The Boat Race (the name comes from rower and Boat Club president John Goldie, 1849–1896, after whom the Goldie Boathouse is named). The women's reserve crews are "Osiris "(Oxford) and "Blondie "(Cambridge). The Henley Boat Races, usually held a week before the Boat Race, host the lightweight men's and women's races and their reserve races. There is also an intercollegiate men's and women's race. A veterans' boat race, usually held on a weekday before the main Boat Race, takes place on the Thames between Putney and Hammersmith. Training for the Boat Race officially begins in September, before the start of term. The first
Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race children's race that takes place concurrent with the full distance. The event takes place annually on the second weekend in August and is based out of Wiarton, in Ontario, Canada. The race is a qualifying stop on Adventure Racing Ontario's points series, which is a schedule of team-based adventure sport events taking place in the province of Ontario. The race was also featured on the final episode of season 3 of the TV show Boundless. Past Long Course Winners (full distance) Suntrail Course Winners (sprint distance paddle-bike-run) <nowiki>*</nowiki>abandoned due to extreme weather Past Subaru Duathlon Winners (sprint distance paddle-bike-paddle) Past