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Fit₂Paddle – Fitness Paddling Blog

A collection of articles from my blog with a focus on long distance racing.

• Carter Johnson on Training for Ultra Marathon Kayak Races
• How to Sit in Water and Paddle a Surfski for 260 or 300 Miles by Carter Johnson
• 13 Tips on Training for Endurance Paddling Races from West Hansen
• Dawn Stewart “SandyBottom” on Training for Paddle Racing – A Cruiser Approach
• Heather Nelson on Training for the 460 Miles of the Yukon River Quest
• 5 Myths in Conditioning for Paddle Sports by Tommi Paavola
• 9 Tips to Speed Up Recovery After Long Paddle Training by Tommy Yonley
• How to Choose a Boat for an Ultra Marathon Race? The Case of Missouri River 340
• West Hansen on Choosing that Next and Faster Boat for Ultramarathon Racing
• TX Paddler Tips on Ultra Marathon Kayak & Canoe Racing and Training
• 14 Tips on Kayak Forward Stroke Dynamics by Mark Zollitsch
• Tips on Kayak Paddle Stroke from a Texas Water Safari Racer
• Texas Water Safari – Have You Trained Your Team Captain?

Training Concepts for Paddlers

Training guidelines for the non-elite paddler by Bruce von Borstel

• CONCEPT I: Aerobic training for aerobic racing
• CONCEPT II: The long training paddle
• CONCEPT III: The 1000 meter time trial
• CONCEPT IV: Speed strategy
• CONCEPT V: Cross training
• CONCEPT VI: The Heart Rate Monitor
• CONCEPT VII: The Aging Athlete
• CONCEPT VIII: Long Distance Paddling
• CONCEPT IX: Hypothermia
• CONCEPT X: The Training Balance

iRULE

Adventure Sportswear from New Zealand with good articles on training and racing

• Better paddling techniques
• Paddle Blades

Engineered Athlete Services

Coaching thoughts, tools and sport science ideas from Alan Carlson

• Kayak Paddle Fitting
• Kayak Stroke Drills
• Paddling Torso Strength
• Performance & program evaluation time
• How much distance work…
• Paddling Resistors

… and more

Simon River Sports

• On-the-Water Training Program for Adventure Racers
  8 Week Cycle

Kathmandu Crazyman

Established in 1991, the Kathmandu Crazyman is one of New Zealand’s longest running multisport events and attracts around 500 entrants every year. Participants enter as individuals or teams in either the full multisport format (run/mountain bike/kayak) or as duathletes (run/mountain bike).

• Finding Time
• Kayak Training
• Kayak Buyers Guide
• Kayak Paddles

Surfski.info

The world premier surfski portal based in South Africa with a mine of useful and interesting articles, tips and race reports; regularly updated.

• Training for the Intermediate Paddler by Mark Lewin
• Training for the Intermediate Paddler II by Mark Lewin
• Long Distance Training Tips from the Champions Rob Mousley
• Oscar on Training by Oscar Chalupsky
• Oscar’s Training Guide for the PE to EL Challenge by Oscar Chalupsky

NY Mayor’s Cup

• Caroline Brosius: 29 miles, 3 rivers and the Gates of Hell
• Ginni Callahan: Boat Control in an out of Control World
• Robert Clegg: Pace Yourself …
• Joe Glickman: Rough Water Paddling
• Abel Hastings: How to Get Faster – Faster
• Ben Lawry: Training Basics
• Joe Shaw
• Eric Stiller: Technique Is 70% of the Equation!
• Ian Gray
• Zsolt Szadovszki: Technique in general is something we can always work on …
• Freya Hoffmeister
• Greg Barton: How Much Is Enough?

WaterTribe

Expedition style races in small boats (paddling and sailing). Some old articles by Steve Isaak (aka Chief) and 10 tips by Devo from the WaterTribe Magazine:

• How to Finish A Challenge
• The WaterTribe Kit
• Hydrate or Die
• Fueling the Fire
• Tow, Tow, Tow Your Boat
• Dozing Off. Effective Sleep for Adventure Racing
• Surviving When the Gods Play
• Top Ten Tips for Challengers by James DeVoglaer (aka DevoMan)

Epic Kayaks

• Kayak Ergometer Training With Erik Borgnes
• Cross-Training
• How Much is Enough?
• Should You Hit the Gym to Be a Better Paddler
• Get Stronger, Go Faster – Winter Weight Training
• Nutrition for Recovery
• Periodizing the Year
• What is Oscar’s Typical Training Program?
• Training Tip – Warm-Up/Warm-Down
• Fundamental Principles of Training

SurfskiRacing.com

• Surfski Training by Erik Borgnes
• Endurance Training & Avoiding the “Bonk” by Erik Borgnes
• Learning to Surfski: A Rookie’s Perspective by Bill LeComte
• Wing Paddle Basics & Selection by Greg Barton
• The Science of Paddling by Shawn Burke, Ph.D

books

• Kayaking for Fitness by Jodi Bigelow
• Canoe Racing by Peter Heed and Dick Mansfield
• Fit to Paddle : The Paddler’s Guide to Strength and Conditioning by Rocky Snyder