Winter paddling in northern Colorado? Well, skiing or snowshoeing are for sure more popular winter sports here, but if you love paddling or if you are training for paddle races you can find paddling opportunities in northern Colorado year around. Actually, finding a liquid water in Fort Collins requires shorter driving than reaching skiing areas …
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I am posting a lot of fitness inspirational video shorts on my YouTube channel. They are illustrated by own workouts from my backyard gym and different outdoor activities in northern Colorado including biking, hiking or inline skating. A few recent ones are featuring paddling theme – stand up paddling from a frog perspective, shot with …
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It’s the of September and my racing season is not over yet. Missouri River flooding complicated my schedule, but also allowed me to paddle some new or unplanned races. So far, I paddled three long river races this year, all on a stand up paddleboard. South Dakota Kayak Challenge May 24. 72 miles from Yankton, …
This is my imaginary window showing some of my paddling activities. To display all my boats I would need a bigger window. This year I am paddling mostly Sea Wind canoe alternating with a SUP – Bark Expedition right now, and inflatable Badfish for early spring river runs. I had also some photo paddling sessions …
Here is a summary of my paddling, training, racing and lifestyle changing activities in 2011: Paddling I paddled and trained on the South Platte River in winter and then on my local lakes in northern Colorado: Horsetooth Reservoir, Boyd Lake, Lonetree, Boedecker and Beaver Pond. Racing No ultra marathon races in 2011. I couldn’t participate …
This is one of 500+ pictures shot from the bow of my Sea Wind canoe during this year Missouri River 340 Race. It was early during the first day of the race with sky still cloudy.
I used a waterproof Pentax Optio W30 mounted with the Sticky Pod suction cup on a front deck. The camera was set to shoot in an interval (time lapse) mode – a medium quality picture every 4 minutes. I was hoping to cover the entire race, but the battery went dead after 36 hours since I forgot to turn a camera flash off. It wasn’t a fun to be blinded by a flash every 4 minutes during night time paddling.
I posted more about my photography during 2010 MR340 race in Paddling with a Camera blog. I am also adding some pictures to my stock photography website (available to order as prints or digital download).
I was drinking mostly water with Camelbak electrolyte tablets + two Hammer Endurolytes capsules every hour or so. No typical energy or power drink except 3 bottles of Ensure Plus per day and some Starbucks DoubleShots for dessert. I had a lot of semi real food during this race. After all it was a paddling from one barbecue (aka checkpoint) to another. No stomach problems!
I was paddling self supported this year. I didn’t use any ice during the race. I was just buying a cold water at checkpoints. The cooler weather of late August was great.
My drinking during Texas Water Safari used to be quite different, more “race oriented”, and included some energy and recovery drinks, but always more diluted than recommended. And, I always had more or less serious stomach upsets.
What is your hydration experience from ultra marathon paddling races?