Chasing Rain

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted on here, largely due to finals at uni followed by the move back to Scotland and setting up work. However now that the storm has settled, and I’ve bought a Go Pro, I’m jumping back into the online kayaking media with my first clips of head-cam footage from a few “local runs”. Alongside paddling I’m also training hard for an adventure challenge on the west coast of Scotland, called the 70 Wild Miles, which pretty much speaks for itself in terms of the distanced covered via a combination of bike, kayak and run. With that in mind I’m doing a fair bit of solo boating with running gear packed in a dry bag in the back of my Nomad so that running shuttles is a good bit of training… when the event comes around (on the 9th of June) I’ll be jumping out of my sea boat straight into a half marathon, so it makes sense to dabble in the cross over now whilst keeping the added excitement of white water. I’ve found that the River Orchy is a great training ground thanks to some nice rapids interspersed with flat pools over a 10km section which helps me work on technique and, once I’ve hidden my boat and gear in the woods, provides a long enough run back to the car to be of benefit. I’m doing the 70 Wild Miles on behalf of Clic Sargent to raise funds which will support kids with cancer so for anyone happy to give a little my just giving page is here –  http://www.justgiving.com/Ed-Smith03
. Enjoy the first instalment – it’s short enough to watch without getting busted at the office – more soon!

Ed