Counting Crows
A decade or more ago, my teenage kids played a lot of Counting Crows and when I could understand the lyrics (yes, I have trouble with that) I got into a lot of the songs. One, “Nothing but a Child” was...
View ArticleSUP Spectrum: Colors
A recent post on the Kialoa Paddles Facebook page caught my imagination (and made me really want a new paddle!) Their 2012 line reflects technology and tradition with a SUPer dose of awesome design....
View ArticleSummer SUP – Winter Training
Sitting here in the wintery world of ski-season, quads wonderfully shredded from 3 days finding off-piste fun, I started thinking about some compression tights to wear pre and post exercise. I...
View ArticleSummer SUP: Hosmer Lake, OR
Summer time and lakes, go together like picnic and burgers, beer and brats, families and fun! A drive from Bend OR can provide access to hundreds of idyllic lakes in under an hour. Weirdly, Bend is...
View ArticleSUP Play: Turns and Practice
A few decades ago a friend of mine raced Ferraris – as a hobby. He trained hard and practiced often. Somehow the strategy for making an “S” turn came up and he explained, “The fastest way through an...
View ArticleSaving the Best ’til (Almost) Last
Peggy King in the M2M (Photo by 808Photo.me) Over the past month we featured SUP athlete (and pianist, and much more) Peggy King as she prepared for the 2014 Maui 2 Molokai race. While she finished...
View ArticleLive Like You Paddle: Jaimie Kinard
It’s always great to hear from KIALOA Paddles ‘Elele Jaimie Kinard. Beyond her exploits in and on the water she is always reaching for ways to share her time and talents. In June, Jaimie and two...
View ArticleKialoa Paddles: Po’okela, Laulima and Malama
Over the years Elder SUP has shared stories about people, places and events. We have enjoyed adventures and “talked story” with some incredible athletes and SUP-pers. For me, each outing on the water...
View ArticleGnarly Buoy Turns = SUP Racing Friendship
The La Ventana Classic ended its race week with a 5.5 downwind race from the Hot Springs to Baja Joe’s. Overall rankings were announced at the end of the day with Bonnie Fromm, Terri Plunkett and...
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