Surfski Coaching with Wesley Echols and Janda Ricci-Munn

Do you want to improve your surf ski skills, improve your race standings, or simply become a more fit paddler? Regardless of your skill or fitness level, SurfskiRacing.com can help you whether you are a new paddler or experienced racer. Lessons with follow-up from a coach can dramatically increase your proficiency to reach your goals. Even if you have been paddling a while, I have found most paddlers can improve their paddling strokes, boat handling skills, situational awareness, race management, and fitness training.

For the fitness paddlers and racers who have the technical surf ski skills, you too can benefit from a personally designed training plan. This training plan will be specific to surf ski racing drawing from the same training concepts of other sports to get you across the finish line faster and more efficiently. Many surf ski racers, have a very loose training plan and hope its enough. Sometimes it works and sometimes it can be a disaster. Why not go into a race with confidence knowing you have a professionally designed training plan that can dramatically increase your race performances whether you are a first-time racer or a seasoned athlete.

I offer three levels of lessons though they can be customized for your specific needs. Contact me to discuss your current goals and so we can determine a lesson plan for you! Group lessons of 3, are available upon request. Lessons take place on the land, beach, and water.

Technical Surfski Lessons with Wesley

While I have been giving paddling lessons for years on the technical aspects of surfskis, I wanted to offer fitness paddlers and racers more. Because as surfski racers know, you have to have all the technical aspects of paddling a surfski in open water, as well as a TRAINING PLAN.

So, for this reason, I have partnered with Janda Ricci-Munn, a 30-year professional triathlete coach and athlete. Together we can put together a comprehensive training plan that is tailored to your specific needs that work around your skill level, your family, and work schedule so you can meet your goals big or small. Unlike most of the plug and play generic training plans, these plans are flexible, focused, and efficient, specifically for you without overwhelming you or burning you out.

I will provide the Technical training for paddling your surf ski more efficiently while Janda will provide you with a professional fitness training plan. So Janda and I will be working together with you, helping you cross the finish line successfully, or simply increase your fitness level. Below is a bio of Janda’s experience as an elite professional multisport coach.

More about Training with Janda, Professional Coach

Janda Ricci-Munn is an elite level multisport coach who specializes in the training of endurance athletes. Over the course of his extensive coaching career, Janda has helped hundreds of individuals from a wide variety of sports to attain success at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Coaching Services and Training can be found on his site https://www.jrmmultisport.com/

Janda possesses the unique combination of over 30 years of “in the trenches” experience as a highly competitive athlete, an in-depth understanding of sports science and 2 decades worth of work as a coach and classroom based health & wellness teacher. His innovative use of scientific based testing and training techniques, coupled with his personalized approach to coaching has netted world-class results and notable headlines.

The cornerstone of Janda’s coaching operation is communication; he believes that in order for training to be successful, it must be individualized. Individualizing an athlete’s training entails much more than simply prescribing personalized training zones and reviewing workout data; it is the end product of a respectful, open and honest line of communication between athlete and coach. By establishing a close working relationship with each and every athlete that Janda works with, he is able to attain and maintain a clear understanding of his athletes’ unique needs, limitations and competitive objectives.

Training Plans with Janda

Individualized Coaching	Coaching Services	Premium Package	Performance Package
You strive for athletic excellence and are willing to consistently log the training time, make personal sacrifices, and do whatever is deemed necessary to realize your dreams. But where to begin?	Monthly Coaching Fee	$150(paddlers) $250(triathletes) $200(cyclists) $150(runners)	$150(paddlers) $200(triathletes) $150 (cyclists) $100 (runners)
Follow the route that hundreds of  athletes of all ages and ability levels have over the course of the past 2 decades and entrust your preparation to elite multisport coach  Janda Ricci-Munn.	Training Schedule with Janda/Wesley	Individualized weekly training schedule, revised upon request/as needed	Individualized weekly training schedule, revised upon request/as needed
Janda’s unique combination of over 30 years of hard-core, in the trenches athletic experience, when coupled with his 20+ years as a multisport coach, has provided him with a degree of coaching insight and expertise that few possess.	Touch Points: Phone Contact	Weekly	Monthly
Over the years, Janda has produced numerous regional and national age group champions in the sports of cycling, triathlon and track & field.  Along the way, his coaching techniques have enabled athletes under his tutelage to set national records, graduate the to pro/elite ranks and set innumerable personal best performances.	Touch Points: Email Contact	Daily	Daily
If you’re serious about athletic success and are searching for a coach who’ll truly take the time to understand you  and your specific needs, your search is over.	Data Review (power, heart rate, GPS, etc.)	Daily review & analysis	Daily review & analysis
	Sport Specific Resistance Training Program	Included/as needed	Included/as needed
	Nutrition Program	Ongoing consultation/as needed	Ongoing consultation/as needed
	Private Training & Testing Sessions	Additional Fee ($50 hourly rate)	Additional Fee ($50 hourly rate)
	Race Schedule Determination with Janda/Wesley	Regular planning and review	Regular planning and review
To learn more about his coaching philosophy, individualized training services or any of his other programs,  contact Janda today.	Race Day Logistical Planning with Janda/Wesley	Provided for all races.  Comprehensive race day planning, including, but not limited to:  Pre-race logistical planning, pre-race warm up, race tactics, individualized race day nutrition & hydration strategy, individualized pacing strategy (power, pace and/or heart rate), etc.	Provided for all races.  Comprehensive race day planning, including, but not limited to:  Pre-race logistical planning, pre-race warm up, race tactics, individualized race day nutrition & hydration strategy, individualized pacing strategy (power, pace and/or heart rate), etc.

Janda’s Coaching Highlights

Multiple Ironman 70.3 World Championship podium finishers
Numerous Ironman & 70.3 Pro/elite & overall age group champions, age group champions and podium finishers
Multiple Hawaii Ironman World Championship qualifiers
National championship titles in cyclocross, track cycling and paralympic track & field

Janda’s Personal Athletic Highlights

Half IronMan/70.3 PR of 3:57:53
2008 & 2009 Multi-time podium finisher (Pro/Elite), North America Ironman 70.3 Circuit
2007 IronMan World Championship 70.3; Overall Amateur World Champion
2007 Timberman IronMan 70.3; Overall Amateur Champion
2007 Eagleman IronMan 70.3; Overall Amateur Champion
2007 Nutmeg Half-Iron Triathlon Champion
2006 IronMan World Championship 70.3; Males 30 – 34 Age Group World Champion
1996 & 2000 Firm Man Half-Iron Triathlon Champion

Wesley Echols Paddling Experience

• 8 year Navy Veteran ranked #1 in squadron and command in physical readiness test for those 8 years.
• 1996 Began paddling and racing kayaks
• 1997-Present, 5x Marathon Runner including qualifying and running Boston Marathon. Numerous road races from 5k to 18K.
• 1998 Sea Kayak Certifications: Expired, ACA Coastal Water and BCU 3 Certified/BCU 4 Training
• 2000 Worked part-time at Kayak Centre, and Sakonnet Boat House as a guide.
• 2003-Present, paddling and racing surf skis
• 2003-2017, Participant World Indoor Rowing Championships, Boston, Massachusetts. 2018 Northeast Indoor Rowing Championships.
• 2004-2019 Racing the Blackburn Challenge (19.4 miles, around Cape Ann, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 16 X consecutive times with best time 2:49:55.
• 2009-Present began giving surf ski lessons and advising paddlers worldwide on surf ski selection
• 2009 Founded SurfskiRacing.com.
• 2010 Produced one of the first DVDs ever, Surfski Basics DVD.
• 2010-Present, began reviewing and published more surf skis reviews than anyone in the world since.
• 2010 Played a major role in launching the Stellar Brand of Surf skis while working for Stellar for 5 years.
• 2010-Present, Founder SurfskiRacing.com Racing Series including East Coast Surfski Champs(hosted by L2L). Race director Sakonnet River Race, Plum Lighthouse Race, Co-Race Director Narrow River Race, Ride The Bull all in Rhode Island.
• 2013 USA Surfski Champions, San Francisco, CA
• 2015 Canadian Surfski Champs
• 2018 became Think Dealer.

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Contact me at WesleyEchols2@gmail.com