FEEDING THE
HOW WHITEWATER PROS GET PAID AND PADDLE
HABIT BY CARMEN KUNTZ
The term professional athlete elicits images of the elite— pros that get paid to train and compete at the highest level, making a living doing what they love. But in the world of whitewater there are only a handful of athletes who can paddle year-round without having to get their hands dirty. The truth for many of today’s top kayakers is that their
days of extreme racing, waterfall hucking and freestyle combos are earned with weeks of hard work slinging beer, pouring concrete, digging holes or Take a look at the double lives to see how top kayakers divide between work and whitewater.
saving lives. of these pros their
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WISDOM FROM THE WORKFORCE
FOX We need to own money, but we don’t have to let that money own us. If you’re struggling to go kayaking because of your work and you don’t enjoy your job, get one that allows you to do what you really want. You can always go back to your stink-ass job if you can’t handle having all that fun.
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