How your race becomes a podium

A paddle race with handicaps, in 60 seconds.

Everyone's estimate of course time

Meet the paddlers

Five paddlers are about to race. Each has a different usual pace — some are fast, some are slower, most are somewhere in between.

The coloured pill under each name shows their pace. Like a golf handicap: a "fast" paddler usually finishes well ahead of a "slower" one.