Unlock Your Potential: Why Training Freestyle on Flatwater Is a Game-Changer by Emily Wade | Mar 9, 2025 | WhitewaterImagine this: no waves, no currents, just you and the stillness of the water. While some may overlook the benefits of training freestyle on flatwater, it’s time to embrace this hidden gem. 1. Strength: Flat water training requires more energy for each movement...
My 2024 Year in Review by Emily Wade | Feb 28, 2025 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Whitewater2024 was the comeback year from being in the hospital for 4 months with 4 trauma surgeries with the last one being at beginning of November 2023 from my appendix bursting for days because I thought it was gas. lol I didn’t realize how hard it would be to come back...
A Quick Tip to Step Up Your Progression: Your Off-Sides Matter by Emily Wade | Feb 27, 2025 | Rock Star, Whitewater A Quick Tip to Step Up Your Progression: Your Off-Sides Matter Goal: No off-sides. Train until On-Sides and Off-Sides Feel Natural Something to keep in the back of your mind while training for freestyle kayaking and any other whitewater disciplines is to...
The Art of Work-Kayak Balance by Emily Wade | Jan 31, 2025 | Whitewater, WW DisciplinesThe Art of Work-Kayak Balance As a full-time bridge engineer and inspector in the transportation industry who travels extensively throughout the year, finding a balance between work and my passion for kayaking has been a challenging but rewarding endeavor. Over the...
Quick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak Part 2: Paddle and Clothes bag by Emily Wade | Oct 22, 2024 | Featured Post, Instructional, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesBelow is a description of the paddle bag I use and the backpack duffel bag I use that is a game changer for my when I am traveling with my kayak and paddles on an adventure. 1. When I fly I always bring 2 paddles since I paddle freestyle with a 0 degree offset....
Quick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak: Part 1 by Emily Wade | Oct 14, 2024 | Events, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesQuick Tips to Help Flying with a Freestyle Kayak Need to hop on a plane to reach your freestyle kayaking dream destination? Absolutely, so here are a few quick tips I have found helpful over the last 6 years-ish and there is also a link at the end of this blog with me...
GoPro Mountain Games 2024 Recap by Emily Wade | Sep 5, 2024 | Event Coverage, Events, Playboating, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines2024 GoPro Mountain Games This is a bit late…sorry… “Can’t be late until you show up” I think is the saying. The GoPro Mountain Games is by far my favorite event to compete in and are one of the country’s most celebrated outdoor events, featuring adventure sports,...
Top 6 freestyle spots: 3 favorite holes and 3 favorite waves by Emily Wade | Sep 30, 2023 | Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMy top 6 freestyle kayaking spots: 3 favorite holes and 3 favorite waves Here is a summary list of my favorite hole and wave spots for freestyle kayaking. If you want more details continue reading the rest of the blog. My top 3 freestyle kayaking spots for hole...
Guiding Reflections: Six insights for myself 3 years ago as I embarked on freestyle kayaking competitions by Emily Wade | Sep 21, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesI started kayaking with friends before I went off to graduate school. It wasn’t until I moved to Richmond, VA that I got back into kayaking. In 2017, I started to get really interested in freestyle. My first trick I learned was the bow stall. I spent hours on hours...
Journaling: An advantageous skill for athletic performance and life by Emily Wade | Sep 15, 2023 | Creeking, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines Since I was young I kept a journal, maybe since I was 15 or 16. I grew up playing tennis competitively and went to undergrad on a full ride for tennis, so goal writing has always been a part of my life. I still to this day have a regular life journal where I...
Using video review to improve your kayaking – The benefits and gains to step up your game by Emily Wade | Aug 26, 2023 | Featured Post, Instructional, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesEmily doing mcnasty at Z Dam, Richmond, VA Seth Ashworth has been coaching me weekly since 2018. Since we are not in the same location with me being in Richmond, Va and Seth in Canada, we use video review. The goal of video review is to look back at the tricks you are...
2023 GoPro Mountain Games by Emily Wade | Aug 11, 2023 | Event Coverage, Events, Featured Post, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplines2023 GoPro Mountain Games Cover photo: Finals. Photo cred: Dane Jackson The GoPro Mountain Games is my favorite event to compete in and are one of the country’s most celebrated outdoor events, featuring adventure sports, music, and art. From June 8th to June...
