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Apr 6, 2020
What Pianos, Free Throws, & Paddling During Covid Have in Common
Or better yet, why do I post entire downwind races on YouTube... knowing that most people have no interest in watching 1 hour or more of...
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Apr 5, 2020
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Mar 19, 2020
Training Time Optimization
It can be very difficult to find time to train for an event like the Yukon 1000. Even though I've always been in search of more gainz for...
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Mar 18, 2020
How To Set Goals With Boredom
I wrote a haiku for the first task in the Social Distancing Toolkit: GOALS: Which brings up a very important point... Do you even know...
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Feb 26, 2020
Real World Data: Would You Paddle 100 Miles?
Rob Allison, a software engineer for SAS pondered the question as he used data from my win at the California River Quest 100 to test out...
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Feb 13, 2020
Mobility Monday: Essential Neck Stretches
A quick Mobility Monday to get you moving pain-free! In addition to using the Crossover Symmetry system, I do these scalene stretches...
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Feb 13, 2020
The Best BUTT Trick For Outrigger
It's #SUPtipTuesday and I've got another #OutriggerTip, this one is definitely #outrigger specific because in #SUP we don't sit 😂 After...
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Feb 11, 2020
#SUPtipTuesday : How To Build Your Own Programming Part 3
OK, guys. This one is a real doozie. It's hard to make something that is genuinely complex very simple. When I say complex, the way to do...
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Feb 11, 2020
Music Monday: Training All The Time
Whilst paddling a 100 mile training week in preparation for the Yukon 1000, I came up with another silly song for a #MusicMonday...
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Feb 10, 2020
Mobility Monday: Important Lower Back Stretches For Paddlers
These three yoga stretches will ease tension and muscle soreness in your lower back after paddling. And, the beauty of them, is you can...
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Feb 4, 2020
How 6-Man Outrigger Makes You A Better Solo Paddler
Does paddling a one-man outrigger canoe help Stand Up Paddling? What about the other way around? It’s #SUPtipTuesday, and over the past...
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Jan 30, 2020
Road To Yukon | Episode 1: Acceptance
Last year was my first 100 mile race... I knew that I would need to understand the demands of 100 mile in a day if I was planning to...
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Jan 16, 2020
#SUPtipTuesday : How To Build Your Own Programming Part 2
The next step in setting up your programming is going to be to set your meso and micro cycles. The year, the big calendar is essentially...
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Jan 13, 2020
Puakea Designs KAHELE Unpack, Reveal, Assemble
LOOK at my new Kahele from Puakea Designs :-) In the colors of Endless Summer, this boat is going to be a blast, I can already tell... in...
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Jan 3, 2020
#SUPtipTuesday : How To Build Your Own Programming Part 1
This is the first post in a 3 part series "How to build your own programming" We will cover the master calendar, periodization, and...
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