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Bill Mahaffy
Nov 6, 20196 min read
Row Row Row your Erg, Gently in the basement
The off season is one of the most under appreciated and under utilized times of the year that can be one of your biggest tools to improve...
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Bill Mahaffy
Oct 24, 20196 min read
Stroke Rate, DPS and GPS
The biggest differentiator in canoe racing is going to be the speed at one can paddle. If you look at all of the other variables in...
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Ben Schlimmer
Oct 13, 20193 min read
You can(oe) it! Or kayak?
I have a confession to make. About a year ago I did something a little different, and bought a kayak. Not just any kayak, this particular...
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MirandaFae
Oct 13, 20192 min read
Officially Off Season-Baking Edition
Hello All! It is OFFicial...the OFF season is upon us! Time to get your cross country skis waxed, get an Adirondack hike in and bake! ...
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Bill Mahaffy
Jul 16, 20195 min read
My First 90 - pre race logistics
So you want to compete in the Adirondack 90 miler. The first decision in this journey is going to be what category or division of this...
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Bill Mahaffy
Jul 8, 20191 min read
My First 90 Miler
One of the more iconic races in Upstate New York has to be the Adirondack Canoe Classic that is held the weekend after Labor Day in the...
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Bill Mahaffy
Jun 12, 20191 min read
Reading the River - Article from Silent Sports
The latest article from Rebecca Davis on an essential skill for any aspiring canoe racer can be found a the below link. In the article...
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Ben Schlimmer
Jun 4, 20195 min read
GCCR Weekend Recap
It has been a week since the Regatta, and only now do things feel like they are finally coming back to earth. What a great weekend of...
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Bill Mahaffy
May 20, 20196 min read
Tapering for a big Race
Everyone has a race that they want to make sure that they perform at his or her best for. For most canoe racers that usually means 1 or...
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Bill Mahaffy
May 12, 20193 min read
It's a Sandwich... workout!
Now that we are deep into the racing season you should be incorporating more race specific workouts that will help you when it comes race...
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Bill Mahaffy
Apr 11, 20193 min read
Adding Resistance
Most of us are now starting to add a good amount of volume to our training and probably have at least 20-30 hours in the boat this season...
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Ben Schlimmer
Apr 2, 20192 min read
Joker Run 5k
Running is an essential part of getting in shape for canoe season. Whatever the distance, type or style of running, getting blood in the...
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Ben Schlimmer
Mar 28, 20192 min read
Impromptu Tempo
This weeks training block was planned for a 30 minute FTP (See What's your FTP MAN?) on Tuesday, 1.75 hour Zone 2-3 on Wednesday, and a...
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Bill Mahaffy
Mar 28, 20193 min read
What's your FTP MAN?
When you are talking about getting the most out of your training program you should be incorporating a variety of training intensities...
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Ben Schlimmer
Mar 25, 20191 min read
Intervals
To some the word brings fear and terror to the mind. Others cant get enough of it. What are intervals exactly? Interval training is a...
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Bill Mahaffy
Mar 15, 20191 min read
Who needs Florida when you have NYMCRA
This year New York is having 4 straight weekends of mini training camps hosted across the state to help all of you paddlers get together...
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Bill Mahaffy
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Paddling Technique
In this video I go over my personal take on paddling technique. #paddletechnique #paddlesports #canoeracing
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