Event Training Tips

FENN CUP WARM-UP EVENT

Saturday Sept 12th will be an 18 km Race!

This coming week Blast paddlers join the Fenn Cup Ocean Series Team with a warm up paddle. The standard Time Trial will be put on hold allowing competitors to paddling in a special warm up event.

Doug Lucas of the Long Reef SLSC & co-Race Director of the new Fenn Cup Series, Yanda
Nossiter, and Dean Gardiner are bringing their crack paddlers along with an open invite
to anyone competing in the Fenn Cup and Ocean Races to come down for a "warm up
race" at the Blast before the main events out on the ocean!

Doug is bringing two safety boats (IRB's) to run the course with you. We have a
photographer coming to capture the event, and we'll have the photo's online in a web
gallery for you to enjoy.

The course will be an 18km route, from the Blast Zone at Balmoral, up to the Roseville
bridge and back, it's a fantastic course, and we'll have the course map posted this week
on the new web site at:

http://BlastPaddlers.com

so keep your eye on the web site for the full event details! You'd be crazy to miss it!

We will be starting this event a bit earlier so we get you back to the finish line at a
reasonable time for those of us with kids to get to sports or swimming lessons, so you
don't end up with divorce papers being served ;-)

This will be a Race, not a Time Trial, but we will run it to a Handicapped set of start 
groups, so you all have the same equal chance at the finish line - don't miss this race!

Manly Paddlers Odd Sundays
Paddle the Manly Paddlers Time Trial, every odd Sunday (ie odd number) 8am, Shelly Beach, Manly. 

Managed by Manly Life Saving Club and Paddle NSW. 

To enter, you need to be a proficient member of any SLSC or a financial member of Paddle NSW 

Normally around a 10km course with water safety provided.

Handicap system based on your average times.

Please tell your paddle mates about the race as this will assist you in developing the skills required to complete the Fenn Cup Series.

Balmoral Blast, every Saturday at 7.15

Register on-line for the Balmoral Blast, at http://BlastPaddlers.com
Run sheet:
6:30 am - Race registration
7:00 am - Race, Course & Safety briefing
7:15 am - Race start
8:30 am - Race Close
8:35 am - Results Presentation

Note:
Registration closes at 7am sharp
The race will start at 7:15am sharp
If you are late, your time will not be logged (not even with a note from your mum)

Races are between 8km and 12km depending upon which course is the order of the day.

Fisherman's Friday afternoon 4.30pm

4.30pm each Friday afternoon, Fisherman’s Beach, Long Reef. Session normally involves ins and outs from Fisherman’s, working runs etc. All standards are welcome. The session is normally lead by Matt Blundell from Pro Kayaks who is always keen for a solid session.

Matt Blundell is the owner of Pro Kayaks, Narrabeen and leads the team with an extensive background in kayaking, ski paddling, multisport and adventure racing. 

Matt has competed at National and International levels in kayaking ranging from flat water sprints to multi day river marathon races. 

Some of his achievements include: 

• 1^st K2 2009 Avon Decent,
• 1st State marathon champs - 2005
• Winner 2006 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic – Mens K1
• Ist Bridge to Beach – Double ski - 2007
• NZ Coast to Coast – one day event – 5 times
• IDream Raid – adventure race New Caledonia –  2nd 2003, 1^st 2005
• Primal Quest – Utah USA 2006
• As a member of Team Millie, Matt has won or placed in all of Australia’s major adventure races including AROC, XPD, Geo Quest and Max Adventures.

When it comes to any questions or advice on all aspects of kayaking and adventure racing Matt has the knowledge, experience and the inspiration to point you in the right direction, whether it be on training programs for the Coast to Coast, your next AROC adventure or simply buying a kayak or ski for fun out on the water.