What the World Championships means to Me! by Emily Jackson | Nov 27, 2017 | Internationalisation, United States, Whitewater As we get ready for the World Championships many people ask me Are you ready? How do you feel? Who do you think is going to be your toughest competition? I almost giggle a little bit because the Worlds is coming, ready or not, how I feel changes every...
EJ’s Follow up from Olympic Trials, Freestyle, Extreme Racing, and the Future…. by ericjackson | Apr 27, 2012 | Rockstar, WhitewaterTraining for two weeks in Charlotte for Olympic Trials with my new slalom boat, my kids, and the slalom racers was an awesome experience. The racing was also incredible, as I got 6 tries to lay down some good runs, and while I never had a “good” run, not even for...
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...
But Seriously by Clay Wright | Apr 23, 2011 | WhitewaterI’ve been on the US Team before, my first time being in 1995, and I’ve always trained up on the spot and just paddled my brains out like normal leading up to the comp. But after 10 years of not making the Freestyle Kayak Team (besides in squirt) I now...
