My Training Blog by Elmore

Well, February is almost over, and I believe I will be as glad to bid it goodbye as I was the previous month .  Sunshine and warmth have bee...

I just can't help but smile anytime I'm on a lovely river, even if it's a chilly day like this one on Alabama's Locust Fo...

Today I paddled for 80 minutes in the harbor.  After warming up and doing my three 8-stroke sprints, I did eight 30-second sprints at three-...

As promised, some warmer weather moved in today: it was about 57 degrees Fahrenheit when I got up this morning.  Unfortunately, that was the...

Today has been perhaps the most frigid day in an utterly frigid week here in the Mid South.  When I arrived at the riverfront this morning t...

Right now the greater Memphis area is in the grip of its big winter storm of 2015.  But I'm happy to say that in this part of the countr...

In recognition of both the sleet storm in Memphis this morning and the record-setting snow up in New England, here's a picture of me ...

I knew it would be a tough one today: the temperature--24 degrees Fahrenheit when I arrived at the marina this morning--was bad enough on it...

This week I paddled my boat on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, and did the February strength routine on Monday, Wednesday, and Frid...

It was a blustery day for paddling today: about 39 degrees Fahrenheit, the wind whistling out of the north. After warming up, I did anothe...

In the summer of 2007 I went up to Warren, Pennsylvania, to race in the USCA Nationals on the Allegheny River.  Here I round a buoy in th...

This weekend has featured some warmer weather, but strong winds have made it not the best for paddling.  When I paddled this morning it was ...

Once again, I'm doing a few exercises that are featured in the Michele Ramazza video .  Here's the routine: 1.  Leg kicks (shown a...

On Tuesday I paddled with Joe for 80 minutes.  Most of the time we maintained a moderate pace, but picked it up nicely in the last ten minut...

My very first boat: a Dancer kayak, a gift on my 19th birthday in August of 1986.  My black loafers sit nearby, revealing to the whole wo...

It was the usual 31 days, but January seemed extra long this year.  I'm glad it's over, and I hope it doesn't return for at leas...

I have made a few revisions to the race schedule I posted back on December 28.  I've added two races in the month of September: one on ...

I paddled with Joe for 90 minutes in the harbor today.  I arrived early and got in the boat and did my three 8-stroke sprints while Joe was ...

What's not to smile about during a lovely day on the Chattooga River?  Clay Barbee snapped this picture of me in 1994.

It's been warmer this weekend, with a beautiful sunny day yesterday, but today's weather was unsettled.  As I headed downtown this m...