Canoeing 120823

Dad and I are still following the same routine as the last few workouts, callouses are developing nicely.  

Canoeing 120822

Back on the Christiana in DE.  Same workout as previous weeks.  The 90 is now in limbo due to some registration issues and boat changes. My dad and I have decided to make the decision this Sunday on go or no go.

Canoeing 120815

Same as yesterday, .25 mile run, 5.5 miles of paddling, and .5 mile run to finish.  It was incredibly foggy this morning.

Canoeing 120814

Out on the Christiana again this morning for an hour.  Same as the last few times, about .25 mile run, 5.5 mile paddle, followed by a .5 mile run.

Canoeing 120803

Paddled on the Christiana this morning - about 5.25 miles in 1 hour.  Ran with boat about .75 miles.

Canoe 120730

My dad and I were back on the water yesterday.  We paddled for and hour and practiced portaging with a half mile of running with the boat.  It was great to be out in the boat again, looking forward to being in the Adirondacks versus the Christianna

Back to the 90

My dad and I are going back to the 90 miler this year.  We are not listed in the official participant list but will be joining another pair for a C-4.  I am excited because I haven't done the race in 4 years and the last time I did it was in a kayak.

Raritan Canoe Race

I completed the Delaware and Raritan Canal Canoe Race yesterday with my Dad and oldest son A.  It was a gorgeous day for a canoe race - ~65 degrees and sunny. I will say the water was freezing so other than cold feet at portages we stayed dry.

The race itself is VERY informal and a quick 10.6 miles along the canal. There were a variety of boats - kayaks, C-2's, even Olympic canoes where the paddlers did all 10 miles on one knee.  Personally, we race in a cedar strip canoe named the "Slenda Glenda".  This was the same boat that I did the Long Lake Boat Regatta in a few years ago.  It was a lot of fun and great to race with both my dad and A.

Also, it was great to get moving again. After 6 weeks of limited activity, hopefully this will get my butt in gear again.

Paddling on the Christina

Went canoeing with my father on the Christina River in Wilmington.  It was my first time paddling this season - outside of little trips with the kids.  I definitely missed it this year.  I also borrowed my dad's bike to train with for the next two weeks.

Long Lake Long Boat Regatta

Well we did the Long Lake Long Boat Regatta and it was a great race. Lately I have only done the 90-miler which is a huge race and big production. This race was on a smaller scale and a lot more laid back. Brian McDonald from Macs canoes does a great job as race director and it was great to see him get to race as well.

The war canoe was a lot of fun, it reminded me of rowing in college with having so many paddlers staying in sync. I was in 6th seat, one from the stern. Kerry did a great job guiding us to a third place overall finish. We hung with the 1st and 2nd place boats through the first 5 miles but after going back under the Long Lake bridge they took off. We had a good distance on the 4th place boat but they took us by surprise at the second turn around as they were closing fast. We then pushed into high gear for the last 5 miles to the finish. We finished the 15 miles in 2:11:15

Thanks again to Kerry for letting my dad and I into his boat for the race.

Results are here we were in boat 405 under "Kerry Newell"

On the Water Again

One last morning on the water before our race this weekend. We did our typical hour of hard paddling on the Christiana in DE. Saw several crews out there rowing, reminded me of my days at Bucknell.

On the Christiana

My dad and I are racing this weekend in the Long Lake Long Boat Regatta. We are entered in a War Canoe with several other paddlers which should be fun. We spent a little over an hour on the water this morning.

Canoeing after a storm

Stormed hard this weekend which made for good paddling on the Brandywine. Spent about an hour on the water in a good current. It is a shame the water isn't always that high.

On the river

Back on the Brandywine for 70 min this morning. Came back to the gym and did:

10X135 Bench
10X135 DeadLift
10X135 Front Squat (Cleaned the weight)
10 pull-ups
10X135 Bench
10 chin-ups

Paddling and Going back to the 90

Well, it is official we are doing the 90 again. This time in a Voyager(War) Canoe with 5 other paddlers. It should be fun. We wer back on the water practicing this morning. Afterwords I did 2 rounds of:
10 pull-ups
10 95# SDHP
Pushups (30 med. ball in the first round, 20 with arm rows in the second)

On the water and possibly back at the 90

My dad and I were back on the water this am and we were invited to join a War Canoe for the 90-miler which we are considering. After paddling I did

2 Rounds
10 Pull-ups
10 X 135 Bench
10 X 135 DeadLift
10 X 135 Front Squat
3 X 135 Push Press
10 X 55 Dumbbell Swing

No 90

No 90-miler this year, I got the letter in the mail saying I didn't make it in this year. I need to send the application in earlier next year. My dad and I are going to shoot for the Long Lake Long Boat Regatta on 9/26 which is a 10 miler.

Canoeing 090805

On the Brandywine this morning. Paddled for 70 min and we ran with the boat before and after being on the water. After paddling we did and extra 200 yards to start getting closer to a mile for portaging.

On the river again

Back on the Brandywine this morning. We did our usual warm-up of running with the boat. We were only on the river for 45 min today. Finished the morning with some weight work: pull-ups/chin-ups, deadlift(135), ab work, front-squat(135), 55lb db swings, push-ups with arm rows.

On the Brandywine

On the river again today. We got back to our usual warm-up which includes a short run with the boat to get ready for portaging. We spent and hour on the water and I saw two otters which is a first for me. Finished the morning with some weight work: pull-ups/chin-ups/bw bench(165), curls(85), cleans(135), deadlift(135), pushpress(135)