Training Basics 1. Time in the boat, time in the boat, time in the boat - or time on a kayak erg. There is no substitute for paddling if you want to be a better or faster paddler. 2. Spend time going into the wind, downwind, beam to the wind [...]
I recently made the switch from the older KayakPro Speedstroke Classic to KayakPro's newer model called the Speedstroke GYM. The GYM is the second major kayak ergometer introduced by KayakPro, owned by ex-Olympian and World Champion Grayson Bourne. The older Speedstroke Classic was first offered in 2001 and the Speedstroke GYM in [...]
The second of Erik's training articles. A follow-up to "Surfski Training"
The pre-race evening started innocently enough; I had the pleasure of staying with the exhaustingly-inquisitive Joe Glickman (the Glicker), old man Greg Barton, drop-waist jeaned and jovial Sean Rice, and the surly-appearing, crossword puzzle manic Bevan Manson. Our dinner conversation began with the predictable immature banter about our waitress's finer qualities [...]
