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Rise and Glide
by Paddle Logger
We live by the ocean, we play in the water – we are paddlers. Powerful conversations from the SUP and water sports community hosted by Holly Pye and Maddi Leblanc. Get inspired by ocean stories and lived experiences on and off the water, including news, advice and discussions. Tune in to learn from stand up paddle athletes, expeditioners, sailors, paddlers, surfers and so many more involved in the ocean sport world.This is Rise and Glide, from the team behind the Paddle Logger App. Your guide to all that is going on in our ocean playground.
Episodes
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S3E10: Tarryn King - Riding Waves and Raising a Family
We welcome Tarryn King, a multi-time South African champion in stand up paddleboarding, SUP surfing and longboarding, and an ISA sprint world champion. Tarryn shares her journey into water sports, the challenges of balancing motherhood with competitive sports, and her training routines. Tarryn…
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S3E9: Alba Frey - Windsurfing Island Roots to World Champion
In this episode, we sit down with Alba Frey, a Spanish competitive stand up paddle (SUP) athlete. Alba shares her journey from growing up on an island to becoming a world champion in SUP racing. She discusses her transition from surfing and sailing as a kid, to windsurfing and now to stand up...
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S3E8: Lindsey Tilton - Breaking Barriers and The Mental Game
In this episode we welcome Lindsey Tilton, a prominent figure in the stand-up paddling community with many ultra-endurance challenges under her belt. Lindsey shares her journey into the sport, discussing her transition from running to paddle boarding during the pandemic. We talk about her...
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S3E7: Mike Jucker - Where does the future of SUP lead, and who is funding it?
Mike Jucker is the founder of Stand Up Magazin. Mike shares his journey from a board sports enthusiast in Switzerland to a prominent figure in the global stand up paddleboarding (SUP) community whilst living in Hawai'i. He discusses the evolution of water sports, the challenges of content…
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S3E6: Scott Warren - Building a Paddling Community
Scotty Warren is a prominent figure in the stand up paddling community. Scotty shares his journey from a self-proclaimed wannabe surfer while at university, to a multifaceted professional involved in coaching, race directing, and community building within the sport. The conversation explores the...
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S3E5: Andrew Byatt (Milky) - Balancing Family and International Competition
We sit down with Andrew Byatt, also known as Milky, who is a prominent figure in the world of prone paddle boarding and surf life saving. Andrew shares his journey from a young competitive athlete, to a dedicated family man, and back to the competitive scene again, highlighting the challenges and...
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S3E4: Iloha Eychenne - Competition and Community in Paddlesports
Today, we welcome Iloha, a talented paddler from French Polynesia. Iloha shares her journey into the world of paddling, starting from her childhood experiences in Tahiti to her current competitive endeavours in various paddling disciplines, including Va'a, SUP, and surf-ski. We chat about her...
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S3E3: Dean Dunbar - The Blind Adventurer and Paddler
Dean Dunbar, known as the 'blind adventurer', shares his incredible journey of losing his sight at a young age and how he adapted to life as a blind person. He discusses his passion for extreme sports and challenges, particularly prone paddleboarding, and his experiences competing in the ISA…
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S3E2: Anna Tschirky: From The Alps to The Ocean
Maddi and Holly welcome Anna Tschirky, a talented stand-up paddler from Switzerland. Anna shares her journey in sports, her passion for cooking and nutrition, and the balance between skiing in the winters and paddling in the summers. They discuss Anna’s international racing experience and the...
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S3E1: Greg Wingo: The Rise of Long Distance Paddling Events
In this episode, Maddi and Holly welcome Greg Wingo, a prominent race director known for organising unique long-distance paddling events like the Alabama 650 and Last Paddler Standing. Greg shares his journey from ultra running to creating these challenging races, emphasising the mental endurance...
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10 Years of Paddle Logger with David Walker & Lewis Smith
Maddi and Holly interview David and Lewis, the main faces behind Paddle Logger. We discuss the history of Paddle Logger, its evolution over the past 10 years, and the successes along the way. Throughout the episode, we chat about the early days of the app, the growth of the paddling community…
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S2: Season Round Up
We can't believe season two is over already. In this round up episode, cohosts Maddi Leblanc and Holly Pye look back and chat about their favourite moments from this season, sharing highlights from each of the ten awesome guests we've had the pleasure of speaking to. Throughout season two, we've...
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S2E10: Marie Buchanan - Keeping paddling fresh and fun for performance
Marie is a waterwoman from South Devon, Great Britain. She’s got years of experience under her belt in almost every water sport you can think of. Marie’s well known as a SUP racer, having been paddling since 2007, but her journey started in competitive windsurfing and has evolved to all paddling...
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S2E9: Chris Freeman - Black Project SUP and industry changes
Chris Freeman, the owner and founder of Black Project, discusses his journey in the water sports industry and the development of Black Project in the SUP and Windsurf worlds. Chris transitioned from competitive windsurfing to stand up paddling (SUP) and began creating high-performance fins and...
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S2E8: Seychelle - Training Tips & Life Lessons
Today we’re chatting with Seychelle, professional stand up paddle board (SUP) racer. A few months ago, Seychelle won the ICF World Championships 200m Sprint race only a few months after also winning two 70 mile and 80 mile endurance events. We chat about different SUP disciplines and the topic of...
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S2E7: Blake Carmichael - The Power of Gratitude and the Last Paddler Standing
Blake Carmichael is the winner of the 2023 Last Paddler Standing endurance event, where he paddled for a record-breaking 50 hours. He completed this just a few months after also winning the solo men’s division of the 80 mile Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis from the Bahamas to Florida. In this…
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S2E6: w/ Jon White - World Champion Para-athlete and the road to Paris 2024
Jon White is a para-canoeist and was the first para-athlete in an ICF event, has represented Great Britain at several world championships winning many medals, and recently won two Gold medals at the 2023 ICF Ocean Racing World Championships in Australia. He lives by “a strong will and a sharp…
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S2E5: w/ April Zilg - SUP Race Training & Parenthood
3 x World Champion, a gold medalist in the Pan American Surfing Games, 2x Carolina Cup Graveyard Champion, Gorge Downwind OC1 Champion and APP World Tour World Champion. April has worked HARD over the last decade and shares her journey as a paddler, an athlete, a coach and now new parent. She…
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S2E4: w/ Dr. Audrey Lee - Staying Mindful and Balanced off the water to perform better on it!
Dr. Audrey Lee, a performance and plant-based sports nutrition coach, shares her journey in the world of paddle boarding and the importance of self-care, recovery, and nutrition in achieving a balanced lifestyle. Audrey emphasises the need to listen to our bodies and how to make conscious choices...
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S2E3: w/ Brad Friesen - Ultra Long Distance Racing the Yukon, the Red River Challenge and more
Brad Friesen has completed some incredible feats and shares with us his journey into endurance paddling from river surfing and white water paddling. His background in canoeing, kayaking, and mountaineering led him to discover stand up paddle boarding. Brad talks about his experience with…
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S2E2: w/ Pip Andrews - Pip Andrews - Environmental Awareness for Paddlers,
Have you ever thought about what happens to a paddle board once it's reached the end of its life? In this episode Holly & Maddi sit down with Pip Andrews, Eco Partnerships Manager for Starboard SUP. Pip shared her passion for sustainability and we discuss the importance of protecting the...
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S2E1: w/ Bruce Kirkby - SUP Explorer
Bruce Kirkby, a Canadian explorer and adventurer, joins the Rise and Guide podcast to kick off season two. He shares his passion for life and what it means to get outside of your comfort zone. Bruce started guiding all kinds of expeditions over 30 years ago. In more recent years, his journey into...
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S2: Opener with Holly and Maddi
We're kicking off Season 2 of Rise and Glide. Maddi Leblanc and Holly Pye catch up on everything that's happened since the end of Season 1. They discuss their highlights, challenges, and lessons learned from various competitions. Maddi shares her decision to switch sponsors, and Holly talks about...
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Ep11: Round-up
Maddi Leblanc and Holly Pye reflect on their favourite moments from the past ten episodes of Rise & Glide. From epic rowing adventures to SUP racing, waves, science and everything in between, Season 1 has been a great mix of adventure and inspiration. Listen to Maddi and Holly's insights and the...
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Ep10: w/Bella Collins - Ocean rowing, breaking boundaries and appreciating what we have
Bella has rowed across not one, but two oceans whilst breaking multiple world records without any previous rowing or endurance sport experience. She tells us all about the stories from her time at sea and the challenges she faced during and after her trips. We talk about team work, pressure…
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Ep 9: w/ Emily Evans - Whitewater rafting, SUP and the power of mindfulness
Holly sits down with Emily Evans, an experienced SUP, canoe and white water rafting paddler. In this episode, find out all about competitive white water rafting, Emily’s favourite events and how it led to SUP racing and surfing for her. We also learn as Emily explains the importance of routines…
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Ep 8: Minisode - Boards, Training, Thailand
In our first minisode Holly and Maddi share their training experiences, some thoughts on new equipment and plans for international competitions later this year. Including an ask for our listeners to get involved with Rise and Glide later this year! IG: @hollypye IG: @maddi3leblanc
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Ep 7: w/Michael Booth - The Winning Mindset with a multiple World Champion
Michael Booth (aka Boothy) is a multiple times SUP world champion from Western Australia. In this episode, we discuss mental strategies for racing and how to get the most out of your training. Find out what went into his recent Shaw & Partners Molokai to Oahu downwind channel crossing and the...
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Ep 6: w/Adya Misra - Making time to paddle and the ripple effect of coaching
Adya Misra discovered paddling whilst living in Sweden, ten years ago. In this episode, we talk about playing calendar tetris to balance stand up paddle boarding, canoeing and sea kayaking (alongside working full time and volunteering as a coach) and why those sports give us so much happiness.…
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Ep 5: w/Caroline Cook - Hardcore Training as a Deaf Paddler
Join us to listen to Caroline’s story of paddling and racing for Team Canada. Born deaf, Caroline doesn’t know what it’s like to hear other paddlers to her left and right, safety boats coming up behind her and crowds cheering from the sidelines. She explains what it’s like to paddle whilst…
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Ep 4: w/John Hibbard - 15 years of Red, Windsurfer to SUP Innovator
Red Paddle Co is 15 this year, we sat down with Founder John, a former competitive windsurfer who revolutionized the water sports industry. We chat with John to find out more about his transformation from an avid windsurfer, travelling around the world competing in wave sailing, to the visionary...
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Ep 3: w/Sarah Perkins - SUP for Science as a Wildlife Biologist
We sit down with Sarah Perkins, a wildlife biologist at Cardiff University with a passion for stand up paddle boarding. Sarah is a keen SUP racer, SUP surfer and windsurfer and tells us how she combines her love for the water with her scientific research. One of the coolest aspects of Sarah's…
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Ep 2: w/Anthony Vela - Paddling Competitions, Coaching and why we should all turn up to our local events!
With a wealth of knowledge Anthony is a master of inspiring paddlers and athletes and shares with us his experiences as a lifeguard and what led him to becoming a SUP athlete and now coach for Performance Paddling. We talk about Buffalo’s Big Board Surfing Contest, the early days of stand up…
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Ep 1: w/Mathieu Astier - A Decade of SUP Adventures with TotalSUP
We join Mathieu Astier, the man behind TotalSUP, to chat about what made him transition from track & field and a career in acting and media, to sharing paddling stories with the world. Mathieu is a man of many talents and tells us how he developed the #1 international stand up paddle news…
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Rise & Glide
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We live by the ocean, we play in the water – we are paddlers. Powerful conversations from the SUP and water sports community hosted by Holly Pye and Maddi Leblanc. Get inspired by ocean stories and lived experiences on and off the water, including news, advice and discussions. Tune in to learn from stand up paddle athletes, expeditioners, sailors, paddlers, surfers and so many more involved in the ocean sport world.This is Rise and Glide, from the team behind the Paddle Logger App. Your guide to all that is going on in our ocean playground.
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We live by the ocean, we play in the water – we are paddlers. Powerful conversations from the SUP and water sports community hosted by Holly Pye and Maddi Leblanc. Get inspired by ocean stories and lived experiences on and off the water, including news, advice and discussions. Tune in to learn from...
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