I hit the gym hard yesterday and did a rare, full-body workout for around 90-minutes so today I needed some … More
Author: Dave The Kayaker
Off-season training continues
With a beautiful 80-degree day in Central Virginia, I hit Gold’s Gym and then hopped on the bike to do … More
Training and eating
Two significant things happened within the past couple days in terms of my training. Since it looks like kayak racing … More
Cville to Bville: The Cumberland River Challenge 2016
Yesterday I made my way to Barbourville, KY for the 3rd annual Cumberland River Challenge. It was my first time … More
Cobra Viper meets Cobra Viper on the river
New fitness gear
…and in the weight room, I just got a new, neutral grip lat pulldown bar which I highly recommend. If you … More
The Phoenix miniSlipper kayak (formerly thought to be a Cascade)
Two Saturdays ago I found a Phoenix kayak on Craigslist so I immediately went to look at it since so … More
New kayak?
That moment when you think you are picking up your next boat in two days. Any guesses?
Lehigh Classic Whitewater Race 2016
I left Charlottesville, VA and started driving at 4am on Saturday, Aug. 27 to head to White Haven, PA for … More
The Lehigh Classic
I’m heading back home to Pennsylvania in the morning to paddle in a race that is new to me, The … More
Another indoor kayaking workout
The weather in Central Virginia was very hot today and I was pressed for time to squeeze in a workout … More
Exercise for the day
After tweaking my right knee a little bit last week in the gym doing barbell squats, I decided to get … More
The Rivanna at a near-perfect level
I joined a small group of Rivanna River Paddlers to do the Charlottesville (Darden Towe Park) to Milton section of … More
An odd feeling
I hit my local reservoir after work today for a workout paddle and chatted with a couple other folks at … More
Team USA Kayak
I got back from a business trip very late Friday night/Saturday morning and was excited to see the T-shirt I … More
