My Training Blog by Elmore

I do believe winter has arrived for real.  When I put my boat in the water Thursday morning the Fahrenheit temperature was about 25 degrees,...

I'm doing what I usually do for the Christmas holiday--hanging out at my sister's family's house on the North Carolina Piedmont....

I've mentioned that I've been catching up on some out-of-the-boat things lately.  That includes the things that provide my liveli...

The training volume has definitely been lower in this early part of the offseason; I've been paddling twice a week and doing a strength ...

Here is how my 2018 race schedule looks right now.  As usual, this is a working document.  I probably won't make it to every event on th...

This past week I started up a new strength routine that I'll probably do through the end of the year.  The exercises are as follows: 1...

The world championships of whitewater rodeo took place this past week at San Juan, Argentina.  Spectators there saw a sport that's quite...

That's me cruising down a frothy, pothole-rich rapid on the "Farmlands" section of the White Salmon River near Trout Lake, ...

I'll start with a bit of inspirational fare.  Eric Jackson, a whitewater rodeo world champion and a whitewater slalom Olympian, has rais...

After several weeks off from strength work, it's time to start settling into some offseason conditioning.  I think the biggest mental hu...

Regarding this post from a couple of weeks ago: I should point out that the "fascination with the process" concept is not somethi...

I'm a little speck in the middle of El Horrendo, a big drop on the Russell Fork of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River.  The Russe...

I got up at 5 AM CDT yesterday and was on the road by six.  According to my car's in-dash temperature display it was 63 degrees Fahrenhe...

The second torso from the right in this photo is that of Morgan House, a member of the U.S. flatwater sprint team for most of the last de...

I'm signed up for a clinic this Friday.  It's on the Tennessee River at Chattanooga, and it will be coached by former U.S. flatwater...

So I have declared my 2017 season at an end.  "Declared" seems like a funny word, because when we think of sports we tend to think...

I have done my last race for 2017.  So, what wisdom has been gained?  What lessons have we learned here at My Training Blog by Elmore? To ...

I finally got back in the boat today.  Joe made it this time, and the harbor looked lovely after last week's yucky conditions.  Some ex...

This past week ended with no appreciable canoe and kayak activity taking place.  I was busy with out-of-the-boat concerns.  To wit: the P...

My friend Joe and I have a standing appointment to paddle together each Tuesday, but yesterday he had to go to the dentist and couldn't ...