OC 1 Paddler's Profiles Hawaii - Pat and Ryan Dolan

Pat and Ryan Dolan plan to participate in the Olympic Summer Games in London 2012.

To be successful, they need to compete against international kayakers at the highest level - Hungarians, Germans, Italiens, Canadians, Australiens - the elite of Olympic kayaking is often European.

My opinion is, that Ryan will win an Olympic medal. My reasoning for this prediction is, that for a time, he bettered every record in almost every competition that he participated in.

To be successful, they have to be the best and most effectively trained athletes in the circuit. All this costs a lot of money.

If you like to support them to be able to focus on the tasks ahead, click here and your browser will reach their website at http://dolanbros.com

OC 1 Paddler's Profiles Hawaii - Walter Hamasaki

Final miles of the Molokai Solo 2009 - after six hours into the wind. Walter on the white Hurricane, passing Portlock, into Hawaii Kai.

OC 1 Paddler's Profiles Hawaii - Karel Tresnak - HA - 2005

FITNESS PROFILE
Passion for paddling
By Catherine E. Toth
Advertiser Staff Writer


Workout habits: During paddling season, Tresnak paddles in his one-man canoe for about two hours, four to five days a week. He typically lifts weights and runs for about an hour each at least twice a week. In between training and working for his dad, he'll grab his shortboard and catch waves. If he has time.

When and why I started working out: "When I first started paddling, I didn't do anything else," Tresnak said. But as he got more competitive, he realized the importance of improving all aspects of his fitness. About four years ago, he started lifting weights to gain upper-body strength. About two years ago, he added running to his workout regimen. That has helped improve his cardiovascular health and endurance. "It's made such a difference," he said.

Good foods/bad foods: At 24, Tresnak hasn't discovered the benefits of eating healthfully — yet. But he knows it's coming. The healthiest part of his diet, besides his mom's home-cooked meals, is smoothies. As for bad foods, the list is long and growing. Chips, soda, beer, MexiMelts from Taco Bell — "I could go on and on," he said, laughing.

Biggest motivator: Tresnak is motivated to stay fit primarily to stay competitive. But whatever he does, it has to be fun. "I work out partly to stay in shape but mainly to have fun," he said.

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Paddler's Profiles - what is the purpose of this section ?

In this section I intend to post video profiles from local paddlers for everybody to review how the experts do it.