In my last endurance training session, I took 8,640 strokes. In my last endurance training session, I took 8,640 strokes. Three hours alone, going up and down the canal in

You’re trying — but nothing sticks You’re thinking about your stroke. You’re trying. But nothing sticks. Have you ever been told what to fix in your stroke…and tried to do

One of the privileges of coaching — whether in groups, one-on-one, in person, or online — is that I get to hear honestly about the challenges paddlers are experiencing in

When OC1 doesn’t feel like a workout There’s a training problem in OC1 that isn’t being addressed — and it’s leading to training without improvement. As a coach, it’s my

Many women aren’t getting the most out of their paddling — not because they aren’t working hard, but because they’re missing the foundation. Stability.Balance.Technique. Without those, it’s hard to: Over

Why it feels like more is better Many women default to paddling more — not because it works, but because it’s what we’ve been shown. Across ages and life stages,

How I’m training OC1 for speed and power in peri-menopause. In my 20s and 30s, I could train hard and recover fast. Back-to-back intervals? No problem. Lifting at night and

When everyone else is smashing every session, it’s tempting to think more effort is the only answer. But the real gains come from training the whole picture — technique (your stroke), skills

Speed doesn’t come from fitness alone — it comes from skills. I trained hard for my first OC1 races — and still got dropped as soon as the water got