Just wanted to share my wife and I are headed to Hawaii for the Queen Liliuokalani Long Distance Canoe Race! She will be doing an 18-mile exchange race Saturday (I’m on the chase boat), and I will be doing the double-hull on Sunday. It will be the first open water outrigger races for both of us. Wishing everyone a fantastic week! 🙏❤️ https://www.facebook.com/share/1aeAeZZX8J/

I was so excited to have the opportunity to steer an open water race for the first time at the Sanctuary challenge in Santa Cruz last month. I had a lot of positive support from the crew. We placed second out of women in the spec division. Learning to steer has been a steep learning curve for me, so this was a big milestone.

3 x 1 mile time trial The Workout Breakdown - 3(1mi/3) at 95% - 10-min Warmup at 70% - 3 sets of 1 mile piece at 95%, then 3 minutes rest - 10-min Cooldown at 70% Technique Focus: - Dragon Boat Style: switch sides every minute - OC Style: switch sides every 10 strokes  - For Both: You want to get uncomfortable and keep pushing through each stroke. Notice when you start feeling tired and what gets tired first. That will be something to work on in the upcoming month.  💬 Coach Tek's Weekly Update: Apologies for the delay of this WOW. I came back from Germany on Monday. It was nice to be back home sleeping in my own bed. But my checked bags didn't make it back with me. It took me another 3 days before I was able to finally get my paddle case back. This week, I made sure to give myself a break. Except Tuesday, I went out to paddle OC6 at Kilohana practice. Then the rest of the week, even though I thought about paddling, I told myself to not paddle. It's important to give the body and the mind a little reset so that I don't jump right back into all the training and routine. 🏆 MONTHLY PRIZES - TOP CONTRIBUTORS 🏆 Winners! 1. **FIRST PLACE** is @Tee T : 4 weeks of Personalized Training Program ($400 value) 2. **SECOND PLACE** is @Barbara Lundstrom : 2 weeks of Personalized Training Program ($200 value) 3. **THIRD PLACE** is @Kyle Davis : Gift a month of TLC Skool Community to a friend ($62 value) Prizes must be redeemed within the following month 👇 COMMUNITY QUESTION 👇 What's the funniest or most memorable thing that's happened to you on the water?