My Training Blog by Elmore

I arrived home Friday evening after about seven and a half hours of driving.  I enjoy visiting the seashore and the mountains and all such w...

Here we are in the Heart o' Dixie, albeit not the heart o' the Heart o' Dixie.  We're on Dauphin Island on the Gulf Coast o...

I think I've been participating in this little family trip to Dauphin Island for four years now, and at least at this time of year the w...

This article appeared in the Asheville Citizen-Times the day after a 2003 race called The French Broad Paddle Challenge, which has...

I did the May-June strength routine both Friday and yesterday, and it feels good to be active with that.  I think the rubber band exercises ...

Last weekend I traveled to Texas to see my niece graduate from college, and for several days I didn't paddle or do much of anything else...

This article appeared in The Vicksburg Post the day after the 2011 Bluz Cruz Canoe and Kayak Race.  That year I had my fastest time ever-...

Yesterday morning I taught the first of six "Intro to Kayaking" classes that Outdoors, Inc., is offering this summer.  Heavy rain...

I did another loop of the harbor (70 minutes) with Joe yesterday morning.  The shoulder was sore Wednesday evening and yesterday morning, bu...

These days I seem to be alternating between feeling that the shoulder problem is all gone and feeling just a hint of pain there.  I've b...

While doing some cleaning last week I found a few paddling- or river-related newspaper clippings that I'd decided were worth keeping for...

I've spent the week nursing my shoulder along and engaging cautiously in activities. By Tuesday the cortisone shot and anti-inflammato...

Jimmy Guidry of Lafayette, Louisiana, was all set to race at Vicksburg several weeks ago, but a live oak branch in the yard of the bed-an...

I saw the orthopedic doctor Friday and though I didn't have an MRI done (that would have bumped us up into a higher level of insurance c...

Well, the shoulder has felt quite a bit worse in the last couple of days, and I've decided it's not a good idea to go up to Missouri...

I paddled with Joe in the harbor this morning for about 70 minutes.  My right shoulder seemed to hold up well as I paddled, but it feels les...

Nothing says "old school" like an aluminum canoe on the Chattooga River.  Travis Trimble (stern) and Clay Nash teeter over Seco...

The weather forecasts for today that I saw called for partly to mostly sunny skies and a temperature around 72 degrees Fahrenheit, but what ...

My shoulder hasn't gotten any worse, and I really want to believe it's getting a bit better, but it's hard to say for sure.  I ...

For the third day in a row, I'm feeling a painful twinge in the area of my right deltoid muscle.  I'm hoping it's nothing more t...