Peter wrote >110 km is a hellova long way. Were there many sea >kayak entrants? How many start and how many finish? Doug' wrote >Do you mean there are other paddlers on the list >who could give better advise than mine, or did >you mean better advice than what was in your >post written by you!? :-) >Well, I know what you mean. Duane wrote >I am a strong supporter of weight/circuit and yoga >training for sea kayakers. More important than helping >to improve speed and endurance for paddling, it also >helps prevent injuries and soreness, G'Day Doug, Peter, Duane and all the others who replied Glad you understood Doug' I made good use of your advice about paddling into the wind - put my unintentional ambiguity down to low blood sugar! Thats my excuse:~). Thank heavens for chocolate coated toffees and sports drink! Maybe they should be part of an emergency kit. After a certain point of exhaustion regular food just doesn't work for me. I have to admire the people who completed the race in one sitting especially the first timers. Especially the ones in canoes! Regarding the statistics Peter I don't know exactly but I think there were about 450boats and I suspect about 20 or 30 may have dropped out. The web site for details is http://www.canoeclassic.asn.au/ As for the number of seakayaks a rough guess would be that there were about 150. A lot of Mirages enter this race as they pride themselves on being a very fast sea kayak and its the one time of the year when I am tempted to trade in my Pittarak for a Mirage. I came last in our team but got them an extra point by finishing. Duane, my experience in that race 100% supports what you say - there was hardly any stiffness/soreness and no injuries. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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