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How to Turn your C1
Most people that are serious about progressing in marathon canoe racing will eventually spend some significant amount of time in a C1...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 11, 20222 min read
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The General Clinton Prep Plan
It still amazes me the amount of people that train for canoe races like the General Clinton Canoe Regatta 70 miler with little to no...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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Off Season or Erg Season?
The winter months provide a set of challenges for many of us, especially those that live in Northern climates that have to deal with the...
Bill Mahaffy
Dec 7, 20217 min read
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What is next in the Industry
Although this year has not seen much in the way of racing as the 3 biggest races in the sport had to be cancelled due to the Covid-19...
Bill Mahaffy
Sep 1, 20204 min read
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Improving During the Pandemic - Stroke Rate and DPS
Although some racing has started to come back this year, almost every major canoe race has been cancelled this year. Some smaller races...
Bill Mahaffy
Aug 10, 20205 min read
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Improving During the Pandemic
Since the Coronavirus Pandemic came about in the past couple of months it has really changed what this years racing will look like. At...
Bill Mahaffy
Apr 29, 20207 min read
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Savage River Alpha 18
Over the past 8 months, John Diller and I have been discussing what the next generation 18 foot C1 looks like. What should be different,...
Ben Schlimmer
Mar 28, 20201 min read
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANOERACEWORLD!!!
I cannot believe it has already been a full year since I decided to make the leap with the site and try to do something that has never...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 11, 20203 min read
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NY Spring Training Camp UPDATE!!!
We are only 11 days away from the Upstate NY Training camp and it is shaping up to be the biggest event to date. We are here to give you...
Bill Mahaffy
Mar 10, 20203 min read
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Why do athletes suffer from cramp?
Cramping seems to be a pretty common occurrence in the marathon paddling scene, and even inflicts its pain on the best paddlers out there....
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 28, 202015 min read
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If the Ice is gone, Paddle ON!!!
I don't know about you, but for me when the calendar gets into March it means its the start of paddling season. The reason for this is...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 26, 20205 min read
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Zac Childs - Paddling
Our final installment is from the overall winner of the contest, Zac Childs. He ended up winning a brand new ZRE paddle because of the...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 12, 20203 min read
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Katie Mahaffy - What Paddling Means to Me
For our second installment of the youth paddling essays series we have a gem from Katie Mahaffy. If that names seems familiar that is...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 5, 20204 min read
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NY Spring Training Camps and Weekends
Spring is fast approaching and that means it will soon be time to hoist that beautiful carbon fiber hull atop your vehicle, strap it up,...
Bill Mahaffy
Feb 5, 20203 min read
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Off season on season!
Is there really such a thing as off season? Debatable. Wintertime can be filled with lots of fun activities, including running, lifting,...
Ben Schlimmer
Jan 31, 20203 min read
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Ally Doederlein's - My Passion for Canoe Racing
Boardman Boatworks hosted an essay contest at the end of 2019 to get the youth of our sport to put on to paper why they love our sport. ...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 29, 20203 min read
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Changes to Stock Class Specifications
If you have been following the podcast, you already know that there was going to be changes to the stock class specifications for the...
Bill Mahaffy
Jan 12, 20202 min read
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Some Off Season Reads!
I don't know about you, but if I am not out paddling or making updates to the site, there is a good chance that I am probably doing some...
Bill Mahaffy
Dec 23, 20191 min read
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Off Season Rowing Workouts
It was brought to my attention that a follow up article to my Row Row Row your Erg might be in order. I was asked for specific workouts...
Bill Mahaffy
Dec 18, 20195 min read
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The Paddler's Christmas Wishlist
The holiday season is upon us and with Black Friday only days away I thought it would be a good time to lay out some great gift ideas for...
Bill Mahaffy
Nov 21, 20197 min read
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