ONLY ON 8: Day 3 of Great Alabama 650 river race
(WAKA) – It’s day three of the Great Alabama 650, also known as the largest river race in the world.
Today, racers toward the end of the pack paddled their way through Lake Mitchell while the front-runners have already made their way through the Alabama River.
Tomorrow, racers can be spotted coming through downtown Montgomery and downtown Selma as they make their way to Camden.
The race concludes Tuesday, October 13, at Fort Morgan on the Alabama coast.
Watch the video above to get the full recap from today’s racing.
Racers compete in the male, female and two-person tandem categories.
You can follow along at AL650.com. A live map will report up-to-the minute updates on the racers’ progress.
Action 8 News will have a recap each day on TV and online.
