My Training Blog by Elmore

The milder weather brought to us by the outer bands of Hurricane Hanna has continued this week.  Most days the Fahrenheit high has been in t...

A group of paddlers gets ready to put in at Miller's Point, where the legendary Miller's Run in South Africa's False Bay begi...

I woke up yesterday morning and saw the sun rising in a clear sky, and braced myself for another scorching hot day.  But then I headed out t...

I've missed racing this year in that I've missed gathering with like-minded people and testing myself against athletes who take the ...

I pay a hundred bucks per quarter to keep my boat down at Harbortown Marina, and it might be the best $400 I spend each year.  The hassle...

Yesterday morning I warmed up and did three 8-stroke sprints in the harbor , and then headed out onto the Mississippi hoping to find some b...

I've mentioned here a few times in the past how much I loved going to summer camp as a kid.  I was never particularly happy at the schoo...

John Wellens shot this photo of Bruce Poacher and me as we paddled down the Mississippi River toward Memphis last Monday.  That's ...

Right now I should be savoring the environs of the Columbia River Gorge.   Should be. I decided about a month ago that a trip out there f...

Joe Royer shot this photo while he and I paddled last Tuesday.  Our hot summers here can wear on a person, but they do give us some lovel...

I believe pretty strongly that a bad day paddling is better than a good day sitting at a desk or something, but Saturday's session was r...

Summer is settling into the Mid South for real now.  While the air temperature hasn't risen much above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the humidi...

It's hard to believe this was four years ago.  I took a trip up the Eastern Seaboard in August of 2016, the ultimate destination bein...

It's been a pretty hot, humid weekend, especially today.  On both days, the river was the nicest place to be.  Out there you get a breez...

The first week of summer has featured the usual as far as this blog goes.  On Tuesday I did a round of the strength routine and then paddle...

I mentioned in my post last weekend that the homebound life is getting to me.  This week I've been pondering my travel options here in P...

This past Thursday local real estate broker Fancher Smith was closing the sale of the historic Shrine Building downtown when he spotted m...

Summer has begun, and I'm having a hard time not feeling completely bummed out.  All the things I look forward to in the summertime--my ...

On Monday I made a little road trip.  Over in Little Rock a few racers gather each Monday afternoon for a "sandlot" race, and I...

The "virtual" race I did this past Saturday has turned into a video project.  This short film is about the storied past, the ...