My Limited Experience Training in a K1 I’ll be the first to admit that I’m far from being any type of expert when it comes to paddling sprint kayaks (K1) and I’m open to the fact that there could be some major points that I’ve missed in the write up below based on my lack […]
Training
Overview of My Training Over the Last Year and Plans For Next Year
A Little Bit Overambitious In early 2016, listening to a few too many Tim Ferriss “minimal effective dose” podcasts and looking for a big goal and inspiration in the throws of a Northern Michigan winter, I posted a blog outlining a challenge for myself to achieve a top 10 finish at the US Surfski Champs […]
Chattajack Training Plan By Erik Borgnes
Below I am re-posting a great write-up that Erik Borgnes put together outlining his summer training approach to prepare for the Chattajack 31 taking place this year on Oct 28th. Erik has a definite talent for understanding the latest and most proven literature on endurance training and translating that into structured plans that deliver great […]
Insights and Highlights from the First 10 Peak Paddle Performance Podcasts
PPP Episode 001 – My Introduction The moral of the story here, is that if I can learn to paddle a surfski, anyone can. I started out as the absolute worst, not even keeping the boat upright to take more than 4-5 strokes. The sad part is this continued for at least 4-5 […]
Tips and Tricks from the Pros
A Summary of What I’ve Learned This Summer from The Best Starting the Peak Paddle Performance Podcast this summer has been a ton of fun and I’ve now had the chance to record podcasts with Oscar Chalupsky, Sean Rice, Boyan Zlatarev, Dawid Mocke, and Greg Barton. Needless to say, I”ve learned a lot and […]
