My Training Blog by Elmore

One of my very first slalom races was one of the old "Citizen Race" events they used to have on the Nantahala River in western ...

Before yesterday we'd had a decent run of mild weather, with Fahrenheit temperatures rising into the 50s and even the 60s.  I'd gone...

I spent Wednesday driving home and was in the mood to paddle Thursday morning even though there was a bit of inclement weather about.  A che...

This week we had two lovely warmish sunny days, and I paddled on both of them.  On Tuesday Joe and I did a loop of the harbor , and today I ...

We've all seen those heartbreaking photos of birds, turtles, and other critters caught up in plastic six-pack rings that have found t...

This morning was reasonably nice by wintertime standards.  The sky was partly sunny, and with the gentlest of breezes blowing from the south...

The miserable weekend weather finally began to give way to some sunshine Monday, and Tuesday was a gorgeous day with clear skies and an afte...

I'm at a loss for words just after finishing a race on the Pascagoula River on the Mississippi Gulf Coast last year.

Now that I'm finally feeling better it's time to start thinking about some offseason conditioning again. I've been doing a ...

Well, I had my CT scan Thursday, and the little bit of information I've been able to extract from my doctor's office indicates it wa...

It's been quite a while since I've posted anything on this canoe and kayak training blog.  The main reason for that is that lately v...

Winter has decided to come early to the Mid South.  When I got down to the river to paddle on Tuesday it was 36 degrees Fahrenheit, overcast...

The Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame has announced its latest induction class .  The group of nine includes two football players, two football c...

It's been a long time since I've been on a good old-fashioned paddling tour.  But that's what I've just done in this phot...

Joe and I did our customary paddle on Tuesday, and I did rounds of the strength routine on Monday, Wednesday, and today.  Right now the str...

Joe pulled out his iPhone and snapped this picture as he and I paddled a loop of the harbor a couple of Tuesdays ago.  These Tuesday ses...

All my paddling in the last several weeks has taken place on Tuesdays.  My friend Joe joins me most Tuesdays to paddle a loop of the harbor ...

It's time to get some offseason conditioning in motion.  I plan to do the following strength exercises for the next little while: 1.  ...

Last week I filled out my ballot for the latest induction class at the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. There were 43 names on the list.  ...

No paddling took place last weekend, as I was fulfilling my annual commitment to demonstrate wooden bowl carving at the Pink Palace Crafts F...