In its journey from being something paddlers did to have fun and impress one another in their river boats to a serious, technical competition in the latest specially designed carbon fibre kayak, has Freestyle lost its appeal to the masses?
Tag: racing
Red Race 12’6 vs Red Explorer 13’2
There's a question that I feel I know the answer to, but which I have never actually checked; which of my SUP boards is the fastest? The big speed test - Red Race 12'6 vs Red Explorer 13'2...
Trans-Provence 2012 – The Best Ride I Couldn’t Finish…
'All I remember is a blur of tumbling then coming to rest with a sharp pain in my ribs...' - six years on I look back on my doomed attempt to complete the TransProvence... #ouch #Live2Flow #TransProvence
TransRockies 2012 – AKA ‘That time I ended up on an IV drip in the medical tent!’
Another year has passed, but the memories of the TransRockies, now no longer raced, are still strong. This blog was originally posted on my old website, and on the 6th anniversary of the event it seems a good time to look at it again... The start line of Stage 1 of the TransRockies, the moment that… Continue reading TransRockies 2012 – AKA ‘That time I ended up on an IV drip in the medical tent!’
The Dart 10K Swim
So let's start with the legitimate observation that 10km is a long way to swim, hell for many people it is even a long way to run. But, like most things in life, if you just keep making steady progress towards a distant goal then you will slowly but surely get there, even if you are swimming...
