Surfing Waves

is there any way to get your pace back? i used to be lightning quick when i was a couple of years younger. (im still only 18) just played in a football game and most of my pace is gone. im just wondering if it will ever come back and how to go about it?

so does this mean know more one paddle pop ups

Pace in what sense?? Running or paddling??

If its paddling; the swim. If it's running, the run! Simple.

surferdude_scarborough wrote:is there any way to get your pace back?

No. Now you're one of us

I'm afraid its all downhill from here surferdude, your on a one way tocket to a beer belly hair loss and a longboard

i meant running. i can still stroke into little waves with no effort even on my new 6'5

Swimming will help, or any leg workout, or try jogging with ankle weights !

surferdude_scarborough wrote:i meant running. i can still stroke into little waves with no effort even on my new 6'5

Another year on the beer, then the surfing will suffer too

i think perhaps lack of pace has something to do with the fact that i havent run properly since 2004 not so much the beer.

surferdude_scarborough wrote:i think perhaps lack of pace has something to do with the fact that i havent run properly since 2004 not so much the beer.

That will do it! If you don't do it, you loose it. You can get it back (maybe not 100%), but it takes a lot of work.

surferdude_scarborough wrote:i meant running. i can still stroke into little waves with no effort even on my new 6'5

You wanna start doing more running then; definitely a good way to put a the spring back in your pace

.. steal something from Marks & Spencers

failing that ... running and more running with a side salad of cycling


( The CheeZe management would like it known that although M&S are 'well minted' and can afford the financial loss of the odd pizza .. we would never condone such actions) .. i thank you.

Running, a pace that you can jog/run for upto 30 - 45 mins without stopping ( not out of breath) would be a good start, if you can`t manage that long, slowly build up to that time. This will build on your endurance, hence giving you a better pace.

If your looking at building cardiovascular endurance then another thing to try would be fartlek running, it's a bloody stupid name but it's good sh*t.

Basically whilst running, you increase/decrease your running speed over the course of a few mins, so for a min you might sprint, then jog for 2 mins, then go at a medium pace for 2 mins then sprint for 30 seconds, etc. Keep it varied.

It stops the body getting into a routine and and settling into the speed; flipping knackering though!