Mississippi River Trip Preparations


Training

My goal for being physically ready for the trip is to be able to paddle a 1/2 day non-stop.  Using the idea that once I'm imbedded in the trip, I will naturally become more fit to the endurance of a whole day of paddling, and eventually a whole day of paddling at a fast pace while maintaining a low heart rate.

I had a few paddling sessions starting back in March consisting of 2 mile and 4 miles of paddling.  But the training began in earnest in April.  All the paddling was done in a lake with no current.

April 8 - 4 miles

April 9 - 5 miles

April 11 - 6 miles

April 12 - 8 miles

April 14 - 10 miles

April 15 - 10 miles

April 17 - 13 miles

April 18 - 11 miles

April 21 - 15 miles

April 23 - 18 miles

April 25 - 8 miles

April 27 - 10 miles

April 29 - 10 miles

May 1 - 11 miles


18 Mile Paddle in Lake Hartwell

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