World’s Training- May by ericjackson | May 11, 2011 | EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, the athlete, WhitewaterTraining for the World Championships in Plattling, Germany is heating up for me, as we draw near to the actual event. Unlike many sports, Freestyle Kayaking World Championships only take place one time every two years! This really makes each World Championships a...
Record Scoring Rides at River Festival Create a Heated Competition! by ericjackson | May 9, 2011 | Rockstar Carbon, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzlLw4TGAsU[/youtube] Any good competitor knows that you can’t control what your competition does, so you have to focus on your own performance. I won my first two events in 2011 for Freestyle competition this year,...
First new photos of EJ in his Carbon Rock Star…. by ericjackson | May 3, 2011 | Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, the athlete, WhitewaterI have had my carbon Rock Star for some time now, but unfortunately, sometimes, the cobbler goes without the shoes. In this case I am not always in front of the camera, or around with a camera as much of my paddling is just about the paddling. However, today, I...
Feeling the Imminent Front Approaching- Exciting Train- No Getting Off Now! by ericjackson | May 2, 2011 | Rockstar, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, the athlete, WhitewaterEvery since I heard the Achtung Baby Album from U2 , with the one line in the song Zoo Station- “Time is a Train… Makes the Future the Past…” I like to imagine myself on a one way train with no exit that is barreling forwards through time...
Out of Africa- Jackson’s Head Home by ericjackson | Mar 15, 2011 | EJ Thoughts, Playboating, Rockstar, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap UpsOut of Africa- Jackson’s Head Home I remember our first trip to this continent in 1999. Neither Emily or Dane paddled as they were only 6 and 9 years old. Things sure have changed over the years as Emily just had her 21st birthday, and Dane is 17, and they each...
Check out this video! You’ll see something new! by ericjackson | Jan 27, 2011 | Rockstar, Team JK, the athlete, Whitewater[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tHkM3jDCyg[/youtube] Who’d a thunk it. Every day we do the put in seal launch. We have a new way to enter the water now!
