Swim for Triathlon - Benefits of a Training Camp ~ Gauley Festival

Playak News Flash - October 7, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Swim for Triathlon - Benefits of a Training Camp Simon Willis - This time last year I was not remotely interested in swimming.  Now I swim three times a week and recently clocked 36mins for a 1.9km open water swim.  Which, for me, is astoundingly good. Gauley Festival Kokatat Blog - Gauley Festival is one of my favorite annual events held on the famous Gauley River in West Virginia. It is a high volume, dam release river that flows on schedule in the fall. Adidas Sickline - The Extreme Kayak World Championship Palm Blogs - For eight years now, the first weekend of October has been Sickline time. The Adidas Sickline race is one of the worlds greatest extreme kayak races and it is named the Extreme Kayak World Championship. This years edition offered something special. Stand Up World Series Champions Crowned SUP Magazine - For veteran women's champion Candice Appleby and umpteen-X World Champion racer Kai Lenny, triumphant podium finishes are almost a commonplace experience. Even so, taking both sprint and long distance races in one fowl swoop at the Stand Up World Series' closing event the U.S. Open of SUP in Huntington Beach is an exceptionally impressive task given the marquee of talented world-class race registrants. The Last Battle- Norway Kayak Fishing Trip Jackson Kayak - Our kayak fishing trip to Norway was coming to an end. We had some 4 days left before leaving back to Czech Republic and we really wanted to get our for a last multi day trip our goal. Inflatable SUPs from Ten Toes Make a Splash SUP Examiner - Ten Toes Board Emporium Named after a 1960s era surfboard brand, Ten Toes Board Emporium is a playful inflatable SUP company with a simplistic line of products positioned to evoke the early days of surfing. Here is a review of the Globetrotter SUP board done by SUP examiner. The verdict is the i–sup board is a good one to take you on the waters for touring and surfing and have fun in it. The Great Gauley Festival Jackson Kayak - Gauley Festival is one of my favorite annual events held on the Famous Gauley River in West Virginia. It is a high volume, dam release river, that flows on schedule in the fall. Euro Cup 3 Troja Freestyle Fest Palm Blogs - Euro Cup event in Prague was huge. Three medals for Palm ambassadors. Northern SUP Winter Race Series SUPboarder - Throughout the UK SUP clubs are getting their winter race and training schedules sorted out. For winter 2016 six northern SUP clubs have got together to run their annual Northern SUP Winter Race Series. Take six SUP clubs an schools, a bunch of enthusiastic paddlers with the aim of Supporting the Development of SUP Racing in the UK and some winter kit. The Quest To Be King Of New York! Exploring Elements - The King of New York is THE premier race series in the Northeast, and kicks off every year on Labor Day weekend on the Racquette and Beaver Rivers in New York. Some of the best paddlers, ranging from the Southeast US to Quebec, travel as far as 17 hours for this weekend of top shelf whitewater. In my opinion, it is quite possibly the best paddling weekend of the year, boasting multiple sections of whitewater with challenging drops and slides sure to excite even the most narcoleptic of paddlers. Kai Lenny & Candice Appleby Take Victory in The Long Distance Race Standup Journal - Kai Lenny (Naish) put on a dominant performance in today's Long Distance, powering off the start, and breaking away to establish a solid lead amidst the World Class fleet in attendance, a lead he would ultimately maintain to the end to take victory in today's Race. 2015 ACA National Awards - Maine Island Trail Association ACA - The Maine Island Trail Association, based out of Portland, ME has just been announced as a 2015 recipient of the prestigious ACA Green Paddle for Waterway Conservation Award. This award is presented annually to an individual or a group that has made an outstanding contribution to paddlesport by protecting America's waterways. Freestyle Focus Sage Donnelly Canoe Kayak - This is a moment I've been dreaming of since before I can remember, Sage Donnelly declares in front of the crowd on the Ottawa River. How To Pre-Game Your Workouts Laird Hamilton - Making time for a workout can be a challenge for all of us, and because the amount of time we can dedicate is usually short, it's tempting to dive right into that day's lifts, sprints, or circuits. But any good trainer or pro athlete will tell you never begin a session cold. Asking your body to go from calm to full-tilt is how injuries happen. I often see guys at the gym struggle with what to do to warm up – going through halfhearted stretches, a couple of toe touches, maybe a few jumping jacks. Smiley Riley and The Badlands Christina Russell - Several weeks ago I took myself out for a solo hike. Well it wasn't quite solo I picked up Miss Riley to bring her along for some exercise and boy was I glad I did.

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