I try to do as much paddling as possible but I also dedicate a lot of my time to road biking, mountain biking, running and, my newest endeavor, triathlons. Combined with work, all of that means my time has to be budgeted pretty carefully and paddling doesn't get the time it used to... but I still love it.

The greatest training aid available is a bucket... if you're not puking in it, you could be going harder.