What the heck's dragon boat racing?
Only the coolest sport I never knew existed until I turned the ripe old age of 37. Tried it on a lark, and instantly fell in love with it. The fun, the rush, the searing pain as you think you can't last a second longerโall of it. 6 years later, my team of 40-somethings won the world championships. ๐ The next I year I made Team USA and brought gold home again ๐ฅ. Two years after that, I coached Team USA and brought home 8 silver medals๐ฅ. To this day I can't believe I did that. The most I'd done before that... was ride my bike and hike up a few hills ๐คฃ Usually, I talk about funnels, and the million ways they can leak without us knowing it. But today, as I'm getting ready to head to the boat yard to do a bit of prep for the start of racing season, I wanted to share something else. Because none of us are just one thing. We're human - we're DEEEEEEP. ๐คช This weird sport has changed my life. Grounded me during a nasty divorce and custody battle. Exhausted my mind so that my body could sleep at night. Took me across borders, grew my family, even gave me a second stream of income! I now run a club in my home state of Vermont, co-created a certification program for our national dragon boat federation, and launched a Dragon Boat Skool to share all the things I've learned over the past 20 years with the world. If you're a dragon boater (or want to be) come join us! If you know someone who is, please share this with them! We're the ONLY dragon boat community on this platform (for now) and I want ALL the dragon boaters of the world in it ๐คฃ If you've never heard of this sport, what questions do you have? If you've ever wanted to try it and haven't yet, what's stopping you?