Training for the OICKR, 2005

Elmore's workouts from late February through race day
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
2/20

Strength exercises
 

2/21

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 80 min.

 

2/22

Strength exercises

Workout: 5 x "start-to-boat-ramp" on OICKR course
 

2/23
 
 
 

 

2/24

8 x (2 min. on, 3 min. off)

Strength exercises
 

2/25

Easy paddling, Mississippi River, 70 min.

 

2/26

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 120 min.

 

2/27
 
 
 
 

 

2/28

Strength exercises

Workout: 8 x (3 min. on, 4 min. off)

 

3/1

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 80 min.
 
 

 

3/2

Strength exercises
 
 
 

 

3/3

Workout: 10 x (90 sec. on, 2 min. off)
 
 

 

3/4

Strength exercises

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 70 min.
 

3/5

Easy paddling, Mississippi River, 80 min.
 

 

3/6

Tempo paddle, Mississippi River, 80 min.
 
 

 

3/7

Workout: 6 x (4 min. on, 4 min. off)--rode partner's wake for half of each piece, and pulled the other half

Strength exercises

3/8

East paddle, Mississippi River, 45 min.
 
 

 

3/9

Strength exercises
 
 
 
 

 

3/10

Workout: five 6-min. buildup tempo pieces
 
 
 

 

3/11
 
 
 
 
 

 

3/12

Surfing at Holmes's Ledge on Mississippi River, 105 min.
 
 

 

3/13

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 90 min.

3/14

Strength exercises

 

3/15

Workout: 5 x "start to boat ramp" on OICKR course

3/16

Strength exercises

 

3/17

Workout: 8 x (2 min. on, 2 min. off)
 

3/18

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 90 min.

3/19

Easy paddling, Memphis Harbor, 70 min.

3/20

Five short sprints in harbor

Tempo paddle, Mississippi and Wolf Rivers, 110 min.
 

3/21

Strength exercises
 
 
 
 
 

 

3/22

Workout:
5 20-sec. sprints with full recovery

Two hard 4-minute pieces
 

3/23

Easy paddling and stroke drills, Memphis Harbor, 60 min.
 
 
 

 

3/24

Workout:
16 x (1 min. on, 1 min. off)

Strength exercises
 

 

3/25

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 95 min.
 
 
 

 

3/26
 
 
 
 
 

 

3/27

Tempo paddle, Mississippi River, 75 min.
 

 

3/28
 
 
 
 

 

3/29

Workout: 5 x "start to boat ramp" on OICKR course

Strength exercises
 

3/30

Easy paddling, Memphis Harbor, 75 min.
 

 

3/31

Time trial on OICKR course
Splits: HDB 11:00;
Tip of Mud Island 15:10;
Finish 19:30

4/1

Back/shoulder pain
 
 
 

 

4/2

Back/shoulder pain
 
 
 

 

4/3

Back/shoulder pain
 
 

 

4/4

Back/shoulder pain improving
 

 

4/5
 
 
 

 

4/6

Strength exercises

Easy paddling, Memphis Harbor, 40 min.

4/7
 
 
 

 

4/8

Strength exercises

Workout: 12 x (75 sec. on, 45 sec. off)
 

4/9
 
 
 

 

4/10

Strength exercises

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 80 min.
 
 

4/11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/12

Strength exercises

Workout: 12 x (75 sec. on, 45 sec. off)
 
 
 

4/13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/14

Strength exercises

Stroke drills and short sprints followed by steady paddling, Mississippi River, 90 min.

4/15

Workout: 5 x "start to boat ramp" on OICKR course
 
 
 
 

4/16

Easy paddling, Mississippi River, 85 min.

Strength exercises
 
 

4/17

Steady paddling, Mississippi River, 80 min.
 
 
 

4/18

Strength exercises
 
 
 
 
 

4/19

Workout: 12 x (45 sec. on, 30 sec. off)
 
 
 
 

4/20

Stroke drills and easy paddling, Memphis Harbor, 60 min.
 
 
 

4/21

Workout in Memphis Harbor: 5 all-out sprints from monorail bridge to HDB

Strength exercises

4/22

Easy paddling, Memphis Harbor, 30 min.
 
 
 

4/23

Maria Montessori School 2-mile race in Memphis Harbor
 
 

4/24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/25

8 20-sec. sprints w/ full recovery
 
 
 

4/26

6 20-sec. sprints w/ full recovery
 
 
 
 

4/27
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4/28

5 15-sec. sprints w/ full recovery
 
 
 

4/29

4 15-sec. sprints w/ full recovery
 
 
 

4/30

24th Annual OICKR

RESULTS

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