100th Paddle of the Year!! - Canoeing / Kayaking

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100th Paddle of the Year!! - tammyg - Nov-16-12 7:15 PM
- Is that all ?? - Roanguy - Nov-16-12 7:18 PM
  - Great! - string - Nov-16-12 10:34 PM
- great ,where did you paddle in nj? - robertr - Nov-16-12 10:55 PM
- Mileage? - radskierman - Nov-17-12 7:17 AM
  - 85 - yaakker - Nov-17-12 8:17 AM
- sounds great - harry0244 - Nov-17-12 12:11 PM
- congratualtions - radiomix - Nov-17-12 1:58 PM
- Paddling Places - tammyg - Nov-17-12 4:08 PM
- Very suggestive, but short of advisory. - g2d - Nov-17-12 4:41 PM
- best guess for me - Andy_Szymczak - Nov-17-12 6:38 PM
  - 43 for me - eckilson - Nov-18-12 9:22 AM
    - trips/mileage - so far 2012 - jelson - Nov-18-12 9:13 PM
- Funny thing to do - TommyC1 - Nov-21-12 6:13 AM
  - Counting - harry0244 - Nov-22-12 10:53 AM
  - Funny thing NOT to do - Waterbird - Nov-24-12 9:03 PM
  - Not really - pikabike - Nov-24-12 10:33 PM

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  Is that all ??
  Posted by: Roanguy on Nov-16-12 7:18 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Nov-16-12 7:21 PM EST --

Congrats you are now an official "river rat", or "Lake Lout" or "Ocean Oar"

Guy

  Great!
  Posted by: string on Nov-16-12 10:34 PM (EST)

  great ,where did you paddle in nj?
  Posted by: robertr on Nov-16-12 10:55 PM (EST)

are you retired?

  Mileage?
  Posted by: radskierman on Nov-17-12 7:17 AM (EST)

How far did 100 paddles get you? I'm at 67 for the season and have just under 800 miles. With another month, maybe 8 paddles, I will fall short of last season's 78 paddles for 920 miles. But not bad for a 58 year old working stiff! Congrats on 100.... maybe I'll get there when I retire!

  85
  Posted by: yaakker on Nov-17-12 8:17 AM (EST)

for me so far after paddling today. If retired I would do more!

  sounds great
  Posted by: harry0244 on Nov-17-12 12:11 PM (EST)

I was on the water 40 days this year. I do not count launching in two different places in the same day as two times. With working full time, I thought I was doing well, but now I have a new goal. Happy paddling to you.

Harry

  congratualtions
  Posted by: radiomix on Nov-17-12 1:58 PM (EST)

Very cool, even more props for keeping track.

Ryan L.

  Paddling Places
  Posted by: tammyg on Nov-17-12 4:08 PM (EST)

I have paddled in the NW corner in NJ. Delaware River, Budd Lake, Lake Aerolex, Lake Musconetcong, Swartswood, Round Valley along with others. Not retired, work full time. I didn't keep track of mileage but certainly not that high. Some outings were only an hour long during the week.

  Very suggestive, but short of advisory.
  Posted by: g2d on Nov-17-12 4:41 PM (EST)

  best guess for me
  Posted by: Andy_Szymczak on Nov-17-12 6:38 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Nov-17-12 6:40 PM EST --

about 40 outings, but my GPS log starting 12/1/12 show 628 miles. I try to do a minimum of 10 miles each time out.

And Tammy, I think we've run into each other a few times at Split Rock. Were you there during that freak thunderstorm?

Andy

  43 for me
  Posted by: eckilson on Nov-18-12 9:22 AM (EST)

and every one of them was great. Congrates on reaching 100 - you still have another month to go.

  trips/mileage - so far 2012
  Posted by: jelson on Nov-18-12 9:13 PM (EST)

we are retired. husband - 106 trips/1236 miles
me- 59 trips/627 miles (our daughter got married this summer!) majority of put-ins - tidal Hudson but also the Mohawk and Lake George.

  Funny thing to do
  Posted by: TommyC1 on Nov-21-12 6:13 AM (EST)

to count the number of paddles you take.
or the miles you paddled for that matter.

Nothing wrong with either.
Just a funny thing to do.

  Counting
  Posted by: harry0244 on Nov-22-12 10:53 AM (EST)

I keep a log of each time out, so the count is there in the book. I like looking back for who was with me, wildlife sightings, weather and water conditions, etc.

Harry

  Funny thing NOT to do
  Posted by: Waterbird on Nov-24-12 9:03 PM (EST)

I set goals every year for biking, hiking,backpacking, kayaking, kayak camping, etc. I track my goals throughout the year. I have all kinds of charts, graphs, and logs. I love reviewing my trips. Tracking them keeps me working on my goals all year.

A goal that has escaped me for many years but I haven't given up on yet is to bike, hike, kayak, and downhill ski all on the same day.

  Not really
  Posted by: pikabike on Nov-24-12 10:33 PM (EST)

I didn't start counting paddle outings until 2010. Started because the paddler I knew who paddled most frequently kept track of his. I thought there might be something positive about it, maybe serve as a reminder to go out a little more often. It was. I paddled more often that year (122 times, IIRC) than any other year. Next year was less but still more than 100 times, and so far this year I'm at 99 times. I'll be going at least 100 every year from now on, and it does make a difference in skills improvement.

Long ago I kept training diaries for cycling with a lot more info than number of days. I'm not about to start doing that kind of tracking, but keeping count is very quick to do.

I also count number of rolls done per year. Not surprisingly, the years with the higher numbers saw the most "good" ones also.

The objective is not simply to rack up high numbers; it is to improve. Since improvement comes with thinking practice, it doesn't surprise me that doing more lends itself (does not EQUAL) to improvement.

Have you read "Outliers"? 10,000 hours.

	Is that all ?? Posted by: Roanguy on Nov-16-12 7:18 PM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Nov-16-12 7:21 PM EST -- Congrats you are now an official "river rat", or "Lake Lout" or "Ocean Oar" Guy

	Great! Posted by: string on Nov-16-12 10:34 PM (EST)

	great ,where did you paddle in nj? Posted by: robertr on Nov-16-12 10:55 PM (EST)
	are you retired?

	Mileage? Posted by: radskierman on Nov-17-12 7:17 AM (EST)
	How far did 100 paddles get you? I'm at 67 for the season and have just under 800 miles. With another month, maybe 8 paddles, I will fall short of last season's 78 paddles for 920 miles. But not bad for a 58 year old working stiff! Congrats on 100.... maybe I'll get there when I retire!

	85 Posted by: yaakker on Nov-17-12 8:17 AM (EST)
	for me so far after paddling today. If retired I would do more!

	sounds great Posted by: harry0244 on Nov-17-12 12:11 PM (EST)
	I was on the water 40 days this year. I do not count launching in two different places in the same day as two times. With working full time, I thought I was doing well, but now I have a new goal. Happy paddling to you. Harry

	congratualtions Posted by: radiomix on Nov-17-12 1:58 PM (EST)
	Very cool, even more props for keeping track. Ryan L.

	Paddling Places Posted by: tammyg on Nov-17-12 4:08 PM (EST)
	I have paddled in the NW corner in NJ. Delaware River, Budd Lake, Lake Aerolex, Lake Musconetcong, Swartswood, Round Valley along with others. Not retired, work full time. I didn't keep track of mileage but certainly not that high. Some outings were only an hour long during the week.

	Very suggestive, but short of advisory. Posted by: g2d on Nov-17-12 4:41 PM (EST)

	best guess for me Posted by: Andy_Szymczak on Nov-17-12 6:38 PM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Nov-17-12 6:40 PM EST -- about 40 outings, but my GPS log starting 12/1/12 show 628 miles. I try to do a minimum of 10 miles each time out. And Tammy, I think we've run into each other a few times at Split Rock. Were you there during that freak thunderstorm? Andy

	43 for me Posted by: eckilson on Nov-18-12 9:22 AM (EST)
	and every one of them was great. Congrates on reaching 100 - you still have another month to go.

	trips/mileage - so far 2012 Posted by: jelson on Nov-18-12 9:13 PM (EST)
	we are retired. husband - 106 trips/1236 miles me- 59 trips/627 miles (our daughter got married this summer!) majority of put-ins - tidal Hudson but also the Mohawk and Lake George.

	Funny thing to do Posted by: TommyC1 on Nov-21-12 6:13 AM (EST)
	to count the number of paddles you take. or the miles you paddled for that matter. Nothing wrong with either. Just a funny thing to do.

	Counting Posted by: harry0244 on Nov-22-12 10:53 AM (EST)
	I keep a log of each time out, so the count is there in the book. I like looking back for who was with me, wildlife sightings, weather and water conditions, etc. Harry

	Funny thing NOT to do Posted by: Waterbird on Nov-24-12 9:03 PM (EST)
	I set goals every year for biking, hiking,backpacking, kayaking, kayak camping, etc. I track my goals throughout the year. I have all kinds of charts, graphs, and logs. I love reviewing my trips. Tracking them keeps me working on my goals all year. A goal that has escaped me for many years but I haven't given up on yet is to bike, hike, kayak, and downhill ski all on the same day.

	Not really Posted by: pikabike on Nov-24-12 10:33 PM (EST)
	I didn't start counting paddle outings until 2010. Started because the paddler I knew who paddled most frequently kept track of his. I thought there might be something positive about it, maybe serve as a reminder to go out a little more often. It was. I paddled more often that year (122 times, IIRC) than any other year. Next year was less but still more than 100 times, and so far this year I'm at 99 times. I'll be going at least 100 every year from now on, and it does make a difference in skills improvement. Long ago I kept training diaries for cycling with a lot more info than number of days. I'm not about to start doing that kind of tracking, but keeping count is very quick to do. I also count number of rolls done per year. Not surprisingly, the years with the higher numbers saw the most "good" ones also. The objective is not simply to rack up high numbers; it is to improve. Since improvement comes with thinking practice, it doesn't surprise me that doing more lends itself (does not EQUAL) to improvement. Have you read "Outliers"? 10,000 hours.