I posted a friendly reminder to my ultra-distance paddling group the other day to breathe through their noses in aerobic paddles. It's something I want them to practice. With this reminder, I asked the question, what is your mind saying when you paddle? I was curious because it is something I recently started working on after an article I read explained how the stories we tell ourselves (read: our thoughts) impact our training and performances. I do a decent amount of "chunki