My Training Blog by Elmore

Maryland native Cathy Hearn started winning medals at the whitewater world championships before I'd ever even heard of the sport. I...

Adam Davis joined me yesterday to paddle around the Loosahatchie Bar.  It was one of those days of unsettled weather conditions, the sunshin...

One thing the global pandemic hasn't stopped is the blossoming of spring.  Lately we've been having several lovely sunny days a week...

Here's a sign that I have too much time on my hands as these days of hunkering down turn into weeks and months. As the creator and cur...

The Blue Cruz Canoe and Kayak Race was supposed to be this past weekend.  It's a 22-mile race down the Mississippi River from Madison...

Yesterday morning was chilly but the sun was coming out.  I went down to the river with the intention of doing something shorter and quicker...

On Tuesday I did a round of the strength routine and then headed downtown to paddle a loop of the harbor with Joe.  A mass of chilly air h...

It looks like Adam Davis has me beat to the finish line!  Actually, we were paddling by the sand and gravel operation just north of DeWit...

On Tuesday I did a round of the strength routine and then joined Joe to paddle a loop of the harbor . I've been feeling pretty beat-u...

Check out this stunning photograph that Joe Royer sent me in a text message.  He took it as he and his wife Carol Lee were at the marina ...

As the weekend arrived, the Mississippi River was reaching its crest at 37.2 feet on the Memphis gauge.  The official "flood stage...

I got back in the boat yesterday morning after several days off, and it felt good to paddle.  The morning was partly sunny, and as the day w...

Most of these exercises are ones I've shared here before, and I provide a video link when such a thing is available.  Exercise #2 is one...

The Outdoors, Inc., Canoe and Kayak Race, scheduled for June 13, has been called off.  Race director Joe Royer gave me the news Monday after...

As I paddled across Dacus Lake on Saturday I spotted a flock of ducks.  I had my Go Pro camera with me, and thinking that a bunch of ...

Yesterday was another unseasonably warm one, the temperature topping out around 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the afternoon.  It was also mostly ...

On Tuesday morning I did a round of the strength routine and then met Joe to paddle a loop of the harbor . Meanwhile, the mayors of my ci...

Can you point to the LIGHTHOUSE????   This guy can!!!!! This photo is a screen-grab from a short video Dawid Mocke shot as we paddled...

Adam Davis came back down to join me yesterday morning.  We paddled out of the harbor , up the Mississippi to the mouth of the Wolf River, a...

I'd hoped that our beloved sport would remain above the fray in this time of distress.  But alas, that was wishful thinking.  I guess th...