It’s done. Several months of practice and planning (and one aborted assessment due to candidates dropping out) and I’ve passed my BCU 4* Sea Assessment. Whilst in the grand scheme of things the 4* leaders award is not perhaps the hugest achievement in the world, when you are head down and focused preparing for an [...]
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Training Progress #1
So this is the first update on the training regime I started a number of weeks ago. It’s 3 month since I started trying to follow a structured routine with 3 main aims. Improve Paddling Fitness Improve Stroke Technique Improve Self Rescue Techniques Here’s an update on progress to date: Fitness: I was primarily concerned [...]
New Training Routine
Over the last few weeks I’ve made a bit of switch in my paddling routine as I set myself 3 paddling goals. 1. Improve Paddling Fitness 2. Improve Stroke Technique 3. Improve Self Rescue Techniques My usual paddling activities – short week night paddles with longer weekend/holiday paddling days are fantastic fun and although physically [...]
