ONLY ON 8: Day 9 of the Great Alabama 650

Michigan native Eric Dittenber finished 3rd in the male solo category./Courtesy: Alabama Scenic River Trail

It is Day 9 of the country’s longest paddle race.

Saturday, we saw the female solo and male solo winners make it to the finish line of the Great Alabama 650, along with several other paddlers.

On Sunday, we saw more paddlers arrive at Fort Morgan.

Michigan native Eric Dittenberg arrived at 4:07 a.m. Dittenberg finished 3rd in the male solo category and 7th overall.

About nine hours later, German paddler Mirko Pruefer finished 4th in the male solo category and 8th overall.

German paddler Mirko Pruefer finished 4th in the male solo category./Courtesy: Alabama Scenic River Trail

Missouri native Chris Logan is also expected to finish Sunday.

There are still four paddlers working their way to the finish line. They have until Tuesday, October 14 to complete the race.

As Action 8 reported earlier this week, two two-person tandem teams with Alabama ties, Matt Taylor and Bobby Johnson, along with Trey Reaves and John Wellens, finished first and second, respectively.

Florida native Salli O’Donnell and Arizona native Christopher Thomas took home the top spots in the female solo and male solo categories, respectively.

The annual paddle race started Saturday at Weiss Lake in Northeast Alabama.

Action 8 News partnered with the Alabama Scenic River Trail to bring you exclusive coverage of the annual event.

Spectators can follow virtually at AL650.com, where a live map will report up-to-the minute updates on the racer’s progress.

In addition, this year’s event features an app where you can follow along using your mobile device.

To download the app, search Endurance HQ in the Apple and Google Play stores. The username for the app is “alabama650@trailrunnerhq.com” and the password is “Alabama650!” The password is case-sensitive.

For more information, click here.