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Join Leslie Kolovich and co-host Kristin Thomas as they continue the series on Stand Up Paddler’s Healthy Habits with guest Dr. Gary Arthur.

Dr Arthur is a chiropractor in Laguna Beach California.  He has worked with numerous professional and Olympic athletes.

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He has worked as the sports doctor for the Women’s Professional Volleyball Association and currently works with Laguna Beach High School athletic teams. He also is a surfer and Stand Up Paddler and works with some of the best Sup athletes including Kristin and Chuck Patterson.  Dr. Arthur talks about the importance of living a balanced life with eating habits, sleep and exercise.  Dr. Gary gives some very important  advise in this podcast related to injury avoidance and recovery.  

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Join Leslie Kolovich and co-host Josh Vajda as they talk with Matt McDonald winner of 14′ elite class and overall winner at the Key West Paddleboard Classic that was held over Mothers Day Weekend.  Matt is sponsored by Fanatic SUP International and GUSU Paddle Sports in Destin Florida.  Matt talks about the conditions of this challenging 12 mile elite race, the friendships on land and the competitiveness on water.  Key West is always the perfect getaway for a SUP event! The Panhandle of Florida  represented well on the  Elite podium!  Alongside Matt who is from Destin, Justin Cook from Destin took 2nd both in the 14′ class.  Elite women Magda Cooper from Destin took 2nd and Bernadette Leach from Santa Rosa Beach with 3rd.  Congratulations to all who participated and to the organizers, The Sup Lazy Dawg Crew for being, as always great hosts!  Florida SUP’rs are coming on strong this season!

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Leslie Kolovich finally meets Adventurer Dave Cornthwaite as he took a quick stop in South Walton County FL to visit with Leslie along the route of his 6th expedition .

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Dave is pedaling a bikecar  from Memphis to Miami as a part of his Expedition 1000.  Leslie was lucky enough to have Dave, a truly inspiring human being in the studio along side her two daughters, Maddie and Olivia.  Coincidentally, it was Leslie’s oldest daughter Maddie’s high school Senior Recognition in which she received an academic scholarship and a College-Signing ceremony to play softball.  Listen to Dave as he talks about his childhood, how he decided to live life and be happy, his first expedition 7 years ago skateboarding across Britain, AND becoming the first Stand Up Paddler to paddle the entire Mississippi from source to Gulf of Mexico.  This conversation includes Leslie’s daughter’s asking Dave questions about his current expedition, and listening to his inspiring words on happiness.  Dave will continue his journey through Florida and hopes to make it to Miami by the end of the month.  If you want to pedal with Dave contact him through his website davecornthwaite.com 

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Leslie Kolovich talks with Jenell Vollmer, and Karen Rudnitskas, two of the Austin Texas Sup’n Girls who organized and paddled an adventurous expedition down the Colorado River.  Jenell always wanted to experience an adventurous paddle, and had expressed this to her girlfriends and fellow SUP’rs.  She became even more inspired after hearing and reading about the courageous Expedition of the late Michele Baldwin, Starry Ganga in India who had end stage cervical cancer.

This is an adventurous group of friends, and each was assigned responsibility in the area of their expertise.  This group of 5 women, Jenell Vollmer, Leila Fullwood, Linda McCoy-Shriever, Karen Rudnitskas, Elisha Fontenot planned this two day one night adventure to the T!  Safety was top priority!  You will be impressed with the detailed planning.  They really have created a template for others to follow.  The expedition  ended up being 52 miles with 43.3 miles Sup’d. They camped under the stars and ate great food as they had a fantastic support crew that met them at each take out point.  Enjoy the podcast Now:

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Join Leslie Kolovich and Mary Anne Boyer(Cuda) as they re-cap the events that they each attended over the past weekend.

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Leslie spent a very relaxing zen like retreat with the Sup’n Girls in Sandestin Florida.  Mary Anne raced the Graveyard in killer conditions and placed in the top 10 in the Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach North Carolina.

She gives us the scoop on results, conditions, and more.  Carolina Cup had elite racers from both coasts a powerhouse line up of paddlers with Danny Ching and Heather Baus as overall winners.  Men’s elite raced 14′ and women on 12’6.  Mary Anne tells us about the venue, which more than doubled from last year’s entrances with over 300 total with the recreational and open classes being the largest.

Leslie’s weekend started off with SUP Yoga on the beautiful, quiet,  natural springs in NW Florida called Morrison Springs.  The group had a sweet happy hour, another morning of Sup Yoga with Julie Roach, clinics and even a relay race.  The girls enjoyed a sunset sail on an incredible catamaran out of the Destin Harbor, then a wonderful Sunday morning brunch made by the famous SUP Chef Marty on the Beach of the Beautiful Emerald green waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Then some paddling with dolphins, and Sup surfing.  Or shall we say some attempts at least for Leslie.  All in all the weekend was great fun!  New friendships were made and plenty of memories to last a lifetime!  Great job Linda Thompson founder of SUP’n Girls!

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