I am closing in on my 3rd 1000 Nm paddling year. Right now I am at 922 Nm and counting. I started thinking about setting a goal for next year and I kind of like the idea of trying to reach a "notable" milestone. After reading a little about Verlen Kruger, Ed Gillet, Chris Duff, and Steph Dutton it seems to me that 5000 Nm for the year would be a "world class" goal. That is almost certainly more than I am capable of doing. What kind of yearly mileage would you paddler's out there consider a "notable" accomplishment. Mark J. Arnold *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> I am closing in on my 3rd 1000 Nm paddling year. Right now I am > at 922 Nm and counting. I started thinking about setting a goal > for next year and I kind of like the idea of trying to reach a > "notable" milestone. After reading a little about Verlen Kruger, > Ed Gillet, Chris Duff, and Steph Dutton it seems to me that 5000 > Nm for the year would be a "world class" goal. That is almost > certainly more than I am capable of doing. > > What kind of yearly mileage would you paddler's out there > consider a "notable" accomplishment. > > > Mark J. Arnold Notable, or "notable for me"? I don't keep track of distance covered, even though I could probably do it easily, especially if I used my toes to help count. I suspect a good year might be somewhere in the 1-200 statute mile range. (I tend to measure distances either with a GPS that shows miles or kilometres, or by using a map or a tool like Google Earth, which also uses land-based measurements.) I think 1000 NM _is_ a notable achievement. Three years in a row.... well, you have my admiration! -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In the interest of full disclosure I must admit that if I make it this year it will be 3 yrs out of the last 4. A hamstring injury limited me to 639 Nm in 2004. 2003 was the first year that I actually started keeping track of my yearly mileage. Mark J. Arnold > I think 1000 NM _is_ a notable achievement. Three years in a row.... > well, you have my admiration! > > -- *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Mark Arnold" <mjamja_at_earthlink.net> > In the interest of full disclosure I must admit that if I make it this > year > it will be 3 yrs out of the last 4. A hamstring injury limited me to 639 > Nm in 2004. 2003 was the first year that I actually started keeping > track of my yearly mileage. > > Mark J. Arnold > >> I think 1000 NM _is_ a notable achievement. Three years in a row.... >> well, you have my admiration! I am impressed. That is a lot of miles year after year. Hope you can continue to enjoy every mile Bob *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 11/17/2006 8:13:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Darryl.Johnson_at_sympatico.ca writes: What kind of yearly mileage would you paddler's out there > consider a "notable" accomplishment. > > > Mark J. Arnold Notable, or "notable for me"? don't count miles or hours or even days out on the water..... dolphins, manatees, roseate spoonbills, rays, sea turtles.... hell even horseshoe crabs those i might count....... you want records.... write guinnes book of world records...maybe they will put you in..... enjoy the water.... steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I tried counting dolphins but they just will not stand still and insist on moving around underwater so I am never sure if I am counting the same one twice. The spoonbills are easier to count, but the number has gotten so high that my old computer just does not have the memory to store it any more. The sea turtles are at 6, the rays at 30 (one group of eagle rays in Florida and one group of Cow Nose rays in Texas). I was having so much fun with the manatees in Homosassa Springs that I forgot to count. I can't remember ever seeing a horseshoe crab while paddling but maybe I was just paying too much attention to the mileage on the GPS. Mark J. Arnold > > don't count miles or hours or even days out on the water..... > dolphins, manatees, roseate spoonbills, rays, sea turtles.... hell even > horseshoe crabs > those i might count....... > you want records.... write guinnes book of world records...maybe they > will put you in..... > enjoy the water.... > steve *************************************************************************** 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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