Changing Up Your Routine With Pumpkin Kayaking
The elliptical has allowed more people the opportunity to exercise because of convenience
. Many people could not afford to go running or go to a gym because of babysitting costs, time costs, or other forms of costs.
However, the home elliptical has allowed many people to eliminate these costs and incorporate the healthy habit of exercising into their lives. For example, a teenager may not have been willing to leave behind his personal TV, Nintendo and music.
However, with a home elliptical, he can now enjoy all of those comforts while exercising. A mother who uses a home elliptical does not have to pay for a babysitter because she can watch her children while she exercises.
In addition, she is setting a good example for them in how important exercise is. They may begin to incorporate this healthy habit into their lives early on.
As a result, they will be preventing an array of diseases from developing and damaging their bodies. They will be able to do many of the things they enjoy much longer in life.
While exercising on an elliptical is great, your body can adjust to the exercise if you do it for too long. This means that your body will no longer show improvement in various goals such as improved strength or weight loss.
This can be very discouraging and you may even stop exercising because of this lack of improvement. To avoid this plateau on your exercise journey you simply need to incorporate something new and interesting into your routine once in a while.
You can change your routine by changing the settings on your elliptical to longer, faster, or harder. Or you can try something challenging, but interesting.
One of the most unique sports currently being competed in today is called pumpkin kayaking. Yearly in Oregon, pumpkin farmers gut their gigantic pumpkins and use them as kayaks in a two mile race.
These pumpkins generally weigh close to 800 pounds before they are gutted. While these pumpkins are not very hydro-dynamic, they have a lot of rocker.
This means that they may not go very fast compared to normal kayaks, but they are fairly stable. Most of the farmers say that riding in a pumpkin is somewhat slimy and will definitely leave you smelling like a pumpkin.
This race usually takes place on Tualatin Lake in Tualatin, Oregon. Currently, these pumpkin races have been occurring for five years.
In addition, these races have been becoming more and more popular throughout the years. It is guessed that over 2,500 to 3,000 spectators showed up for last year's races.
The lake's wide shore provides plenty of room for the spectators to view the race. The races include three heats with 12 to 20 competitors per heat.
For fun, the manager also added a capture-the-flag competition. While capsizes do occur, they are very rare.
Most of the pumpkins are fairly stable. However, in case one of the pumpkins turns over, the Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe oversees the races and provide rescue services if needed.
The paddlers who are put in the first heat generally are members of the Pacific Giant Vegetable Growers club. These are the people who have the absolutely humongous pumpkins.
By the time the race arrives, these pumpkins have generally been entered for various contests and other events. These contests may include things such as weigh offs.
The kayak races are the last thing the pumpkins will be entered to compete in. Generally, the racers must arrive at the lake with their pumpkin before 8 a.m.
The owners put their pumpkin in the water so they can see in what position their pumpkin likes to float. Then they carve a hole in the top and start carving out the middles of the pumpkins.
The shell of many of the larger pumpkins is generally 6 to 8 inches thick. The most successful pumpkins generally fall between the 600 to 800 pounds in size.
Larger pumpkins have been entered before, but they are generally slower. They are usually entered simply because of their impressive size.
The race goes down the buoy and back in a ten minute competition. The length of this race is about a 1/4 mile in length.
The second heat generally is full of people that staff the schools of Tualatin. This includes the principals, teachers, and even the mayor.
The third heat is said to include the bankers of the town. There is also a two-mile long race available for competition as well.
by: Jack Landry
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