How do you SUP?

There's a lot of versatility and ways to incorporate paddle boarding into your fitness regime or summertime lake activities. We all know it's a great core workout and it's a unique vantage point on the water. But what else is there? How many ways can we utilize this simple floating surface? The fastest growing aspect is yoga and fishing on the board followed by fitness and group classes.

The only SUP related race here in Missouri is the MR340 but maybe we're all not up to that challenge. The idea of easily accessible events and fun competitions for those who don't yet own their own board has been born. Kansas City offers numerous cycling and running events and races of all shapes and sizes. There's very few human powered water sport events and races to speak of. Yet, we have an extensive number of lakes, rivers and able bodies individuals.

So why don't we have SUP events or races? That's the question I ask of you. What is stopping us from forming our own race series or charity events? It'll take all winter to make enough contacts to get this idea going and maybe a few years to actually have a local race series. We might as well get the ball rolling!

If you're reading this and you've ever been on a SUP please give me your ideas and the type of events you'd like to see here in KC! There's even paddle board camps for kids is various parts of the country. The ocean's the limit! Lets get paddling!!!