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How I Went From Having Aerobic Deficiency Syndrome to #2 on the World SUP Tour... and Then Relapsed
Aerobic Deficiency Syndrome, (ADS), is where you never fully train your aerobic system to be efficient. Then, when you train or race, you...
Sep 1, 2020


A look back on 2023 & 2024 before launching into 2025
The old saying goes, "Time flies like the wind. House flies like the wall." I was on a walk one morning with Kaya (a very slow walk due...
Jan 14


Rise & Glide Podcast!
I'm slowly coming back from my year long sabbatical... a year off social media and a year to focus on the little things. One of the first...
Apr 22, 2024


3 Journal Prompts to Unlock Athletic Performance
Last year at the Gorge Downwind Challenge, I had a really bad start. I was all in my head and I had gone down a negative spiral of...
Jul 7, 2022
April on "The Athletes Podcast"
🏆Episode #128 of The Athletes Podcast features April Zilg. April is a professional Stand-Up Paddleboard athlete and founder of The...
Jun 21, 2022
April on the "ALL IN" Podcast
Listen to the full episode here: https://www.instagram.com/theallinproject/
Jun 21, 2022


A Leg Up (How I started my career as a professional paddler)
When I started my paddling career, it was hard to make the transition from full time contributor of society, to part time “surf bum” as...
Jun 9, 2022


Beyond Fitness: How to use your Garmin to bio-hack full-focus and finish that nagging project
Over the course of my journey from couch potato to contender on the World SUP tour, I ramped up my training with the help of my Garmin....
May 25, 2022


ICF World Champs VLOG is UP on YouTube
As always, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Yes, it really does help out! If you want to read my recaps of the event,...
Apr 14, 2022


If The Well is not Penetrated Fully, There Will be Misfortune
As the pandemic raged, I moved clear across the country, from sunny California all the way to North Carolina. Every time there was a...
Apr 14, 2022


Fun "Traincation" and Deep Reflections from Hawaii 2020
As always, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL. Yes, it really does help out! My "Traincation" video is what people see.....
Mar 31, 2022


YOLO! Hap Ki Do? No.
Finding the best athletic activity to compliment your lifestyle is a little like a Cinderella story, the shoe has to fit! When I first...
Mar 13, 2022


I had my own "Great Resignation" ten years ago. Here's what I learned.
Here's a few things to consider if you're thinking about leaving your unfulfilling job during the “Great Resignation." And a few...
Mar 13, 2022


Feature: Hard vs. Inflatable SUPs with Salt Life
The team at Salt Life recently asked me to weigh in on the pros and cons of an increasing trend in the world of SUP: Inflatable...
Jan 3, 2022


Salt Life's Above and Below Podcast... with ME!!
I had the chance to sit down with Kieran Anderson to discuss all aspects of my stand-up paddleboard career, including world travels, my...
Dec 29, 2021
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