Usually when I write a race report, I find myself having to... let's say "embroider"... the story to keep it interesting. After all, it's mostly the same 25 people finishing in roughly the same order. Sure, you never know exactly what kind of wackiness you'll get from Jan or exactly [...]
Like many New England paddlers, I awoke this past Saturday with an inexorable compulsion. A mysterious beckoning against which there could be no resistance. In a trance-like state of compliance, Mary Beth and I loaded a couple of skis on the car and started our migration south. Navigating by the [...]
Unless you wanted to spend the entire month of August in Rhode Island making up for missed credits, attending the Sakonnet River Race was a must to keep on pace to make quota. Now in its 11th year, this Echols-branded event always attracts a rowdy band of paddlers anxious to [...]
It's not often that you can step out your front door directly into a top-tier ski race, but with an assist from Mary Beth (who needs to work on her fireman's carry, truth be told), that's exactly what I enjoy each year at the Essex River Race. For the second [...]
The Run of the Charles offers the perfect early-season opportunity to get your feet wet without too much risk of the rest of you following. With water temperatures still in the 40s, I'd decided to bump my first accidental dousing to May. Still not sure if I'll go with "fiddling [...]
