It was a breath of fresh air to be able to run the Paddle In Pink annual Dirty Bird event at the end of July this year. For most of us, the last year has been an incredibly hard year. As a kayaker, I really missed the closeness that the community can bring to this […]
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Dynamic Stretching – Lower Body
This is repost of a blog submission I had on jacksonkayak.com (video at the bottom) Let’s be real, most kayakers don’t stretch before they hit the river. Is this wise? As a PE teacher who instructs my athletes to do a dynamic stretch and a static stretch, I prefer to lead by example and at […]
It’s Just About Go Time
The Lady of The Fork event is just about here and we wanted to make sure you have everything packed and ready for an amazing event. Please make sure you bring at least one mask with you for setting your own shuttle and for when we have group gatherings (such as the start of the […]
Lead Instructors – Lady of the Fork
This is an event that we are sure you do not want to miss. Here is our thought behind the event: get more women out there racing. It is that simple. Paddle In Pink is incredibly proud to present your two main instructors for this event: Chris Hipgrave (Pyranha) and Dane Jackson (Jackson Kayak). Chris […]
Mindset: Growth or Failure?
Do you ever have those moments where you do something on the river, mess up and replay it over and over in your head wondering how you messed it up and your self-talk isn’t all that positive? What if you could change that mindset and look at how you can grow and learn from that […]
Dirty Bird 2019 Recap
First, let me apologize for being incredibly slack on adding posts. Life seemed to happen. This is far overdue but here we go. Every year Paddle In Pink hosts an event on the Pigeon River in TN to raise money for the Live Like Maria Foundation. The event consists of a group of women all […]
