Start of 2007 Missouri River 340 Race at Kaw Point July 2007 was quite busy in this blog. I had several stories from Carter Johnson on his surfski adventure in Texas Water Safari, pictures and GPS tracks from the 1st Annual Kansas River "Gritty Fitty" Race and started to post pictures from the 2nd Missouri River 340 Race. 07/03/2007: 1st Annual Kansas River "Gritty Fitty" Race - GPS Tracks and Pict...

During the first 6 months of 2008 year the virtual race gathered 21 paddlers and 55 entries in a variety of boats including recreational, sea and racing kayaks, canoes, surfskis, and even, rowing shells. We are racing at two distances this year: 5 and 10 mile. Each racer is recording his distance and time with a GPS. Any number of entries from a given paddler is allowed, but each next entry in the...

Just a reminder and invitation: Exercise, train, race by kayak and canoe ... .. and post pictures from your racing events or paddling workouts in the new Fitness Paddling and Racing photo group which I just created on Flickr. You can see four randomly selected pictures from that group on right. You can find plenty of pictures from different races on Flickr including such ultra marathon events like...

Here are the 10 most popular (i.e., the most frequently visited) posts in this blog during the first half of 2008 year: 1. 2008 Marathon and Ultra Marathon Paddling Race Calendar 2. 14 Tips on Kayak Forward Stroke Dynamics by Mark Zollitsch 3. Carter Johnson on Training for Ultra Marathon Kayak Races 4. Training Tips and Guidelines for Fitness Paddlers and Racers 5. 13 Tips on Training for Enduranc...

order from Amazon: Finally, the Jodi Bigelow's Kayaking for Fitness book is available at Amazon. It has different cover than in the pre-order version. The book is illustrated by Jock Bradley's photography. Anybody had a chance to look at this book? It would be great to gather some comments or reviews. The essential guide to achieving and maintaining physical fitness and body tone with kayaking. Unl...