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It's the River Rat Race!
The past weekend I was able to take part in my first River Rat Race Weekend. This was an experience to say the least. For those of you...
Bill Mahaffy
Apr 22, 20192 min read
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Adding Resistance
Most of us are now starting to add a good amount of volume to our training and probably have at least 20-30 hours in the boat this season...
Bill Mahaffy
Apr 11, 20193 min read
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IT'S RACE SEASON
It is officially here! This past weekend the race season officially kicked off in Michigan and New England with the Klondike Challenge...
Bill Mahaffy
Apr 9, 20193 min read
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Joker Run 5k
Running is an essential part of getting in shape for canoe season. Whatever the distance, type or style of running, getting blood in the...
Ben Schlimmer
Apr 2, 20192 min read
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NRS Men's HydroSkin 0.5 Pants
Appropriate clothing for paddling during the summer months is pretty easy to find, because both air and water temps are usually warm...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 31, 20192 min read
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Current Level of the Sport
The below list is a compilation of the most successful canoe racers in the Triple crown over the past 27 years of the sport and I thought...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 30, 20192 min read
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Impromptu Tempo
This weeks training block was planned for a 30 minute FTP (See What's your FTP MAN?) on Tuesday, 1.75 hour Zone 2-3 on Wednesday, and a...
Ben Schlimmer
Mar 28, 20192 min read
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What's your FTP MAN?
When you are talking about getting the most out of your training program you should be incorporating a variety of training intensities...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 28, 20193 min read
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Canoe Paddling Adapter 2019 World Rankings
Just because the indoor season is gearing down for most of us does not mean that you shouldn't try and post a time on Paddlesport...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 28, 20191 min read
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Intervals
To some the word brings fear and terror to the mind. Others cant get enough of it. What are intervals exactly? Interval trainingĀ is a...
Ben Schlimmer
Mar 25, 20191 min read
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Spring has sprung
Us marathon canoers all know the feeling too well. The long winters and being trapped inside as the wind blows and snow falls. The...
Ben Schlimmer
Mar 25, 20192 min read
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Keep those hands WARM!
If you have ever gone paddling in the early spring you probably have come across one major issue at least at some point. That issue...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 16, 20192 min read
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Who needs Florida when you have NYMCRA
This year New York is having 4 straight weekends of mini training camps hosted across the state to help all of you paddlers get together...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 15, 20191 min read
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47th Annual Buffalo Bayou Partnership Regatta
When most of us up in the northern part of the country are just thinking about getting some mileage in to prepare for the upcoming season...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 14, 20191 min read
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Florida Training Camp Update 3/12
Although I am not soaking up the Florida sun rays and grabbing massive amounts of early spring hours at the training camp I have heard...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 12, 20191 min read
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General Clinton Update 3/12 - Pro Payout
The Pro payout for the General Clinton Canoe Regatta was recently released. Total payout of $18075.00!!! It is very exciting that...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 12, 20191 min read
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Coxmate GPS Initial Review
Many people like to discuss the topic of stroke rate (number of strokes taken in any given minute) when it comes to canoe racing but...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 7, 20193 min read
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Paddling Technique
In this video I go over my personal take on paddling technique. #paddletechnique #paddlesports #canoeracing
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 5, 20191 min read
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GRB curved blade paddle review
This is a video I did last year on my then new GRB paddle. Since then I have added 2 more to my collection and these are now my main...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 5, 20191 min read
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