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Sea Kayak Trips Bulletin Board
Re: The 600th Mile
Posted By: lee In Response To: The 600th Mile (Robert Woodard)
Date: Monday, 22 November 1999, at 11:05 p.m.
> 600 miles. Wow. Seems like a lot to me. At the same time, I don't think I
> have 600 miles worth of experience. I think I should be further along in
> my skills development since I see very little difference in how I paddle
> and how someone with 3 months experience paddles. Yet I see a whole ocean
> of difference between myself and the more skilled paddlers of CPA. Next
> season I may spend more time stretching my limits. Maybe I'll spend more
> time *in* the water and trying to get more comfortable with wearing the
> kayak. Right now I feel like I've come up to a wall and my skills
> progression has halted and I'm not sure what it is going to take to break
> through...Woody, you are an inspiration. That ocean of difference you allude to is a lot smaller than last year,no? and you guys are paddling in the same creek. Take a break from the miles and try something totally different than kayaking, when you come back try playing around with some very specific skills and stick to them with the same dedication as you have in all those miles. Greg does give by example a goal or two(or three....) to strive for.
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