In this podcast I check in with Brendan to review how the past 10 weeks of training have gone and what I need to focus on in the final four weeks leading up to the Gorge Downwind Champs. If you missed Podcast Episode 43, I would recommend checking it out, and don’t forget you can […]
Endurance Training
PPP Episode 38: Doing the Work with Rob Hartman
My guest on the podcast today is long time friend and paddler Rob Hartman. Rob is a husband and father of three girls. He works full time as a software developer, plays the Upright Bass as an accomplished jazz musician, and has long been one of the top masters paddlers in the US. In recent […]
Vasa 2014: Putting My New Training Approach to the Test
A Tough Race and Some Interesting Observations I’ve been doing a lot of blogging recently about my diet and training methods and I can imagine many of you are curious to see and hear about the actual results. The Original Problem: Lack of Endurance This past weekend I had a chance to race for the […]
Unconventional Endurance Training: Can it Provide an Edge?
Exploring Some Key Dimensions of Unconventional Endurance Training Hopefully everyone enjoyed my last two posts on challenging the conventional wisdom. This happens to align very nicely with two key parts of our motto at TC Surfski “be present. be challenged. be unique” so I’ve decided to continue the journey and expand on a few more […]
Surfski Training: Talent is Overrated, Deep Practice is Underrated
Surfski Training – Be Smart About It When it comes to surfski racing and paddling the goal for most of us is very simple, how do I go faster in my surfski when I know that I can’t increase the amount of time I spend on the water without risking coming home to find my […]