V1 Clinic
Three things I learned from the clinic:
- Manutea can drink some beer!!! (If you have a flight to catch, don't sit down and drink beer with him before hand, you will guaranteed miss your flight)
- George does not take steroids.
- Don't forget to breathe!!!
#1 Wed, 02/18/2009 - 9:53am
True dat... Bojo goes!!!
Oh, another thing I learned:
- There are no secrets - no secret technique, no secret drug, no secret equipment, just the plain old timeless formula of "you gotta put the time in the canoe!!!" Plain and simple.
#3 Wed, 02/18/2009 - 10:26am
couple more things....
- Manutea's crew smokes cigars before Hawaiiki Nui races. Rumors I heard from some of the guys that came back from this year's Hawaiiki Nui. No, not that kine cigars, the other kine....:).
- Peter K. can hold his own with ANYBODY when it comes to drinking beer....as does the rest of team Hurricane.
#4 Wed, 02/18/2009 - 10:53am
One doesn't need to smoke... your mind is stronger than you think. It's a matter of will.
#6 Wed, 02/18/2009 - 4:16pm
That's the formula:
Empty stomach + dehydrated + "a few" special formulated drink on green bottles + nice peps = good times = miss your flight!!!
And you blame on Manutea! poor guy!
#8 Thu, 02/19/2009 - 8:10pm
Couple quotes from the day (paraphrased):
"Every stroke is a paddle and a correction"
"Attack upfront to knee... why are people pushing the boat down at the end of their stroke?"
"It's time in the boat"
"V1 is a complete upwind / downwind / sidewind boat"
"7 hour long practices followed by 3 days rest"
"intervals... 30 seconds on / 30 seconds off for three hours straight"
"No magic formula, find what's right for you"
"Paddlers in Tahiti have jobs [but they are 'French jobs' so they are kind of flexible]"
Do the Big Island Race OC1 V1... should be amazing.
-Kapono
www.maoliwaa.com
[maui kanu]
[tahiti rame]
Polynesian Outrigger Performance [tm]
#9 Fri, 02/20/2009 - 10:01am
Here are some of the other quotes I remembered from the clinic:
- "Ne pas apporter votre coude trop loin en arrière."
- "I lift mostly legs and core"
- "...stay smooth, don't tense up"
- "Sors de mon chemin - Ne pas frapper ma pirogue."
OK, that's all I remembered - hope this helps KailuaBoy.
RachetJaws,
Thanks for the vote of confidence. True, I'd like to think I can hold my own with most all beers. Except if it is "Bud Ice". Only Moloka'i guys can handle that!!!
...IwouldGo,
The formula you mentioned above is I think Newton's 4th law of physics. Unfortunately, through many years of "accidental" testing and "un-controlled" experiments, I have found that law to be in fact true!
#10 Fri, 02/20/2009 - 11:27am
Kapono, did you say "7 hour practices and 3 days rest"? Sounds crazy, but that's exactly what I heard Serge Corbin, Canadian Marathon legend has said. "You need the 6-7 hr. Sundays". Do these guys have wives?
#11 Fri, 02/20/2009 - 1:28pm
Jim,
Ya... 7 hours on... 3 days off for two months to prepare for the Bora-Bora Iron Man.
(At race pace for 7 hours).
But again, he (George) and Manutea said it wasn't secret training... it's just time on the water.
But ya, that's a lot of 'time on the water'
www.maoliwaa.com
[maui kanu]
[tahiti rame]
Polynesian Outrigger Performance [tm]
#12 Fri, 02/20/2009 - 1:36pm
Be careful what you post "hoolehuaboy08" your aunty and uncle are avid readers of the forums.
Enjoy the new equipment.
C. Helm
save la'au point.
#15 Tue, 02/24/2009 - 9:49am
I know...
The one time I post something to mess with the bloggers
then I get a call from my mother...haha
Mahalo Nui for the new equipment
I gotta say, You da Man Carlton!
#16 Tue, 02/24/2009 - 10:29am
so is blogger a compliment, a jab, or just a label?
also, when Georges said he "rests" for three days, those three days each have at least an hour of paddling, plus lifting running etc.
he has no off days.
#17 Tue, 02/24/2009 - 11:47am
7hr paddle at race pace seems like a monumental workout, if it was done at an honest race pace. Were they continous race pace for 7hr or was there a lot of long intervals with quick recoveries ? Regardless, doubtful many athletes can perform such training. Those guys are impressive.
#18 Tue, 02/24/2009 - 2:49pm
They were training for a 5hours race... so "race pace" for that event is not the same "race pace" one would adopt for a 1hour race...
What they meant was paddling for 7hours as strong as you would if you knew you would stop after 5hours...
#19 Tue, 02/24/2009 - 5:58pm
I understand the part about the race pace being a long-duration as oppose to 1hr race pace. I thought it was a pace for a 7hr pace...but a 5hr race pace workout for 7hrs duration is even more impressive and I still think that not many people can do that, much less benefit from that type of training without falling apart. Really a testament to their hard work, talent, ability and heart.
#20 Tue, 02/24/2009 - 7:59pm
Didn't make it to the Manutea / George clinic...
Any good? New ideas?
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