My Training Blog by Elmore

Well, something has finally gone right in my rudder-line replacement project on the V10L.  On Monday I managed to get the new line strung o...

Adam Davis took a selfie as he and I were heading out to paddle around the Loosahatchie Bar a few weeks ago.  I'm paddling my old beat-...

In several weeks I'll be heading out on a little summer vacation.  This one won't be quite as ambitious as recent summer vacations: ...

There was talk of this area hitting 90 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time this year on Tuesday.  I'm not sure if we actually did, but...

Here's an update on my adventures in rudder line replacement. We're looking at my V10L surfski, the one I prefer for racing on not-s...

There's been some rain wandering into and out of the greater Memphis area.  The nice thing is it's kept the Fahrenheit temperature i...

I had a chance to do some more barge wake surfing Tuesday morning, as there were three rigs heading upstream on the Memphis riverfront.  I f...

A couple of weeks ago I discussed the results of the U.S. Olympic team selections in whitewater slalom.  I'd be remiss if I didn't s...

I took the weekend off from fighting the rudder-line wars.  So two of my three surfskis remain out of commission, maybe permanently for one ...

One of my projects this week has been installing new rudder lines on my three surfskis.  I think the general wisdom is that any surfski padd...

John P. Batson of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, competes in the "Nooga Loop" canoe and kayak race on Saturday.  This is a 10...

Both the weather and the water are getting warm enough that I'm starting to feel comfortable surfing wakes out on the Mississippi.  I go...

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 ...