100 Challenge

Thanks for bearing with us these last few weeks while the 100 Challenge has been in a holding pattern. We've had a number of things on the go at Paddle Monster, and we know that many of you have been under a lockdown which...

Happy New Year!  Welcome to the first 100 Day Paddle Challenge of 2020! Before we introduce our first challenge for 2020, we'd like to take a minute to congratulate everyone on what they accomplished in 2019.  Your commitment to paddling and the posts that document...

Congrats on completing the third 100 day challenge of the year! Hi Everyone! It's been a long and amazing year on the water and the posts you've shared of your paddling experiences, from January to the end of October have been awesome. You've paddled in all...

Congrats, everyone on finishing the most recent Challenge!  We're looking forward to hearing how much time you spent on the water over the last 100 days so please share. For our next challenge, starting on July 21 and running until October 29, we're going back...

Congrats on finishing yet another 100-day challenge!  The first challenge of the year is always an interesting one, particularly for those in more northern climates as it sees you paddling through the cold, snow and ice of winter into the brighter, warmer days of spring.  There’s...

Happy New Year everyone and welcome to the first challenge of 2019. We’re calling this the “Turn up the Base” Challenge and its focus is on distance and accumulation of miles on the water. Recognizing the value of aerobic base to successful paddling and...

Hi Everyone! So we've just finished our Month of Monster Mileage. Please share your totals with the group. I'm sure there's been some pretty impressive paddling done in the last month. We'd like to introduce the new challenge which starts September 10 and runs until December...

Here it is! The moment you've been waiting for - news about the next challenge. John and I have discussed it at length and have decided to start the next 100 day challenge on September 10, meaning it will finish on December 19 and leave...

You paddled into the cold, prepared to put miles in.You had your imaginary and sometimes actual viking hat on. You put in the paddle time. Some had ice. Some had snow. Some were all alone in their struggle. Some had plenty of crazy co-conspirators....

Congratulations to those who joined us through our recently completed challenge.  You were all cold weather warriors – true Vikings – and we’re stoked we got to share all your experiences with you! It’s time for a new challenge and since the Northern Hemisphere race...

Winter Paddle Warriors The members of the Paddle Monster 100 Day Paddle Challenge Facebook group are a hearty bunch! Here are just a few examples of these paddle warriors battling the elements on what has already been called one of the coldest winters in quite...

Happy New Year paddlers!  It's time for the next 100 Day Challenge: Jan 1-April 10, 2018 by Larry Cain, Paddle Monster Head Coach With winter taking a really firm grip on most of North America as we launch this it might be hard for many...

For anyone who has participated in the Paddle Monster 100-Day Paddle Challenge, we're ordering shirts.You put in the time.You paddled in uncomfortable conditions and got out of your comfort zone and found a way to love it. Now you get to celebrate. These are...

The final 100 day challenge for 2017 will begin September 1st and run through until December 9th.   What is the theme for this challenge? Distance. Set a lofty distance goal that is personal to you and chase after it.  As you close in on that goal...

Congratulations everyone!   We've completed another 100 days which means you can now assess the degree to which you've met the personal challenges you've set.  Whether you've attained all your goals or not, the day to day effort we've seen in the inspiring and motivating...

Congrats to all on their efforts in the first 100-Day Challenge of 2017.  Whether you were winter warriors or enjoyed paddling in more pleasant conditions, getting as many miles as you can under your belt in the first few months of the year is...

TugBoat Wake Surfing in the Pacific Northwest It's not every day you get to surf the wake of a 500 ton tugboat...we are totally enthralled by this video from Darryl Kirk from Washington State.  Even if it looks really cold...and kind of ominous!          

Okay, everybody, it’s time for a new challenge! The Challenge starts January 1, 2017. We all know the value of a challenge. It helps us set a goal. And goals motivate us and drive us to train, which in turn helps us reach new levels...

As we started working on our holiday gift guide - which will be out later this week - we started wondering, what's on every paddler's list this year? So, we asked. We queried the 100 Paddle Challenge  Facebook group to see what its members dream...

Now is the time of year when we start thinking about next year's races, or maybe as the realities of winter for most of the nation start to settle in, we dream a bit of those warm places we've always wanted to paddle -...

The Challenge: 50 Physical activities (approximately 60 minutes) in 50 days. Seven of these have to be on the water. That's at least 1 paddle per week. Description of Activity: Let's stay active. Get outside. Walk. Ride a bike. Take a yoga class. Take a spin class. 1...