For the first WOW of the year, you get to pick your own adventure! Which one fits your goals the most? Explain why in the comments. 10' Warmup (WU) - Pick your own adventure(s) 10' Cooldown (CD) A. Dragonboat: pErg 500m one sided B. Dragonboat: OC1 500m one sided one way. Rest 5 minutes. Then OC1 500m same side back the same way. C. Outrigger: pErg 2000m OC style (can switch sides) D. Outrigger: OC1 Mile Test, 0.5 miles one way. Use 30 seconds to turn around. 0.5 miles back the same way.

I started paddling in 2018 because I wanted to lose weight and be outside. Found my local Dragonboat team and fell in love. Bought an oc1 the following year and started OC6. I love steering and learning how to surf my oc1 in the small-ish waves we have here in Florida. I paddled hard and nonstop (there’s only 1 season in Florida and that’s paddling season ;) until injury and burn out have made me rethink my future game plan. I love the sport and all the mental health benefits it brings to me. But for 2025, I’m interested in rediscovering the joy paddling once brought me but with a bit more mental space in my life for other things.

I started paddling in 1997 with whitewater kayaking and commercial raft guiding. I raced competitively with the U.S Whitewater Raft Team for 10 years. I eventually branched out to OC and dragon boat racing and during COVID learned how much I could do with an OC1 and a speed coach. Lately I helped start the Dillon Outrigger Canoe Club at our lake here locally. I reached out to Tek for help with off season training, managing data for more effective training and hoping to write programming for myself and our club. My goal is to keep shaving seconds and try my hand at V1 racing at some point and to keep exploring more of the great venues there are for a variety of paddle racing.