My Training Blog by Elmore

One person's effort to do his best as a canoe and kayak racer

Monday, October 28, 2019

Monday photo feature

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Here's another one of the stars of my blockbuster movie : Mr. Christian Massow.  Christian grew up in the robust flatwater racing pro...
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Muddling along uncomfortably

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My back ailment is now two weeks old, and I'm puzzled by it.  Usually when I tweak my back it works itself out over several days, but th...
Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Followup on my last race

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The results of the Buck Island River Race that took place back on October 5 are now posted here .  A guy named Elmer Holmes was the winner! ...
Monday, October 21, 2019

Monday photo feature

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A training break is a good time to freshen up your boat and gear.  My training paddle--a pair of full-size Epic wing blades on a homema...

Oh, to be back in the pink

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It's been a while since I've written anything here.  My usual post-season training break is part of the reason.  Another part is my ...
Monday, October 14, 2019

Monday photo feature

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Karen Kesselring of Hot Springs, Arkansas, is one of the stars of my motion picture that premiered last week.  Here she's racing on ...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

The international premiere

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Well, a couple of weeks ago I promised it was coming up soon.  And now here it is: my MOVIE!!!! I know this sounds supremely corny, bu...
Monday, October 7, 2019

Monday photo feature

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Perched on a stand-up paddleboard, John Ruskey shot this photo on Saturday as Scott Shirey and Robert Cheek approached the finish line to...
Sunday, October 6, 2019

I wrap up my season here in the good old Mid South

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I was up before dawn yesterday and after a quick breakfast I embarked on the 90-minute-or-so journey down to Helena, Arkansas. Getting the...
Friday, October 4, 2019

Illness is never timely

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The top story this week is that I've come down with a pretty bad cold.  My throat started feeling sore on Sunday, and that's the typ...
Monday, September 30, 2019

Monday photo feature

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Here's the section of the Mississippi River I'll be racing on this Saturday.  The start will be at the mouth of the Saint Francis...
Sunday, September 29, 2019

My season enters its last week

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Yesterday morning I did the strength routine for the last time before I race next Saturday .  I think I've made some nice gains in the s...
Friday, September 27, 2019

Wave therapy

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This has been one of those weeks in which I've struggled with motivation.  It happens. On Tuesday I did a round of the strength routin...
Monday, September 23, 2019

Monday photo feature

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Here's the briefest of sneak-peeks at the video project I've been working on all season.  The release date will be shortly after...
Sunday, September 22, 2019

Playing around in the autumn breeze

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It's been quite warm this weekend--highs around 90 degrees Fahrenheit--but some less-humid air has moved in and that's brightened my...
Friday, September 20, 2019

Still trying to outlast the summer

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This week I learned of this race on the Mississippi River down at Helena, Arkansas, on October 5.  Not only is it a short drive (Helena is ...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Monday photo feature

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This is the view of downtown Memphis from the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River.  I paddle along here quite often, including yester...
Sunday, September 15, 2019

I'm so over summer

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With my last race of the year coming up in several weeks, the next ten or twelve days is my last chance to get in two or three workouts that...
Friday, September 13, 2019

High heat and a paucity of surfing opportunities

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Work continues on my beastly qualities: I did the strength routine Tuesday and yesterday and plan to do it again tomorrow morning. Summer...
Monday, September 9, 2019

Monday photo feature

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Racers fire off the starting line at the 2007 Arkansas River Canoe and Kayak Race at North Little Rock.  Leading the charge are Mike Herb...
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