I headed out to the South Rivanna Reservoir late this afternoon to get in some more training base miles. I … More
Category: kayaking
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
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
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
Starting to put the pieces together
I paddled as much as I could throughout the Fall and Winter of 2010 and into the Spring of 2011. … More
Enter: The Wing Paddle
Shortly after the Wye Island Regatta kayak race in Sept. 2010 I purchased a wing paddle. Wing paddles came into … More
My first fast kayak
I began my search for a fast, racing-style kayak after that Rivanna River Race in 2010. I spent many hours … More
2010, The year I started to take things seriously
So Spring 2010 rolled around and I had, what I thought at the time, was a very fast boat and … More
My most recent race, James River Rundown 2015
June 28, 2015 was my most recent race and it was also the longest race I’ve ever attempted. The James … More
