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 Olson
- Feb 1, 2022
- 3 min
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
- Dec 7, 2021
- 7 min
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
- Sep 1, 2020
- 4 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 7 min
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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Ben Schlimmer
- Mar 28, 2020
- 1 min
Savage River Alpha 18
Over the past 8 months, John Diller and I have been discussing what the next generation 18 foot C1 looks like. What should be different,...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 11, 2020
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 15 min
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
- 5 min
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 12, 2020
- 3 min
Zac Childs - Paddling
Our final installment is from the overall winner of the contest, Zac Childs. He ended up winning a brand new ZRE paddle because of the...
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Kevin Olson
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Katie Mahaffy - What Paddling Means to Me
For our second installment of the youth paddling essays series we have a gem from Katie Mahaffy. If that names seems familiar that is...
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Kevin Olson
- Feb 5, 2020
- 3 min
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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Ben Schlimmer
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
Off season on season!
Is there really such a thing as off season? Debatable. Wintertime can be filled with lots of fun activities, including running, lifting,...
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Kevin Olson
- Jan 29, 2020
- 3 min
Ally Doederlein's - My Passion for Canoe Racing
Boardman Boatworks hosted an essay contest at the end of 2019 to get the youth of our sport to put on to paper why they love our sport. ...
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Kevin Olson
- Jan 12, 2020
- 2 min
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
- Dec 23, 2019
- 1 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 7 min
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
- 6 min
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
- 6 min
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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Ben Schlimmer
- Oct 13, 2019
- 3 min
You can(oe) it! Or kayak?
I have a confession to make. About a year ago I did something a little different, and bought a kayak. Not just any kayak, this particular...
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MirandaFae
- Oct 13, 2019
- 2 min
Officially Off Season-Baking Edition
Hello All! It is OFFicial...the OFF season is upon us! Time to get your cross country skis waxed, get an Adirondack hike in and bake! ...
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Kevin Olson
- Jul 16, 2019
- 5 min
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
- Jul 8, 2019
- 1 min
My First 90 Miler
One of the more iconic races in Upstate New York has to be the Adirondack Canoe Classic that is held the weekend after Labor Day in the...
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Kevin Olson
- Jun 12, 2019
- 1 min
Reading the River - Article from Silent Sports
The latest article from Rebecca Davis on an essential skill for any aspiring canoe racer can be found a the below link. In the article...
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Ben Schlimmer
- Jun 3, 2019
- 5 min
GCCR Weekend Recap
It has been a week since the Regatta, and only now do things feel like they are finally coming back to earth. What a great weekend of...
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Kevin Olson
- May 20, 2019
- 6 min
Tapering for a big Race
Everyone has a race that they want to make sure that they perform at his or her best for. For most canoe racers that usually means 1 or...
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Kevin Olson
- May 12, 2019
- 3 min
It's a Sandwich... workout!
Now that we are deep into the racing season you should be incorporating more race specific workouts that will help you when it comes race...
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Kevin Olson
- Apr 11, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Ben Schlimmer
- Apr 2, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Ben Schlimmer
- Mar 28, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 28, 2019
- 3 min
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...
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Ben Schlimmer
- Mar 25, 2019
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 15, 2019
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Olson
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Paddling Technique
In this video I go over my personal take on paddling technique. #paddletechnique #paddlesports #canoeracing
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