CanoeRaceWorld

Updates on current race cancellations, the emergence of virtual racing, and general discussion of canoe racing in these turbulent times.  We have guest Sean Brabant, the race director for the Roscommon Canoe Classic and Muskegon River Throwdown and MCRA board member to discuss how the current environment is effecting race directors and the MCRA.

We go over some of the recent news including the women's scene at the Florida Training Camp and a preview of the upcoming NY canoe camp.  We then dive into a great interview with Shawn Burke, the creator and author of "The Science of Paddling".  Our discussion covers various topics from the why he started writing his articles, to how science and math can help explain some of the fundamen...

We open the episode with some of the news in the sport including the C4 class in this years upcoming Clinton and the youth essay contest.  We then dive into the topics of Strength training and performance, ideal race weight, and general prep for the upcoming season.  

We introduce the Team Canoeraceworld concept along with discussing the upcoming changes to stock class specifications and the latest offering from ZRE and llama racks. We then interview Katie Peck, the 2019 Chattajack OC1 women's champion and discuss topics comparing the three major single blade paddling disciplines of marathon, dragonboat, and outrigger. Please check out the podcasts sponsor at p...

We take a little time at the beginning of the episode to talk about the family aspect of our sport and acknowledge how this sport differs from most as you see many top athletes from different time periods from the same families.  We then talk about what we will be seeing in 2020 when it comes to new boat designs and new technology in the sport.  Hope you enjoy!

We talk with Ben about how his season went this year along with his successful trip to Thailand. We discuss the differences between marathon and dragonboat and also discuss the sibling rivalry that exists in the Schlimmer clan.

In this episode we talk with Danny Medina about  his progress in the sport and he also helps us with our La Classique recap as he describes the days and other information for those who have yet to make the trek to Shawinigan.  We also go over the recent Adirondack Canoe Classic known as the 90 miler.

Today with our guest Rebecca Davis we break down the USCA Nationals, Wells Bridge Race, and the Sooo Ultimate Paddle Race.  We also get to discuss with Rebecca about her training and tips on some things to consider when you are trying to rise in the ranks of the sport.  Her knowledge of our sport is very vast and this is only a taste of what she knows so I am sure we will have her on aga...

In this episode we introduce the idea of the podcast and our hosts Kevin and Bill.  We then recap the 2019 Consumer's Energy Ausable River Canoe Marathon and have a short discussion with Phil Millspaugh who ended up finishing the marathon in a C1 when his partner Joe Schlimmer had to pull out due to dehydration.  We did not get to hear that story because Phil's feed cut out but we will h...