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    Blog — PaddleVA Family

    A Kayak Fisherman's First Ultra Running Race

    A Kayak Fisherman's First Ultra Running Race

    Disclaimer: There are no fish pics in this post. No paddling either. Side note: Cancer Sucks.

    In 2010 I was training for my first ultra, logging training runs in the New River Gorge. I wanted to run a 50 miler. But I wrecked some ankle tendons during my training, and a subsequent marathon. My gait compensation caused me to develop plantar fasciitis. After that, I struggled to run long distances and gave up my dream of running an ultra.

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    New River Gorge, WV : Family, Friends and a little Whitewater Kayaking

    New River Gorge, WV : Family, Friends and a little Whitewater Kayaking

    Nestled in a small town on the rim of the New River Gorge is an eclectic community of outdoor recreation enthusiast, artists, and native West Virginians. The town is Fayetteville, WV and it served as my, and my wife's, home base of operations for many years. I met my wife there and we had our first child in those mountains. The Appalachian hills of West Virginia have long held a special place in our hearts. Harriet was drawn to the river and me to the rock cliffs that lined the gorge. Lately we'd begun to miss the earth, the water and the tribe that recreates upon them both. It is an important place.

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