Hold on tight!
Great for waking your tired and sleepy body early in the morning or when it’s fatigued from hard training. When paddling, (surf or SUP) muscle contractions seem to stay stronger with less fatigue for longer, very noticeable in sessions over an hour, but felt more shattered at the end of it!! Continue reading
Over the moon! I’ve done it!
My family and I had got to Port Eynon on the Thursday before, for a little holiday as we had time and had been to this lovely Gower spot before. Fun bit of camping with a little paddle training was had and started to see some of the other racers arrive on Friday afternoon.
Even though I was physically prepared for this race, my mind wasn’t filled with the focus and desire for peak performance. Continue reading
Where do I start!
I’ve just got fantastic news- just been given nutrition support and sponsorship by local company Super Vitality!
SuperVitality are a range sports nutrition products with specific focuses on Energy + Endurance, Hydration, Post workout recovery and Pre workout preparation.
Flying towards the beach
This was the 6th race for me in the UK SUP clubs series, so really looking for some good points to add to my series total. I’d been away in Pembrokeshire on a great family holiday for the week before this one and I really backed off on the training due to feeling worn out from lots of races and training since February. Continue reading
Hadn’t planned to do this race, but as it got closer thought why not? Use it as training for the series races; catch up with some folks and who knows, might win some money as well? It always comes in handy.
Andy Joyce 1st place 12’6″ 41yrs + and 5th Overall
Time: 2.41.11 average of 6.1 mph
I’d been worried about this race for about a month; quite simply it was the longest distance race as a single racer I’d ever attempted. Continue reading
WeSUP Ultimate Paddler 2014…Phew!
Surf Steps: Surf, SUP and Safety. 