11 to 13 mile paddle journey.

As it often does though, the weather took a turn for the worse as the race started. Persistent light rain, winds and temperatures in the low 40s seemed to be a surprise to many teams who were in for a very cold paddle leg.