The Oscar Chalupsky interview on the Vinnie Tortorich podcast

Absolutely fascinating interview combining several of my passions, diet, exercise and kayaking.

Thinking back to my first 100 miler

You may recall me bringing home an old-school, Hyperform Prijon Interceptor last summer. https://davethekayaker.com/2017/08/10/a-vintage-downriver-racer/ I finally finished her restoration in … More

This was originally going to be my James River Rundown boat for 2018 until the James River Association discontinued the … More

Picking up new, top secret boat tomorrow. Hopefully a review video will be coming over the weekend. I’m excited!

“Researchers who reviewed these studies found no direct link between eating eggs and heart disease. As it turns out, eggs are … More

I’ve been pondering a new race on my local river for a few years now and have made the first … More

The podcast version of this Planet Fitness post: Dear Planet Fitness, I owe you an apology. I made assumptions about … More

The Rivanna River Race has been held every year since 2006 and until this year I’ve raced in every once, … More

Friday afternoon I drove up to Pennsylvania to paddle in the inaugural running of the Youghness Monster 25, a 25-mile … More

I’m in Connelsville, PA tonight ready to race a brand new 25-mile race on the Youghiogheny River, The Youghness Monster … More

A new local magazine named Unbound hit the local newsstands today and I was happy to see our area’s paddling … More

My youngest son had a soccer game this morning at a park on the Rivanna River. It took me about … More

It has been a late Spring in Central Virginia. I’ve only paddled ~40 actual water miles so far this year … More

Back from vacation in a big way. But now comes the tricky part of transitioning from winter/building mode to endurance/cardio … More