Male Category: 1st Place- Koop Sheet Metal 2nd Place- BTL Cobb's Arm 3rd Place- Belize Bank Bulldogs
Female Category: 2nd Place- Team Rod 1st Place- Belize Bank Bulldogs (Female team)
Masters Category: 1st Place- Watt A Thing 2nd Place- Grumpy Old Men 3rd Place - Wave's Reef Runners
Mixed Category: 1st Place - UES Impacts 2nd Place- Belize Coast Guardian 3rd Place- Black Orchid Resort
Intramural Division: 1st Place- Belmopan Active Youth 2nd Place- Whatteva Boys 3rd Place- UB Black Jaguars
In the Pleasure Division: 1st Place- Weh Dem Deh 2nd Place- Print Belize 3rd Place- Si Wi Yah
Family Division: 1st place- Triple H. 2nd place- Wave Runner 3rd place- Gentle's Bump & Grind
Ruta Maya 2016 Was Grand
RUTA MAYA 2016
19th Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge
Surviving Belize's La Ruta Maya River Challenge Canoe Race There is an elite group of men who have a passion for the race and take on Belize's Ruta Maya River Challenge for the glory of the first place trophy but there are also others who are in it for the glory of self-accomplishment and mere enjoyment.
This is the case of two teams from San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, who were not the youngest or fittest of all the contestants, but you can call them some of the bravest and inspiring. Six racers, Team 'Hope We Finish' (Dee Regis, Greg Lamb and Brittney O'Daniel) and Team 'Reef Runners' (Edwardo 'Wayo' Vasquez, Lisa Rusinek-Cyrier and Ronnie Cyrier) took on the gruesome four-day challenge to paddle over 170 miles and prove to themselves that no challenge is too great if they put their minds to it.
"I've come up with a lot of stupid ideas, but this one takes the cake," commented Brittney O'Daniel to iTravel Belize on day three of the race. But guess what, she is ready to do it again next year, with better equipment and more prepared, of course.
Koop Sheet Metal takes the 2016 La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge It was that time of the year again, when the river banks of the Mopan and Belize rivers, along with the many communities trailing its course, became alive once again with the 19th annual La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge. The four-day canoe race saw competitors enduring the odds of the weather, changing currents of the river and the bogginess of the tropical Belizean environment. Among the teams were two outstanding sets of participants who were all in for the fun of the competition, proudly representing Ambergris Caye. Team "Hope We Finish," comprised of Dee Regis, Brittney O'Daniel, and Greg Lamb and Team Reef Runners comprised of Edwardo "Wayo" Vasquez, Lisa Rusinek-Cyrier, and Ronnie Cyrier took on the challenge and joined the paddling tradition. "It is a challenge and I am happy to be part of it. Is not about winning, is about committing yourself to the challenge and overcome it," said a determined Wayo.
Flying Eye Productions took to the skies to capture its first Belikin La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge.
Filming live action events proved to be extremely challenging but this was what we pulled together. Enjoy.
La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge 1st half Day 1
Follow these tough competitors as they make their way on the Belize River from the Hawksworth Bridge in San Ignacio, past the ferry at Spanish Lookout and under the iguana Creek Bridge.
La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge 2nd half, day 1
La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge 1st half, day 2
2016 La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge Day 2 2nd
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