DeAnne's Blog | Costa Mesa | California | surfski paddling

Training log and paddling news

This section will post some of our training for various races throughout the year. Please feel free to email me with questions about the workouts. If anyone is interested in joining some of our paddling sessions, we train from the NAC in Newport Beach, generally Monday/Wednesday/ Friday at 9am sharp. Weekends we organize a longer afternoon session. Email me for times and locations. Look forward to having a large group of guys and gals.

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Happy 4th of July

Pat wanted to get a good 20km in today so we can eat alot of hamburgers..so Christina and I went double to push him a bit. We killed him in the first 30 minutes of flat, killed him in the small downwind and died on the 30 minutes home. OPS News item image

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Double to race the guys

Christina and I went double and pushed Pat, Robin, Noah and Paul. Its really fun to paddle in this group when we can pull the pack. 4 x 10' pieces rest 2.

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spec ski

Doing some ins and outs getting ready for Lifeguard racing. Summer is here even if the sun isn't out.

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Back again after a busy last week of school

Kids at Junior lifeguards now, so back on the ski. Nice hard one with Rich, Pat and Christina the other day. 5,3,1 X 3. Usually this is pretty easy with good rythmn, but this day was a killer. Then next day Pat and I went 12 km double..just steady with some tempo changes.

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solo today

10 km steady at 70%, every 3' , 6 strokes at Max. Kinda boring, but my shoulders are feeling it now.

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7’, 5’, 3’ x3

Me and Eva, just what is says, 70%, 80% 90 %. rest only 1 between pieces, 3 between sets. Heart rate was 174 on the last 3' piece..

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Best group yet

Me, Pat, Eva, Rich, Paul, KC, Clilff...2 x 2000m and 2 x 1000m..What a crowd on the sprint course. Great to see soooo many skis out there on a Monday morning. I guess no one has jobs? 3 firefighters, 1 Quantas airline employee, 1 investment guy, 1 unemployed (so fit from training not working) and me....kids at school!

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doubles

A couple of GREAT double work outs. Friday Cliff and Rich and Pat and I did 5 x 7' pieces. No real swell, but some fun. Too hard to keep up with those boys.
then Saturday..Noah and Christina and Pat and I..did some switch aroos with skis and partners..small swell and some wind..out to the stick through the surf (Noah went feet first?). Great stuff. I am sore and tired, but doubles make you work so hard and its loads more fun with someone. Getting ready for surfski champs...dust off the double skis!!

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Dee !
The Elite Double ROCKS !!
It is by far the BEST double ski I have ever used.
It feels just like a single Elite, except even more stable and solid.
Plus you got two people hammering away !
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Posted by noahmaui on 06/08 at 04:11 PM

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1 hour steady

Another good one with Eva. 1 hour steady at 11km but 90% for 30 seconds every 5'....

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Hahaha!!! I ended up paying for it that night De ~ we seat raced and I had blown what little I had in trying to keep my boat up at the front. Lost my seat race...guess I'll be in the second boat this weekend! Oh…

Posted by Eva on 06/04 at 07:28 PM

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6 x 1000m

me and Eva...6 X 1000m on 7' average around 5'...these are so hard..good job Eva..no sleep and you still go fast!

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tempo pieces

me, Rich and Pat...3 x3' rest 2' at 80% 4 x 4:30 rest 2' 70/80/70/80/100% 8 x 1 min..rest 1 at 90%
Hanging on the wash for dear life with these boys.

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3 x 2000m

Me, Eva and Rich..3 x 2000m on the course. Geez these are hard.

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10 x 3’

Me and Eva...10 x 3' rest 1 70/80/90 and 90/80/70 intensities divided up in the pieces.
Nice chatty work out.

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Haha! We were only chatting during the 70% pieces...it's the only way I can keep up! If I get you to talk a lot you may get winded...used to work when I had a fast running partner. = )
Have a great mini-holiday in…

Posted by Eva on 05/14 at 06:09 PM

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Double day before Pat goes to Hawaii

10 km 80% on the double...easy for Pat, killer for me. I am so out of shape not paddling much for 3 months..Weights and running do not replace the paddling for sure. bye Pat, see you in Hawaii.

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