How to Turn your C1
Most people that are serious about progressing in marathon canoe racing will eventually spend some significant amount of time in a C1...
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Kevin's Corner
Kevin Olson
- Feb 1, 2022
The General Clinton Prep Plan
It still amazes me the amount of people that train for canoe races like the General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 miler with little to no...
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Kevin Olson
- Jan 28, 2022
Marathon Canoe Racing going Virtual!
If you have read some of our latest articles or paid attention to our facebook page, you would have noticed we have mentioned the app...
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Kevin Olson
- Dec 7, 2021
Off Season or Erg Season?
The winter months provide a set of challenges for many of us, especially those that live in Northern climates that have to deal with the...
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Kevin Olson
- Oct 16, 2020
GRB Newman Designs CK2020 - Initial Review
This boat may be the best combination of price, design, weight, and craftsmanship currently on the market.
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Kevin Olson
- Sep 1, 2020
What is next in the Industry
Although this year has not seen much in the way of racing as the 3 biggest races in the sport had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19...
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Kevin Olson
- Aug 10, 2020
Improving During the Pandemic - Stroke Rate and DPS
Although some racing has started to come back this year, almost every major canoe race has been cancelled this year. Some smaller races...
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Kevin Olson
- Apr 29, 2020
Improving During the Pandemic
Since the Coronavirus Pandemic came about in the past couple of months it has really changed what this years racing will look like. At...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 16, 2020
Coronavirus and Paddling
We are in very turbulent times with the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic and I am sure that most of you like myself are wondering how this...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 12, 2020
Team CanoeRaceWorld
CanoeRaceWorld started out of an idea to create something that has never been done before in our sport. I wanted to create a single...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 11, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANOERACEWORLD!!!
I cannot believe it has already been a full year since I decided to make the leap with the site and try to do something that has never...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 10, 2020
NY Spring Training Camp UPDATE!!!
We are only 11 days away from the Upstate NY Training camp and it is shaping up to be the biggest event to date. We are here to give you...
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Kevin Olson
- Feb 28, 2020
Why do athletes suffer from cramp?
Cramping seems to be a pretty common occurrence in the marathon paddling scene, and even inflicts its pain on the best paddlers out there....
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Kevin Olson
- Feb 26, 2020
If the Ice is gone, Paddle ON!!!
I don't know about you, but for me when the calendar gets into March it means its the start of paddling season. The reason for this is...
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Kevin Olson
- Feb 5, 2020
NY Spring Training Camps and Weekends
Spring is fast approaching and that means it will soon be time to hoist that beautiful carbon fiber hull atop your vehicle, strap it up,...
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Kevin Olson
- Jan 30, 2020
General Clinton News - C4 Unlimited Pro
We have some exciting news to share with you from the first leg of the Triple Crown. The General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 miler has just...
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Kevin Olson
- Jan 12, 2020
Changes to Stock Class Specifications
If you have been following the podcast, you already know that there was going to be changes to the stock class specifications for the...
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Kevin Olson
- Jan 7, 2020
ZRE's NEW Pink Braided shaft
Are you looking for a way to distinguish yourself from the crowd? Have you ever considered getting a paddle with a colored shaft!?!?...
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Kevin Olson
- Dec 23, 2019
Some Off Season Reads!
I don't know about you, but if I am not out paddling or making updates to the site, there is a good chance that I am probably doing some...
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Kevin Olson
- Dec 18, 2019
Off Season Rowing Workouts
It was brought to my attention that a follow up article to my Row Row Row your Erg might be in order. I was asked for specific workouts...
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Kevin Olson
- Nov 21, 2019
The Paddler's Christmas Wishlist
The holiday season is upon us and with Black Friday only days away I thought it would be a good time to lay out some great gift ideas for...
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Kevin Olson
- Nov 6, 2019
Row Row Row your Erg, Gently in the basement
The off season is one of the most under appreciated and under utilized times of the year that can be one of your biggest tools to improve...
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Kevin Olson
- Oct 24, 2019
Stroke Rate, DPS and GPS
The biggest differentiator in canoe racing is going to be the speed at one can paddle. If you look at all of the other variables in...
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Kevin Olson
- Sep 19, 2019
My first Adirondack 90 Miler - Review
This past weekend I successfully completed my first Adirondack Canoe Classic, the race that sprawls roughly 90 miles through the...
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Kevin Olson
- Aug 10, 2019
The Podcast!
So this past week we decided here at CanoeRaceWorld that someone needed to start a podcast for the canoe world. Since no one has we...
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Kevin Olson
- Jul 20, 2019
Ausable River Canoe Marathon Memories
One of our contributors Bill Mahaffy asked the facebook community this week to share their memories of the first Ausable River Canoe...
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Kevin Olson
- Jul 16, 2019
My First 90 - pre race logistics
So you want to compete in the Adirondack 90 miler. The first decision in this journey is going to be what category or division of this...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 5, 2019
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...
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