This question does not have an easy answer. That is because success in a race like Molokai 2 Oahu (or Ironman, or Western States, or Vassalopet) is part training and part something else. That something...
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Great question. The trick with this is to be honest with yourself and first determine how cooked you are from all of that training. Here goes…. If you do not have any races coming up for the rest...
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24 Nov 2013
Posted by mattwright
We are getting loads of questions about maintaining SUP fitness over the winter months when athletes cannot get out and paddle. Many of the questions involve purchasing an indoor SUP trainer. Although...
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10 Aug 2013
Posted by mattwright
Answer: Good. You have a year. You should be able to do this as you already have experience with longer races. The main trick is to keep yourself under control. A year is a long time. When...
Read more →Answer: Hey fantastic job on the first place win!!!! As far as commenting on your SUP technique you must be doing something right because you were 1) able to get through the race and training...
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29 Jun 2013
Posted by mattwright
Answer: Yikes. That is alot of racing early in the course of the program. Remember, early in the program you are going to be winding down your base period and starting to ramp things up. With some...
Read more →Answer: So you are going big huh? Like Molokai or Catalina? I would get the long distance SUP race training program. The distances included in that program should get you where you need to be. It is tough...
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Answer: The general rule for missed SUP training sessions is to skip them. Just skip them. Do not worry about them. Do not plan on makeup workouts. You are going to have a business trip. You are going...
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23 May 2013
Posted by mattwright
If you ever saw the movie “Wargames,” the computer in the movie was confronted with the problem of winning thermonuclear war. The problem is that when nuclear war starts there is no winning....
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23 May 2013
Posted by mattwright
The rationale is simple. Early in the prone paddle race season, after you take your break at the end of the previous season AND after you taper off of the weights during the competitive phase of the previous...
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