Pan Am Bass Kayak Championships- 8 Countries Descend Upon Cookeville, Tennessee by ericjackson | Jun 5, 2019 | Coosa HD, EJ, Fishing, Fishing Feature, Fishing Subjects, Fishing Tournament, Internationalisation, the athlete, United StatesMost of the photos are from Brad Weigmann While I am no stranger to international competitions, doing my first 6 week Whitewater Slalom Kayak racing tour of Europe in 1984 as a member of the USA “B” team. My memories of that trip were...
Antix action… EJ and Friends.. by ericjackson | May 1, 2018 | Antix, EJ, Internationalisation, the athlete, United States, Whitewater Monday Morning….9am I got home from an FLW Tour Event Sunday night at 10pm…. at 9 am I was dropping into the gorge at Rock Island with Clay and Nick for a couple of Falls laps and Sieve City run… Spring in the Southeast is always...
2017 World Freestyle Kayak Championships Wrap-Up by ericjackson | Dec 4, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, EJ, Internationalisation, the athlete, United States, WhitewaterThe 2017 World Freestyle Kayak Championships ended in fireworks, rain, and some epic rides last night. Held in the desert, with most days in the 90’s and dusty, we had a reprieve that included cool rains last night that threatened to close down the...
The Games are Open! by ericjackson | Nov 27, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, EJ, Event Coverage, Internationalisation, MixMaster, the athlete, United States, Whitewater November 26, 2017 EJ World Championships Update Jackson Kayak has been the official Kayak sponsor of every World Freestyle Kayak Championships since 2009. Often people wonder what that means, exactly. What this means is that we find...
EJ’s Gives Some Beta/Insight into the 2017 World Championships by ericjackson | Nov 23, 2017 | 2016 Rock Star Competition, EJ, Event Coverage, Internationalisation, Playboating, the athlete, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines Official Program for the 2017 World Freestyle Championships Starts Tomorrow! Today is the final day of open practice for the World Championships here in San Juan, Argentina. Starting tomorrow the day is divided up by National Teams and...
Dickies Brand Showcasing kayaking and fishing on their home page… by ericjackson | Jun 18, 2017 | Antix, EJ, Internationalisation, the athlete, United States, WhitewaterDickies did a piece on their website about me along with a video by Steve Fisher that I think you will enjoy watching. It is a story about Jackson Kayak, and some of our accomplishments as well as a little glimpse into my work life. I...
How to Train Your Body for High Speed Kayak Racing- Short Races by ericjackson | Sep 13, 2014 | Creeking, Fitness, Instructional, the athlete, WhitewaterRacing isn’t something everyone does, but training for racing is something everyone can do. Any motivation to improve the status of your body, improving strength, endurance, muscle mass, lowering fat, tightening up joints to withstand daily life and activities...
EJ’s Canadian Team Trials/World’s Update for Freestyle Kayaking… by ericjackson | Aug 31, 2014 | the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThe World Championships on Garberator next year is becoming something that is a reality now… The Canadians have hosted their Team Trials on the wave, and the teams are almost completely selected for next year’s event! It is also the Canada Cup, so...
Check out GoPro Games TV #1 show by AT&T by ericjackson | Aug 17, 2014 | the athlete, Video, WhitewaterHere is a piece AT&T did on the GoPro Games… The games are one of our favorite on the “tour” and this year was no different (except for my shoulder injury and lack of racing in Homestake with the new Karma!) Thanks GoPro for the awesome support...
Can You Get Remote Fitness Coaching by EJ? Yes- Now you can! (and save 25%) by ericjackson | Jun 30, 2014 | Fitness, the athlete, WhitewaterI have long believed that fitness is one of the few areas that you can take charge of in your life that makes a huge difference in your quality of life. Of course we all suffer from illness or injury in our lives, but both of these are better weathered if you are...
Payette River Games- Day 2- Cut to Finals! by ericjackson | Jun 22, 2014 | JK Team Posts, Rockstar, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups Lots of tough cuts to pair down for the finals on Sunday. Downriver SUP: Starting with 60 men in SUP, we are down to the top 20 in downriver and 15 in SUP Cross. Kai Lenny from Hawaii won the downriver sprint for his second day in a row and Fernando...
Payette River Games Day 1: by ericjackson | Jun 21, 2014 | the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap UpsSUP/Surf World Meets Whitewater Kayak World (Kai and EJ) BIG Days of competition if you are doing SUP and Kayak. Downriver race, Boatercross, SUP Cross, Freestyle, 8 Ball all in one day… THEN you do it all again today, and assuming you make finals, again...