Bradford R. Crain wrote: > On every paddle trip, I get tired after one minute of paddling. Then I > take a thirty second rest. On my second attempt I usually enter a > Zen-like phase where I don't feel much of anything except the wind in my > face, moving water under the hull, and an exhilarating sense of freedom. > Of course, the next day I may feel like twenty miles of bad road, but > it's worth it to have a good adventure on the water. Sad to say, it ain't Zen or meditation or any of that. It's just the endorphins kicking in, Brad ... natural opiate-like materials produced by exercise. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Dec 23 2007 - 10:47:39 PST
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