My Training Blog by Elmore

This screen-grab from NBC Sports footage shows Casey Eichfeld of Drums, Pennsylvania, moments after crossing the finish line in his final ru...

It's been another week of trying to keep something going in the athletic department while having lots to deal with in my non-athletic li...

I've visited the town of Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa, twice.  A big reason that I want to get back there sooner or later is th...

I've paddled around the Loosahatchie Bar twice in the last two weeks, and it's occurred to me that it's been a while since I...

A big reason I prefer to do my athletic stuff outdoors is the chance to see wildlife.  On the Memphis riverfront I see many species of water...

Warm weather continued for much of this past week, with the temperature exceeding 80 degrees Fahrenheit a couple of times.  I had a nice 60-...

Here, I tried to make my telephone's camera do what it couldn't.  At this moment the sun has the moon sitting right in front of it, ...

The weather here has been alternating among warm sunny days, warm rainy days, and cool, breezy days.  Little by little, the warmer days are ...

There's no question I'm in a training lull these days.  I'm not doing nothing --I'm still getting in the boat several days a...

This image appeared in my social media feed recently.  It's a meme, and I know you're not supposed to think too deeply about such th...

While watching the forecast last week to see what weather I could expect at Ocean Springs, I thought I saw that warm temperatures were on th...

Here's a scene you'll see before just about any canoe and kayak race: competitors milling about waiting for the pre-race meeting to ...

As promised, here are the results of the 2024 Battle On The Bayou race that took place on Old Fort Bayou at Ocean Springs, Mississippi, yest...

It was cool and breezy when we woke up yesterday morning, and the word was that we could expect a strong north wind blowing out on the race ...

Apparently spring started earlier than usual this year: I understand the vernal equinox occurred Tuesday, the 19th.  Most years it happens o...

Here I am on the bank of the Mississippi River up at Dubuque, Iowa.  It's the summer of 2017, and I guess one reason this is a good phot...

I did a gym session on a rainy Friday morning.  By yesterday the rain had moved out and it was partly cloudy and cool.  I paddled for 60 min...

Tuesday was my last hard workout day before the race at Ocean Springs a week from Saturday. Tuesdays have been my "heavy-duty" day...

That's my friend Amelia Taylor over there on the left.  In December of 2019 she was passing through Memphis and she joined me for some p...

Friday was a pretty rainy day in the Mid South, and I was happy to stay in and do a gym session. Some cooler temperatures came in behind the...