Last year Jamie Mitchell competed in the SUP race from Sandringham to Half Moon Bay and back (around 5 k's). I know he was a hell of a long way in front of me, but does anyone know what time he did it in?
Trying to stay motivated on my morning paddles and want to test myself. How do you test your paddling? Is it time or distance that you go on?

On flat water I'm looking at averaging 8.5km an hour and on the weekend I did 33km in 4:12 which is about 7.8km/hour. That was against the tide but with a 10 knot tail/cross/head wind as the river snakes its way up stream.

haha, its always against the tide or upwind, i should know, it always happens to my times

Hoagie,
What paddle do you use? Just curious.
But big blades lend themselves to power athletes, and smaller blades are perhaps better for aerobic athletes. And you are both right?

Wiki lists you at 208cm. I assume you didn't cut anything off the paddle shaft!?

Have you read any of these?

www.davidkalama.com/2011/01/tempo/
www.davidkalama.com/2010/09/sequencing/
www.davidkalama.com/2011/09/three-common-mistakes/
www.davidkalama.com/2011/03/kalamas-5050/
www.davidkalama.com/2011/03/possessed/

Brendan said he had a measure on it, bang on 8km.

The mud map in my brain, with a play on Google Earth, give a result of close to 3900m per lap. Plus the extra 30 metres to shore, and 20 metre sprint on shore.

When you play around with the "trapezoid" shape, all options at 3980-4000m laps don't look right.

But it was damn close to 8km.

So Woody, I agree.

(minor Edit, as Lacey grabbed my post)

Woody, I found this pic to remind me of exactly where the bottom marker was...
www.whitecapsphotography.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=114376847

Then I found this photo !
www.whitecapsphotography.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=108760576

Yes, I think 3900 laps.

Simondo said...

Hoagie,
What paddle do you use? Just curious.
But big blades lend themselves to power athletes, and smaller blades are perhaps better for aerobic athletes. And you are both right?

Wiki lists you at 208cm. I assume you didn't cut anything off the paddle shaft!?

Have you read any of these?

www.davidkalama.com/2011/01/tempo/
www.davidkalama.com/2010/09/sequencing/
www.davidkalama.com/2011/09/three-common-mistakes/
www.davidkalama.com/2011/03/kalamas-5050/
www.davidkalama.com/2011/03/possessed/

Hey Simondo

My current paddle is 223cm long and has a 24cm or 9.5 inch blade, custom paddle from Dean Snow. I was happy with the paddle length with my old 12'6 starboard and my 8'11 short sup, but since I got the 17 Glide recently I'm sitting out of the water by a couple of inches more. I read the "three common mistakes" yesterday and paid a bit more attention with my stroke length this morning. I noticed my natural stroke length goes past my feet, this feels more comfortable and more power over a longer length of each stroke. This will probably puts me in the stuborn power paddler group. I think his best point was to stay relaxed as possible to eliminate all other stress during your paddle.
Well this is my thinking at the end of my session, then I jump in the bay, get a bit of a brain freeze as you feel the beautiful water temperature that we enjoy down here.

hoagie said...

Last year Jamie Mitchell competed in the SUP race from Sandringham to Half Moon Bay and back (around 5 k's). I know he was a hell of a long way in front of me, but does anyone know what time he did it in?
Trying to stay motivated on my morning paddles and want to test myself. How do you test your paddling? Is it time or distance that you go on?

Can you tell me/us more about your routine and your morning paddle. What's your current routine?

I've been into shorter paddles lately. 15 minute warm up paddle, then I've got a set of stairs (around 100 steps) that i run up and down 3 -5 times with sets up push ups, sit ups pull ups, squat jumps all on the sand in between each set of stairs. Throw in a few 200 meter sand runs as well. 15 minute paddle back, then i do a few 200 meters prone paddles and also on my knees. I find it's a good quick workout that gets the heart pumping before i head off to work. Only problem is running in the sand early in the morning with no shoes on, it kills your feet when they are cold. Also got to be wary of any nasty things sticking out of the sand.
What are other's doing with their workouts or is it all just about the paddle?

hoagie said...

I've been into shorter paddles lately. 15 minute warm up paddle, then I've got a set of stairs (around 100 steps) that i run up and down 3 -5 times with sets up push ups, sit ups pull ups, squat jumps all on the sand in between each set of stairs. Throw in a few 200 meter sand runs as well. 15 minute paddle back, then i do a few 200 meters prone paddles and also on my knees. I find it's a good quick workout that gets the heart pumping before i head off to work. Only problem is running in the sand early in the morning with no shoes on, it kills your feet when they are cold. Also got to be wary of any nasty things sticking out of the sand.
What are other's doing with their workouts or is it all just about the paddle?

Is that all! If you want to be like Jamie Mitchell you should add 100 star jumps at the top and bottom of the stairs. Put that in your routine tomorrow.

I'm guessing you probably wake up at 5:00am. Set your alarm for 3:00am

adolf said...

hoagie said...

I've been into shorter paddles lately. 15 minute warm up paddle, then I've got a set of stairs (around 100 steps) that i run up and down 3 -5 times with sets up push ups, sit ups pull ups, squat jumps all on the sand in between each set of stairs. Throw in a few 200 meter sand runs as well. 15 minute paddle back, then i do a few 200 meters prone paddles and also on my knees. I find it's a good quick workout that gets the heart pumping before i head off to work. Only problem is running in the sand early in the morning with no shoes on, it kills your feet when they are cold. Also got to be wary of any nasty things sticking out of the sand.
What are other's doing with their workouts or is it all just about the paddle?

Is that all! If you want to be like Jamie Mitchell you should add 100 star jumps at the top and bottom of the stairs.

Mate I know I can't be like him but I'd like to get back to the beach before he's put his board on the car and is half way out of the car park

Gassa said...

garmin 310xt tracks everything and water proof

this watch size gps even let you know if you are paddling slower than the last time you paddle there
and lets you know if your heart stops if you also buy the heart rate monitor with it expensive but good to train by yourself with.