Fran Blake


Fanatic & ION
Racer info
Age: 59
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Gender: Female
Hometown: Hayling Island
Country: United Kingdom
Sports: Paddling - SUP
Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2022
My race results 7 total
Head of the Dart SUP Challenge 2019
Place: 3rd
Time: 26:54.4
Distance: 14' Race - Age Caegory
Category: 50 to 59
Gender: F
Sport: Paddling - SUP
Location: Dartmouth, United Kingdom
Date: Oct 2, 2019
2018 - Race 5 - BaySUP Tech
Place: 1st
Time: 50:23.820
Distance: 12'6 Race (Also ISA Tech)
Category: 50-59 Veterans
Gender: F
Sport: Paddling - SUP
Location: Poole, United Kingdom
Date: Jul 21, 2018
Head of the Dart SUP Challenge 2018
Place: 6th
Time: 1:24:07.5
Gender: F
Sport: Paddling - SUP
Location: Dartmouth, United Kingdom
Date: Apr 15, 2018

Race report

43rd overall
1st Female 12'6
5th overall Female

Place: 1st
Time: 1:10:49.0
Distance: 12'6
Category: 50-59
Gender: F
Sport: Paddling - SUP
Location: Tamworth, United Kingdom
Date: Oct 21, 2017
Place: 1st
Time: 48:16.8
Distance: 12'6
Category: 50-59
Gender: F
Sport: Paddling - SUP
Location: Stutton, United Kingdom
Date: Sep 16, 2017
Place: 1st
Time: 58:04.02
Distance: 12'6
Category: 50-59
Gender: F
Sport: Paddling - SUP
Location: Poole, United Kingdom
Date: Jul 15, 2017
Place: 5th
Time: 1:14:40.87
Distance: 12'6
Category: Overall
Sport: Paddling - SUP
Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom
Date: May 14, 2017

Race report


Close start to the race with a turn around the pontoon after about 50m! Ginny got away and I was drafting behind Steff for a while. Andrea caught us up so I swapped to draft Andrea before realising, maybe a little too late that I needed to go faster! Pulled away from Andrea after Steff had fallen off my tail. Pushed hard on the second half of the course to make sure I kept a solid second place and overall Veteran's winner in my first race as a UK SUP veteran! Not enough Vets to make a separate category, but very pleased with Overall Second Ladies 12'6.