As feared, the water levels were very high last Saturday on the Tye River, forcing the race organizers to postpone … More
Category: Dave The Kayaker
Short workout paddle today
I headed out to the South Rivanna Reservoir late this afternoon to get in some more training base miles. I … More
Surfing with a kayak
And sometimes you just want to play in some waves with a whitewater playboat.
Wenonah Orion K1 Olympic Kayak
I picked up a We-no-nah Orion K1 sprint kayak at the end of last summer and only had it in … More
Rivanna River Training run, April 2, 2016
Paddling buddy Dave and I got up early and met at the boat ramp in Palmyra, VA at 6:30am this … More
Training for the James River Rundown
I had the day off today for Good Friday and after waiting a bit to see if it was going … More
2015
2015 was an odd year and my outdoor training took a huge hit. We made a local move to a … More
The Storming of Thunder Ridge
On May 19, 2013…the very next weekend…I decided to attempt to ride my first Century on a bicycle. (For those … More
Rivanna River Race, May 11, 2013
One rainy week passed and as a result the rivers were up the following weekend for my local Rivanna River … More
2013
Just to tease you a little bit, 2013 was the year that everything changed for me. I discovered Vinnie Tortorich … More
Enter: The Phoenix Match II kayak
One month after the Camp Kum-ba-yah race I found myself on vacation, visiting family in Erie, PA. I checked out … More
Whitewater kayaking
Somewhere around 2010 I also decided to expand my horizons and take up whitewater kayaking. A little bit late in … More
Wye Island Regatta Kayak Challenge, 2011
September rolled around and it was time for the annual Wye Island Regatta in Maryland. I had been working out … More
Vendor and boat selection
That summer of 2011 I stalked a lot of boats online and eventually picked up the phone and called Doug Bushnell at … More
Running with the Big Dogs but coming up short
The week following the Tye River race in 2011 I decided to try to paddle my Cobra Viper kayak down … More
