Yorkshire Sharks Dragonboat Club

Cardio? Done. Sausage rolls? Earned.

Some of the Sharks swapped paddles for trainers and headed to ParkRun to get the heart rate up and the lungs working.

Out-of-boat cardio is an important part of training - building endurance, improving our ability to keep pushing when the lactate starts to bite, and getting comfortable with that lovely feeling of wondering why you volunteered for this. 😂

And ParkRun is perfect for it. Free, friendly, competitive enough to get those Shark juices flowing… and with coffee and sausage rolls waiting at the finish, there’s a pretty good incentive to keep moving.

Running isn’t the only way to get the cardio in either. Cycling, swimming, rowing, circuits, hills - whatever gets your heart pumping and gives you an excuse to chase down the person in front of you!

Train hard. Recover harder.

The Travelling Shark — returning the favour!

A little while ago, three of our Sharks headed over to Preston Dragons for a paddle up the Ribble.

Last Sunday, it was their turn to come and visit us.
We loved welcoming the Preston crew to our patch and getting them out on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. It might be a little less expansive than their stretch of the Ribble, but it certainly has its own quirks!

Different water, same boats, same aches… and plenty of good company.

It was great to introduce them to the Sharks and spend some time paddling together. That’s one of the things we love about dragon boating - clubs might train on very different water, but once you’re in the boat, you’re part of the same community.

Thanks for returning the visit, Preston. The Travelling Shark is officially still on the road.