Sticky Hole training ~ SUP nutrition before a short stand up paddle race

Playak News Flash - February 21, 2015
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News Watch Headlines Sticky Hole training Kokatat Blog - Sticky Hole is rain dependent, so not a popular place for most kayakers, but when it rains it is the optimal training hole with short lines and long rides! Coming here with Max, the 2014 junior men's World Cup Champion helped me to remember all the great competitors I will be up against this year. SUP nutrition before a short stand up paddle race Riding Bumps - You are correct. Your race is only one hour long. You are also correct about the literature by stating that you won't need to ingest calories in a one hour race. A race that short is pretty much an all out effort. Most experienced athletes can go at threshold for about an hour before they puke and throw in the towel. Hovie SUP 2015 Made in the USA Product Line SUP Examiner - Paddle for Life is the lifestyle mantra at Hovie SUP. Balance and tranquility is what we all strive for in life. Hovie SUP believes stand up paddling is one of the purest forms of exercise and through it you will attain balance, strengthen your core and a tranquil workout which will make you a stronger person in every aspect of your life. Kayak surfing at Point San Pedro, CA Kokatat Blog - The warm, sunny and dry start to the year here in California is not what we need but when compared to the storms the northeast have been experiencing, I guess we'll take it. While we have not had the massive swell that is normal for this time of year it has been consistent, and I got to taste some of it at one of my favorite breaks, Point San Pedro. New Year, New Shoes Team I-Canoe - 2015 marks a year when most of the major kayaking equipment manufacturers launch brand new or heavily revised footwear lines. Day 2 of The Sunsetbeachpro Produces Some Incredible Surfing in Testing Conditions SUPPaddleboard.com - Zane Schweitzer (Starboard) produced some of the best surfing of his #SUWT career to score the highest heat total of the competition so far. A 9.77 and a 8.33 (total: 18.1) in Round 1 of the #SunsetBeachPro was clearly the stand out score of the day. The Maui youngster showed he has an excellent array of talent and composure to score highly in any conditions. Norway and Sickline footage Palm Blogs - I made this clip from a jumble of footage, some of it was filmed by me, some shots from Nick Pearce, and some from the Adidas Sickline crew. It's a bit of a mishmash compilation showing some of the races I was l took part in and some of the rivers I got to enjoy over my season in Norway. Farm to Feet Blacksburg Socks Kayak Angler Magazine - When you put on a good pair of socks, you just feel better and more ready to conquer the tasks at hand. Apparently that's what bass fishing Farm to Feet pro-angler Andy Montgomery feels like every time he puts on his signature socks, Blacksburg socks. Semi-Charmed Kinda Life Rediscovering North America - I say semi-charmed rather than charmed not to reference the classic 90s band Third Eye Blind (which, of course, we all love), but rather because it seems to fit our crew just right. The most recent anecdotal evidence to support this would be our present circumstances here in Cape Girardeau. The Pike Are Biting Palm Blogs - I find it hard not to like this time of year. We have just seen out the worst of the winter weather (hopefully) and everywhere we look we can see the signs of spring. Buff Uvx YakAngler - I have gone to no sunscreen and covering up here in south GA. The extended coverage of the UVX Buff really helps in this regard. The ability to pull it up on your head is also a big plus. The holes in the mouth area help a bit with fogging of sunglasses (doesn't totally rid the fogging but does help). It is a great buff and do yourself a favor and check out the Buff UVX. Yellowstone Paddling Legislation Reintroduced with NPS Input Am. Whitewater - Wyoming Representative Cynthia Lummis introduced legislation last week that will require the National Park Service to study and reconsider their management of non-commercial paddling in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. The legislation is the result of significant dialog among the Parks, conservation-oriented paddlers, Representative Lummis, and others. The Yampa River Canoe Kayak - Every Tuesday for the next ten weeks, Canoe & Kayak will highlight a classic paddling run that's currently endangered by dams, diversions or development. The Yampa River is our 2015 pick for the world's tenth most-threatened run. The 12'6″ ULI Race Board SUP Examiner - ULI Boards are a family run, Southern California-based small business with deep roots in the surfing industry. The original inflatable SUP, it has been said that ULI Boards are the standard by which all other inflatable SUPs are measured. Paddling Strength Training Mark Sundin - When Oscar Chalupsky hosted a couple of clinics for us in the early part of last year, as well as a great couple of hours of his no-nonsense coaching, he left each attendee an illustrated exercise sheet with a series of strength & conditioning exercises that he has used to great success over his career.

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