Boundary Waters Paddlesports Coaching & Conditioning

09/17/2026

09/16/2026

If you’re a paddler who wants to improve your performance and nutrition but is waiting for motivation to kick in…

Here’s the truth: motivation usually doesn't show up until after you take action.

Sometimes it takes a moment for your mind to catch up with your body.

The next time you're waiting to feel ready, just start… and see what happens!

Save this for those moments when motivation goes missing… and make sure you follow me for more strategies and tips to help you stay on track with your Paddle Performance journey.

09/15/2026

THIS is your racecourse. 🖤🌊

Tea-dark water. Thousand-year-old cypress draped in Spanish moss. Herons lifting off the bank as you glide past. The Black River is one of the most beautiful blackwater rivers in the country — and on Saturday, October 10th, you get to RACE it.

The 3rd Annual Black River Rumble River Race launches right from our dock in Georgetown, SC — now part of South Carolina’s newest state park. It’s an out-and-back on the Black River: pick your distance (5, 10, 15, or 30 miles) and let the morning tide carry you upstream.

Kayaks, canoes, SUPs, outriggers, surf skis, prone — if you can paddle it, you can race it. 🛶

⏳ Register by THIS FRIDAY, Sept 19th to guarantee your race-shirt size (bright blue this year!).

👉 Sign up: paddleguru.com/races/BlackRiverRumble2026

LIVE AS LEGEND. SURVIVE THE KRAKEN. 🏴☠️

09/14/2026

𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳-𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻:

One 21-Day program: $69. All five: $199.

Neck. Shoulder. Back. Knee. Seated.

That’s the whole chain that moves a paddle stroke — from the head-turn you make scanning for the next buoy down to the leg drive you push off your heel.

Most paddlers buy one program for the joint that hurts. The ones who come back in spring feeling different bought all five and worked the chain.

$199 through October 31. Then it’s back to $745.

https://www.paddleperformanceframework.com

09/12/2026

Most of the calories you burn every day have nothing to do with your workouts.

Researchers call it NEAT: non-exercise activity thermogenesis. It’s everything you do outside of structured exercise.

Studies show it can vary by up to 2,000 calories per day between two people of similar size. That’s why two paddlers can follow the same plan and see different results.

The fix: start looking for opportunities to move more throughout your day.

✅ Take the stairs
✅ Add a daily walk after paddling
✅ Stand or pace during calls
✅ Move every hour
✅ Engage in an active hobby

The benefits extend well beyond performance. More daily movement can lead to better blood sugar, stronger immunity, improved mood, and a more resilient body for the long haul.

In a nutshell: move more during your workouts AND throughout your day.

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09/11/2026

Today, we pause to remember September 11, 2001—a day that changed our world forever.

As we reflect on the nearly 3,000 lives lost and honor the bravery of first responders and survivors, let’s also take a moment to appreciate the importance of community and resilience.

In the spirit of coming together, I encourage you to connect with those around you—whether it's reaching out to fellow paddlers in our Online Paddle Community or simply sharing a kind word with someone who needs it.

Let’s honor the past by supporting each other as we work toward our performance and nutrition goals, reminding ourselves that we are stronger together.

We will never forget.

09/10/2026

Not every legend on this river flew a black flag. 🦊

A generation after the pirates, Francis Marion — the Swamp Fox — used these same blackwater swamps to run rings around the British army. His militia would strike and then melt into the cypress where no redcoat column could follow.

The British commander sent to catch him gave up, complaining that “as for this damned old fox, the devil himself could not catch him.”

Pirates. Patriots. The Black River has always favored the ones who know her.
Get to know her: Oct 10. ⚓

https://paddleguru.com/races/BlackRiverRumble2026

09/08/2026

🗺️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗧 — meet the water you’ll conquer on October 10th.

Here’s your official map for the 3rd Annual Black River Rumble River Race in Georgetown, SC. Every distance runs OUT-AND-BACK on the beautiful blackwater Black River, launching right from our dock at Boundary Waters Paddlesports — now inside South Carolina’s newest state park, the Black River State Park (the High Bluffs Tract). 🐙

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: a turnaround boat is anchored mid-river at each distance. Round your boat and head for home:
📍 2.5 mi = 5-Mile turn
📍 5 mi = 10-Mile turn
📍 7.5 mi = 15-Mile turn
📍 15 mi = 30-Mile turn — THE KRAKEN 🖤

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:
🌊 Deep, gentle water the whole way — no rapids, no portages, no dragging

🌳 Towering cypress, tea-dark water, and some of the most peaceful paddling in the Lowcountry

⏱️ And the tides are on your side — the morning flood pushes you upstream on the way out, and the afternoon ebb helps carry you home

⚠️ Don’t wait — you 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁 size! Shirts are bright blue this year, and you don’t want to miss out.

👉 Sign up now: paddleguru.com/races/BlackRiverRumble2026

LIVE AS LEGEND. SURVIVE THE KRAKEN. 🏴☠️

09/08/2026

Forty hours a week at a desk. The drive to the launch. The flight to or from the race. By the time you sit down in the boat, your hips have already spent the whole week in roughly the same position, and now you're asking them to rotate. A shorter stroke is the first thing your coach notices.

That's what the 21-Day Seated Mobility program is for. Mobility work is the one important part of a solid routine that people tend to skip because it doesn't sound athletic. Yet, it's also the one that can make the most positive change if you work at a desk, travel, or are even coming back to the boat after a break.

Every session is done sitting down. Boat, office, airport, kitchen chair.

$69 through October 31 (reg. $149). Or all five 21-Day programs for $199.

https://www.paddleperformanceframework.com