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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2016, 11:33:05 AM »
I started keeping a spreadsheet a couple of years ago for my prone surfing with a goal of surfing 100 days a year.

That's decent surfable days, not just paddling out on crappy days that I wouldn't normally surf to get the number.

Surprisingly difficult to do with a full time M-F 7:30-4:00 job, a wife (who while incredibly understanding, also wants to feel like she ranks right up there with surfing  ::)) and all the other "life" stuff and responsibilities of (someone impersonating) a grown-up.

I've yet to make the 100 days, but I did get 100 sessions thanks to some multi-session days.

For 2016 I added columns to the spreadsheet for paddle days, and miles paddled. I figured since we're getting more into the SUP it will sometimes be taking away from the surf tally, and now that I have a good distance board tracking miles will be a good training tool.

I don't think I'll set a numeric mileage goal yet, just curious to see how they'll add up. Given the fact that I still prefer to surf if the waves are good, I'll be pretty happy to paddle a few hundred miles in 2016.

Our group paddles, or paddling with my wife, are more of a sightseeing thing, so I kinda' have to go alone if I want to do any real training.

I did 5.6 miles yesterday in two paddles, sort of following the course of Saturday's Hanahano race, (without the Sea World leg) did 3.15 miles with an average speed of 4.02 mph, and then 2.48 miles with a 3.7 mph avg.

Numbers are not very impressive compared to some of you animals, but I'm fairly pleased with my progress considering I'm both old and new. 53 years old, and only been paddling a year or so. (Prone surfing 40 years)

Last summer we bought a matching pair of 9' 6" Brusurf boards, and thought a mile and half was a long paddle.
Wife said "I want to go faster" so we got her a 12' 6" X 30" Boga displacement hull. I was stoked when I did a 3 mile day on her board.
I recently got a 14' JL Stiletto, so I have a little glide now, and I'm trying to step up the distance and speed. (Gradually, so I can still make it to work on Monday) I actually feel pretty good today. Been playing with stroke technique, moved way up on the board yesterday so I was cutting the water more. I also shortened up my stroke a little more yesterday.
I'm using Runkeeper and get periodic updates on avg. speed, current speed, etc. and it's surprising that some of the times when I'm getting the best numbers is not when I "feel" like I'm going the fastest.

Now I need a new paddle for the new board, my Methane is cut at the tall end of surfing length, so it's tough to bury the blade. If the wife doesn't go I use hers since it's a little longer, but I think it's still short.

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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2016, 01:43:41 PM »
I'm off to a terrible start, I don't think I've had a downwinder since I made that commitment. I have a lot of surf days in, but I've just started tracking them and the mileage isn't adding up well. I think tracker lies about total miles paddled. I need to take my motion-X out on a good day.

But I'm still going for it. We'll see.
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #17 on: January 26, 2016, 02:04:58 AM »
Total miles in surf is a tricky one.. Im certain the only truly accurate way to measure is with a 'log' on your hull.

Since I posted on the thread, Ive done about 20 -30 miles on stationary waves with ground distance - zero...

On a moving wave, you've got ground speed and hull speed all rolled into one.
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #18 on: January 26, 2016, 02:24:48 PM »
Yeah, I'm behind too.  I'm adding this to the list of things we can blame on El Nino.  Just got in my fourth AM paddle this year, bringing my total to 23.65mi--well off the 85mi/mo I need if I'm getting to 1,000mi again.

No complaints from me though when the reason I miss logging miles is due to surf--and there's been a good number of those this year.  We didn't have surf like this last winter.
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #19 on: February 12, 2016, 10:06:28 PM »
So far behind it's scary.   

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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2016, 12:09:50 AM »
Right up there with you.
I fear that I am going to spend my entire month of March MERELY TRYING to catch up :)
(heck, I may just have to paddle every day in March…. but I am so far behind)
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #21 on: February 13, 2016, 07:05:08 AM »
I've been on the water for 2.5 hours since early November....you can all quit whining now..... ;)
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #22 on: February 15, 2016, 02:03:47 AM »
Well - I have had days without paddling this year but I still had a god few river surf sessions with rides of over an hour each time, with water flow about 8-10 mph... Id say that means - Im in the lead here :D ???
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #23 on: March 29, 2016, 11:50:17 AM »
First quarter check-in (Ugh)--

Conditions, family, work and life have thrown me way off the 1,000mi pace.  Went out on Friday to log a long one just to finally bring myself to 100mi for 2016.

Things are hopefully leveling out a bit for me to get back into a good routine so I can get back to logging miles.  Not beating myself up about it as I've been on the water 28 times--about a dozen of them taking advantage of the surf that's been hitting.  With the weather have come a number of days where it was too sketchy to paddle but not clean enough to surf.

If I get back on pace I'm hoping to still get over 800mi for the year.  Keeping at it!
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #24 on: March 29, 2016, 12:13:47 PM »
first quarter 122 miles. I thought it would be more.
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #25 on: March 29, 2016, 12:47:06 PM »
Without counting miles paddled during surf sessions, my goal is it hit 500 miles paddled before this years CCBC in late August. I'm figuring with multiple 5-10 mile paddles weekly then a bunch of 15-20 milers I should rack up the miles and be in good form and shape for the crossing !!
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #26 on: March 29, 2016, 08:54:39 PM »
Between the crazy run of swells we have had in SoCal and the snow that keeps dumping in the mountains, it's been all snowboarding and surfing - my race board is collecting some serious dust!  Even on days I have taken it out I spend a good part of the paddle catching waves on it.  I actually paddled a few miles in the bay recently just to get them in...and I HATE the bay.

First world problems I know, but I need to commit to some miles before heading to Maui for some downwinding or it's going to hurt.

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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #27 on: June 30, 2016, 11:20:10 AM »
OK, it's 6/30.  Time for a progress check-in on midyear mileage. Set out to try for 1,000mi again this year and was way behind at the end of Q1 with only 100mi logged thanks to El Nino storms and too many days where the surf beckoned.

I'm now at 452mi for the year.

I buckled down and put together three monster months and was able to log over 350mi.  Closed the gap from 150mi down to just under 50.  I know there's a few trips and probably some work/family stuff in the upcoming months that will have me away from the water, but I'm back to having a realistic shot of making my goal.

Keep on paddling everyone!

 
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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #28 on: June 30, 2016, 12:31:16 PM »
You can always paddle 150 miles down a swift flowing river on December 31.


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Re: Miles to paddle in 2016
« Reply #29 on: June 30, 2016, 04:37:59 PM »
Great stuff and great goal but with your efforts and concentration to get yer yaws out (which is great as well) you must now find different routes or extend existing ones or for those 20 July evening paddles you did last year you must now do 23 to get the same mileage. Perhaps a few confused foggy mornings are just what you need.

 


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