Paroz Paddling the Planet

This week I interviewed Australian Marathon representative Ben Rake, Ben is a hard worker and does everything he can to be infront of his competition (even pushing them into trees). Ben Currently lives in the Australian Capital of Canberra. He has also just started his own business with one of his mates (friend) called Terra et Mare Fitness, I have attached the link below for you to check it out. If you have any questions for Ben or myself please leave them below. ALSO if there is anyone that you would like me to interview and have questions for them please leave a comment or email me.Thank you very much https://www.facebook.com/Terraetmarefitness What paddling disciplines do you compete in (events, distance)? I compete in marathon kayaking, I’ve recently stepped to 31 Km this year, normally I’m a 25Km kinda person so the step up was a good leap! How Long have you been paddling for? I’ve been paddling full time for the last 5 years, which is paddling terms means th...

With 3 weeks until I leave for Hawaii, my excitement levels are rising as each day draws me closer. This week I am going to give everyone an insight into the Molokai race itself.  Last year was my first year doing the event, the conditions weren’t the greatest but it was better than a glassy (flat) day in the saddle. Slight winds blowing from the Northeast, and the swell pushing from the south, the race itself goes from the Northeast to the Southwest. So the wind was behind and slightly to the right of tail and we were punching straight into the swell.  With a gnarly shorey it was a bit of a challenge to get through, with some fellow athletes jumping into their skis then falling straight out of their skis. With a hoot the race started with two main lead groups that took off, one group had the majority of the elite South African’s and the other had the large amount of the elite Australian contingency. During the race, I was holding a nice competitive line; I decided to have a ...