fitness paddling: exercise, train, race by kayak & canoe

Here is a short list of training and racing related blogs which I visit on a regular basis and waiting for new posts.

• Peter’s Paddling Blog
  by Peter Unold from Denmark. Posts on kayak training and racing, new kayaks, gadgets. Pictures from racing event in Scandinavia, e.g., Tour de Gudenå.

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• Ultra Marathon Paddling
  by Heather and Brandon Nelson, ultra-marathon distance kayakers and adventurers. Different perspectives on racing in such events as Yukon River Quest 2006 or Length of the Lake 100 km race.

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• Motionpaddling
  Erik Arnström from Sweden: My interest is marathon, touring and sea kayaking. I paddle sea kayak since 1984 and racing since 1990. The site covers techniques, how to sit and trim a kayak, different equipment, my personal opinion about different modells and some news from the canoeing world.. Blog and associated web site are in Swedish. I am trying to translate and read whatever I can.

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• SandyBottom's Sea Kayaking and Kruger Paddling Adventures
  by Dawn Stewart aka SandyBottom. Training and racing logs for WaterTribe Challenges including epic 1200 mile Ultimate Florida Challenge.

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• The Purple Mirage Blog
  by Susanita: Since most of what I'm doing is kayaking the blog is mostly about kayak trips and kayak racing. But there will also be the occasional posts about hiking, biking, gardening or my cats. Interesting reports from kayak and surfski racing.

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• Rambo's Locker
  by Ian (Rambo) Newland from Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia. Outrigger canoe paddling, ocean racing, training knowledge, video.

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• Engineered Athlete Services
  by Alan Carlsson. Coaching thoughts, tools and sport science ideas. We would love to see new articles!

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