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Peak Paddle Performance Podcast

Nick Murray

Going deep with the world’s best to deconstruct achieving peak paddle performance

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PPP Episode 27: Safety in Extreme Conditions With Rob...

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2018/09/27

In this podcast episode we chat all things safety in extreme conditions with Rob Mousley. Rob founded surfski.info based out of Cape Town SA, which is well known as the de-facto global website for surfski information. It is probably best known for the forums which provide an excellent global dialogue on all things surfski related. In addition to the forums there are boat reviews, race reports, and most relevant to our discussion today, many excellent articles on safety. For the last

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1:11:54

PPP Episode 26: Crossing the Molokai Channel on a...

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2018/08/24

In today's podcast we connect with Jen Lee to hear the story of how she crossed the Molokai Channel in a SUP, OC1, and Surfski all in one season. If that isn't impressive enough, she only started surfski paddling two years prior and conquered the channel on a properly big day. Jen is an accomplished water woman, but the message she's passionate about delivering is that anyone can achieve this with the right attitude, dedication to training, and the right boat (hint - Jen did the Molokai in a

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PPP Episode 25: Getting Amped for The Gorge Downwind...

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2018/06/28

In this podcast episode I catch up with Carter Johnson, Race Director for the Gorge Downwind Festival. In just four years this race has become the single biggest downwind event in the world. With 750 participants, featuring equal numbers of Outrigger Canoe and Surfski paddlers, plus a good contingent of Stand Up Paddle Boarders. But more than just a race, this has become a week long festival celebrating paddling, downwind, beer, Rivers for Change, and loads of camaraderie. In this episode

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PPP Episode 24: Chasing Bumps with Cory Hill

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2018/05/22

In this podcast I have the opportunity to sit down with one of the best surfski paddler in the world right now, Cory Hill aka Chill Hill. Like most surfski paddlers, Cory is incredibly humble and seems mature beyond his years. Balancing relationships and a full time career, Cory does an unimaginable job competing at the very top of his game. We have a casual discussion covering a range of topics as I work to extract what makes Cory tick and how he does it. I can’t claim to be anywhere

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PPP Episode 23: Learn to Love the Load with Ivan Lawler

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2018/02/09

Today's podcast guest is the legendary Ivan Lawler. Ivan is regarded as Britain’s greatest canoe paddler of all time, and many argue the world’s greatest marathon paddler. Ivan has also been recognized internationally for sportsmanship when in the 1990 world championship he and his partner stopped to wait for the Danish team who were having rudder trouble They could have won, but instead finished in second place by one second. Those who know Ivan, would not be at all surprised by

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PPP Episode 22: Oscar Chalupsky Provides a Recap of...

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2017/12/05

In this podcast we catch up with Oscar to get a front row view of the racing at the ICF World Surfski Championships in Hong Kong (check out the link for great live footage) and the infamous Doctor downwind race in Perth, Australia. This is a relatively short podcast at just over 30 minutes, but as usual, it is always very informative to catch up with Oscar and get his perspective on the racing and the conditions. Beyond just the race discussion, I jumped at the opportunity to pick his brain

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PPP Episode 21: Gorge Downwind Champs with Carter...

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2017/10/20

2018 Gorge Downwind Champs Registration Opens Nov 1st In today's podcast we welcome back Carter Johnson, the affable and infamous creator and director of the Gorge Downwind Champs. In this casual chat we recap highlights from the 2017 Gorge Festival and discuss lessons learned and improvement plans for the 2018 event. If you've been to the Gorge, then you know what its all about, and I'm certain you'll be excited to hear from Carter about the plans for 2018. If you have not yet

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PPP Episode 20: A Journey to the Top with Austin Kieffer

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2017/10/05

In this podcast I get a chance to chat for the first time with the great American surfski champion Austin Kieffer. In just 5 short years, Austin has gone from paddling a surfski for the first time, to battling it out for podium finishes with the greatest paddlers in the world. He is now a force to be reckoned with and a podium contender in any of the biggest surfski races in the world. In this podcast we cover the story of how the last five years unfolded. Austin is both candid and eloquent in

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PPP Episode 19: All Things Cadence with Dr Brendan...

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2017/09/14

In today’s podcast we sit down with Dr Brendan O’Neill the Chief Operating Officer of Vaaka Cadence based out of New Zealand. Brendan grew up in competitive kayaking starting at the age of 15. He competed at very high levels in the UK during his peak years and then transitioned into coaching. As a paddler, coach, and Doctor of Sports Medicine, Brendan found his true passion exploring the realm of physiology and related metrics to drive optimal performance. This is a great discussion centered

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PPP Episode 18: Surfski 600 Revealed with Boyan Z

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2017/08/24

In today's podcast we catch up with Boyan Zlatarev of the Tarifa, Spain Surfski Center. Boyan recently executed a spoof on Social Media known as the Surfski 600 Project. The goal was to get the attention of the paddling community and ultimately drive a mindset shift into how we view the capabilities of boats that have traditionally been labeled as "beginner" craft. While the feedback and support was overwhelmingly positive, there were some who were not thrilled with the spoof. In this

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PPP Episode 17: A Return to Structured Training with...

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2017/07/13

Today we connect for a second podcast with the red hot Sean Rice. Sean may well be the fastest surfski paddler in the world right now. He started off the year with a win and course record at the Amsterdam Waterland Marathon, then took his first win at Molokai and just recently won the Nelo Summer Challenge. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a win this weekend at the the Canadian Surfski Champs and next weekend at the Gorge Downwind Festival. Below is just a highlight of some of the key topics we

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PPP Episode 16: Baseline Mobility for Optimal...

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2017/06/09

In today's podcast we have the honor of sitting down with Dr. Kelly Starrett—waterman, coach, physiotherapist, and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers including Becoming a Supple Leopard and Ready to Run, as well as his most recent book Deskbound: Standing Up to a Sitting World Kelly and his wife Juliet started one of the first ever Cross Fit Gyms (#30 to be exact) in San Francisco out of a couple of shipping containers sitting in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge. Kelly Worked on

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PPP Episode 015: Leading through Action with M22...

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2017/04/28

Joining us on the podcast today is Matt Myers. Husband, father of 2 young boys, co-founder of Broneah Kiteboarding, co-founder of the hugely successful Northern Michigan lifestyle brand M22 and co-founder of the now infamous M22 Challenge. If all that wasn’t enough, Matt is a 5 year Chordoma Cancer survivor, an accomplished kite surfer, motocross racer, mountain biker, and stand up paddle boarder. Matt and I became friends over 9 years ago when his then fiancé Stephanie and my wife Kim started

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PPP Episode 014: Listen, Adapt, and Evolve with Pat...

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2017/04/13

Joining us on the podcast today is Pat Langley founder of Vaikobi. Pat left a successful career building a large Sailing technical apparel brand to strike out on his own and address what he saw as a big gap in the paddle sports market. Designing technical apparel for the paddle sports athlete. Pat recognized that most of the major brands were focused on either white water or touring gear and no one was serious about developing clothing that was optimized for paddle athletes pushing their heart

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PPP Episode 13: Training for the Gorge with Oscar...

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2017/03/24

In this podcast I sit down with Oscar Chalupsky in his home in Porto Portugal on the last night of a three day visit. The primary focus of the discussion is for Oscar to provide coaching and guidance to prepare me to have the best race possible at the Gorge Downwind Champs in July. We certainly get into this discussion and Oscar provides some excellent and specific training guidelines for me to follow. There was a bit of delay between recording this podcast and now getting it published,

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PPP Episode 12: Innovation, Creativity, and Passion...

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2017/03/09

Today I sit down with Andre Santos CEO of Nelo Kayaks one of the world largest and leading manufacturers of performance kayaks. While Nelo is a relatively new brand to the US market, on the world stage it has been highly regarded for over a decade as the leading innovator and pioneer in building the boats that own the Olympic podium. In 2016 Nelo boats won over 75% of the sprint kayak medals in Rio. While Nelo has built a few surfskis over the years, they got very serious about expanding into

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PPP Episode 11: Kenny Howell A True Renaissance Paddler

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2017/01/06

Today’s podcast guest Kenny Howell might just be the ultimate renaissance paddler. In his 38 years of paddling Kenny has been in virtually every type of kayak in every type of condition. A long time Californian with blue eyes, blond hair, and aura of a man who knows adventure, his backyard includes the infamous Mavericks break in Half Moon Bay, so suffice it to say, Kenny has seen seen a few. Kenny has decades of sea kayak and white water experience, but his passion for the past several years

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PPP Episode 010: Oscar Chalupsky talks AFib, Nelo,...

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2016/12/01

Today we catch up with the legendary Oscar Chalupsky, just a week after he scared the world with a FB post of him in a hospital bed surrounded by nurses and doctors. In our discussion today, Oscar gives us the blow by blow detail leading up to his episode of Arterial Fibrillation. While the incident was not life threatening it was a serious wake up call that has forced Oscar to considerably cut back his alcohol consumption. Beyond discussing A-Fib we also took this opportunity to catch up with

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PPP Episode 009: Good, but not too good, with Carter...

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2016/11/14

Today’s podcast guest is the always affable, ever insightful, and fun loving Carter Johnson. Carter is now best known as the founder and organizer of the Gorge Downwind Paddle Festival in Hood River, OR. After just two year this festival has established itself as the biggest SUP, Outrigger, and SURFSKI event in the US and is drawing a significant international crowd. 2017 is already 2/3 sold out and may well be completely sold out before the end of the year. A little less known is the fact that

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PPP Episode 008: From Flat Water Sprinting to Big...

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2016/10/20

Today’s guest, Zsolt Szadovszki started paddling at the young age of 7 years old in Budapest Hungary, in the heart of a country that takes it’s paddling very serious. Zsolt was a semi-pro at the age of 14 and continued accelerating up the ranks to the national team at age 17. Unfortunately the team he had to beat to make it to the olympics was the best in the world and he just missed his shot at olympic competition. Burned out from 10 years of highly stressful competitive sprint kayaking,

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