All those practice sessions have shown results! I managed to catch up with Sarah and Jason during 2km sprints. Woohoo! No longer lagging behind. Finally got the technique down. Will have to work on my endurance and fitness now.
Really good to see some improvement.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
A Chance Meeting
It was a hot, tiring day. The sun was blazing as I did my usual route around Kallang. Experimented a little by go hard and fast in the beginning which turned out to be a bad idea. Was super tired by the time I finished.
Decided to roll to cool off. Unfortunately, it was so hot, the water was warm!!! Rolling didn't really help me cool off much. While I was rolling, I noticed 2 surf skis in the water. They turned out to be Kayakasia's Cher Huey and a friend. Had a quick chat but didn't join him because I didn't want to be stuck in traffic for 20min like on Wednesday. I so need to start commuting by bicycle so these sort of things don't happen!
He's going paddling in Laos during the last week of November, but alas, thats my exam period ):
Drats!
Decided to roll to cool off. Unfortunately, it was so hot, the water was warm!!! Rolling didn't really help me cool off much. While I was rolling, I noticed 2 surf skis in the water. They turned out to be Kayakasia's Cher Huey and a friend. Had a quick chat but didn't join him because I didn't want to be stuck in traffic for 20min like on Wednesday. I so need to start commuting by bicycle so these sort of things don't happen!
He's going paddling in Laos during the last week of November, but alas, thats my exam period ):
Drats!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Reaching my goals
After all that training, I've finally managed to finish my round Kallang route in under 50 minutes. It is only a small improvement as it'll still take more than 2.5hrs for me to finish the Round Ubin Kayak Race at this rate, but at least I'll come in under 3hrs.
To have any hope of winning anything at all, I need to be able to complete the race below 2 hours and 30 minutes. I'll strive towards that timing. That'll be my target!!!
To have any hope of winning anything at all, I need to be able to complete the race below 2 hours and 30 minutes. I'll strive towards that timing. That'll be my target!!!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Increasing the Tempo
The Round Ubin Kayak Race is approaching and SIM Canoeing Club members who are participating are expected to train 4 times a week! Trainings are on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Unfortunately, trainings are in the mornings when I have lectures. So I'll only be able to join the club on Sunday afternoons.
Lucky for me I can still train by going down to Kallang after lectures. I've made plans to train on the same days as the club, but on my own and in the afternoons after my lectures.
Unfortunately, trainings are in the mornings when I have lectures. So I'll only be able to join the club on Sunday afternoons.
Lucky for me I can still train by going down to Kallang after lectures. I've made plans to train on the same days as the club, but on my own and in the afternoons after my lectures.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Broken Paddle
Today was the 2nd and last session of the 1 Star Kayaking course for SIM ODAC and Canoeing Club. Actually, there's only 4 canoeing club members in the course. Haha.
Well, it was quite an enjoyable 2 days, although I think I talked abit too much.
The funniest thing happened while we were paddling towards the Benjamin Sheares bridge. I was trying to splash water on the participants when my paddle blade snapped! Paddled around for a while with that broken paddle. It didn't affect much cos the participants were tired out from a mass capsize which slowed them down considerably.
Well, it was quite an enjoyable 2 days, although I think I talked abit too much.
The funniest thing happened while we were paddling towards the Benjamin Sheares bridge. I was trying to splash water on the participants when my paddle blade snapped! Paddled around for a while with that broken paddle. It didn't affect much cos the participants were tired out from a mass capsize which slowed them down considerably.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Dark Arts and Onno
In my attempt to master the dark art of rolling, I went down to Kallang today. Well, the main reason for going down was to test out my new Onno paddle. It actually feels like a wing, there really is no flutter but the paddle seems to grip the water quite late into the stroke. Will have to use it more often to really get the feel of it.
Of course, I couldn't resist an opportunity to roll. Tried the elbow roll and I managed to do it twice out of about 10+ times. Awesome! The success rate isn't that high at about 20%, but at least I know its possible! Need to work on it more often...
Of course, I couldn't resist an opportunity to roll. Tried the elbow roll and I managed to do it twice out of about 10+ times. Awesome! The success rate isn't that high at about 20%, but at least I know its possible! Need to work on it more often...
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Stability
Went down to Macritchie today for some practice in a K1. At first I started out using the K1 without a seat, it was very stable. I could even sprint in it. Later on, Clarence had some difficulty and we decided to switch boats. I took his which had a seat and started to paddle around. Still a little shaky but a huge improvement compared to my last session where I could barely move 50m. This time around I managed to paddle about 1.5km in all.
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