Great Alabama 650 concludes with record finishes on Alabama Scenic River Trail

By: Alabama News Center Staff

The 2024 Great Alabama 650, a 650-mile paddle race across the waterways of Alabama, concluded Oct. 1 after 10 days in which paddlers from around the world pushed their limits through rain and shine.

Notable highlights of this year’s race, the sixth Great Alabama 650, included:

The first-ever back-to-back solo winner of the race.
A new five-time finisher of the race who joined the race’s 3250 Club (for those who have logged 3,250 miles on the waterways).
The first woman to complete the course exclusively on a standup paddleboard.
The first person to finish the race twice exclusively on a paddleboard.

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