Category Archives: SUP
Race of the Week: Sweetwater Paddle for the Cure
By Pete Williams Arnie Goodman almost called off his fourth-annual “Sweetwater Paddle for the Cure,” which raises money for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Goodman, a Tampa physician who has been battling the disease for six years, has been undergoing … Continue reading
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Race Across Tampa Bay SUP a Success
By Pete Williams ST. PETERSBURG – Eighty-six SUP racers competed in the inaugural Race Across Tampa Bay along the St. Pete waterfront Sunday afternoon. Though weather conditions caused race director Bruce Denson to scrap plans for a Tampa-to-St. Pete … Continue reading
Race of the Week: Race Across Tampa Bay
By Pete Williams Bruce Denson is an attorney, an avid stand-up paddleboarder, and the creator of Paddle Addict, which helps addicts replace destructive habits with something positive, namely stand-up paddleboarding. Denson, who is based in St. Petersburg, is staging a … Continue reading
Race of the Week: Shark Bite Challenge
By Pete Williams It’s not often you find a race for $30 that offers an hour-plus-long event, a dry-fit shirt, post-race food and entry to one of America’s finest beaches, which is waiving the usual $8 parking fee. That’s all … Continue reading
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Top 10 Endurance Sports Florida Stories of 2011
By Pete Williams When we launched Endurance Sports Florida in January, we had a pretty good idea that running and triathlon would be a significant part of our coverage. We could not have anticipated the impact sports such as obstacle … Continue reading
Great American Paddle-In
By Pete Williams I love the Great American Teach-In, where parents come to school and talk with their kids’ classes about what they do for a living. As a writer, though, it’s a challenge to compete with brave people in … Continue reading
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Turning Pro at Pacifico
By Pete Williams ST. PETE BEACH – So maybe it was a lightly-contested field or a win by default. It doesn’t matter. I won $75 in a competitive race. Today I am a professional athlete. The Pacifico Paddle Challenge took … Continue reading
Race of the Week: Pacifico Paddle Challenge
By Pete Williams For all the talk about saturation in the number of triathlon, running, and obstacle mud run events, one part of the endurance sports industry still is on the upswing: stand-up paddleboarding. That’s why it’s perhaps no surprise … Continue reading
Mr. Media Features Paddle Fit, Williams Interview
By Pete Williams Bob Andelman, aka Mr. Media, did a terrific interview with me (terrific because of his efforts, not mine) about Paddle Fit, the stand-up paddleboarding video book “vook” I’ve had the honor of writing with SUP guru Brody … Continue reading
ESF’s Pete Williams on ABC 28 Talking Stand-Up Paddleboarding
SUP on ABC, posted with vodpod
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