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by Christian Shaw, Plastic Tides For paddlers, keeping our bodies fully hydrated and functioning at our peak is essential to a successful performance. However, when the frenzy of race day arrives it’s easy to forget this fact and end up dehydrated and aching by the afternoon. To avoid this, simply take a few important things into consideration before the race. First and foremost, drink as much as you can over the three days leading up to the event and avoid diuretics like alcohol and coffee....

Five years ago when James Fiore of Clearwater Foils first caught a glimpse of a foil board on Youtube he thought it was the coolest thing he’d ever seen. However, after some research, he (a high school student at the time) discovered that a regular foil board was way out of his price range … So he decided to build his own. “That summer I researched on the internet how they were made and built a foil in my garage out of wood and fiberglass which is the only materials I knew,” Fiore tells ASN....

When you need durable clothing, Huckberry is the place to check out. The stock is filled to the brim with clothing made for outdoor use. So you know these items will last. And you know that the Topo Designs Mountain Jacket will keep you warm this winter. The Topo Designs Mountain Jacket is going to make your winter all the better because of how durable and insulated it is. Which you really want a winter jacket to be, because nobody wants to be stuck outside when the temperature is below freezing....

After starring in two of the biggest franchises in movie history with the Avengers and Jurassic World series, Chris Pratt is trying to make an original franchise of his own. Pratt’s next live-action movie is The Tomorrow War, a sci-fi thriller that involves time travel, an alien invasion, and just a little battle for the fate of humanity. Everything We Know So Far About Chris Pratt’s Action Film ‘The Tomorrow War’...

Labor Day may mark the official end of summer, but between football, leaf-peeping, and haunted hayrides we can — and should! — spend as much time outdoors after the leaves turn as we do between June and August. Whether it’s tailgating in the parking lot or heading to the wilderness, the ION Audio Job Rocker Max and the Milwaukee Tools M18 Jobsite Speaker are two of our favorite devices for rocking out while keeping connected....

Joaquin Phoenix‘s preparation for his role in the upcoming film Joker was no joke. From losing weight to getting into character on set, the actor did a lot of different things in his process to get ready for the film, and he recently spoke about it all in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ Movie: Everything You Need to Know Read article “[I lost a] little bit of weight,” Phoenix said with a laugh....

A reason to avoid all-nighters at all costs: Just one sleepless evening can sap emotional well-being. A UC Berkeley study found that 30 percent of sleep-deprived people suffered anxiety the next day, and half of them had distress levels akin to people with anxiety disorders. Even minor disruptions in sleep—a 2 a.m. car alarm—can harm how centered you feel, since sleep may mediate the fight-or-flight response. Take no chances: Sleep with earplugs in a totally dark bedroom....

Tuesday night, Kanoa Igarashi posted a video on Instagram of his boards that got destroyed on his flight back from Russia. He said, “I’m not going to say what airline it was because most of the times it’s not even the airlines fault! Could be the people that handle the baggage from the certain airports. Anyways! Life goes on.” When similar cases happened to pro surfers Alex Gray, Kelly Slater, and John John Florence, they were quick to take to social media to express their frustrations with the airlines, and ended getting their situations some serious attention....

Patek Philippe is known for making some of the highest quality (and most expensive) watches in the world. But at some point, it also turned out an unexpected device: a wiretapping machine. RELATED: 7 History-Making Watches You Can Still Buy Today One of the lots in Antiquorum’s recent watch auction in Geneva was the Patek Philippe ZL 4 N and ZG 4, two desktop modules which the listing describe as “a fine and very rare, electronic wiretapping device and clock used by the Swiss police....

The mouthwatering combination of beef, sweet potatoes, cilantro, and hot sauce will have your office mates drooling. Enjoy this wrapped in a whole-wheat tortilla or over a bed of greens. Nutrition (per serving) Calories: 329; protein: 26g; fat: 10g; carbs: 33g Recipe and photo courtesy of Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube! Makes 4 servings Prep time 15 min....

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the nonprofit marine conservation organization that rose to prominence with the cable television show “Whale Wars,” is abandoning its annual face-off with Japanese whalers in the Antarctic. Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd announced Monday on Facebook that Sea Shepherd needs to formulate a new plan for the Southern Ocean where Japanese whalers will now hunt whales without interruption. “We will not be sending ships to the Southern Ocean this year, but are not abandoning the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary,” Watson wrote....

World, meet Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the latest addition to the British royal family. He was born on May 6, but his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (better known as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle) revealed his name today at St. George’s Hall in Windsor Castle, the BBC reports. Shortly afterward, the announcement was made on the couple’s official Instagram page. Alex Honnold’s North Face Tuxedo, Jason Momoa’s Pink Suit, and the Most Stylish Moments From This Year’s Oscars...

Stand on the Rio Grande By: Sam Mauldin Lessons are learned the hard way when part of your plan is making it up as you go. Before our “Stand On the Rio Grande” expedition through Big Bend National Park, the flow dropped dramatically in the months leading up to the trip, leaving us with a flow of only 15 CFS. Cussing, laughing and dragging our boards over dry riverbed for nearly 20 of the 100 miles we covered, fully loaded with gear for a week in 100-degree weather, we learned some things....

Australia has been ablaze since October, with no relief in sight. More than 12 million acres burned, half a billion animals killed. Those are staggering, gut-wrenching numbers. In the last couple of weeks, with the mid-summer days heating up and the problem only getting worse, the whole world has taken notice, with devastating images of injured animals and Mad Max-esque firestorms in smoke-filled skies dominating social media and the mainstream news....

It was past midnight, as I lugged a 45-pound sandbag up a mountain, when I realized that I was in over my head. I’ve run some gnarly races in my day. But in a moment of delusion, I’d signed up for the Spartan Death Race, a 60-hour obstacle run, the rules of which are made on the fly. Fun, right? Now, as 70 other runners and I scrambled upward, I grasped just how unprepared I was for this Super Bowl of masochism, this buffet of pain....

No city juxtaposes old and new like Athens, Greece. After you trace the origins of democracy to the Acropolis and Parthenon, you’ll cozy into one of the world’s best bars for craft cocktails, backdropped by city-approved street art. You can stay in a regal, 150-year-old hotel that helped host the 1896 Summer Olympics, or you can stay upstairs from a new-age food market in industrial-chic modernity. Athens is an easy place to conquer in a long weekend, but only in regards to its core monuments and museums....

Let’s start with some weed trivia. Did you know marijuana plants have more than 120 chemical compounds? The primary — and most infamous — is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which gets you high. That’s why the majority of cannabis research has focused on THC. Until recently. In the past decade, there has been a surge of studies on other cannabis compounds, specifically canna­bidiol, a.k.a. CBD. It has shown promise in mitigating an array of conditions: inflammation, anxiety, seizures, and epilepsy....

Tuesday, The Surfrider Foundation announced that they are suing the Trump Administration for “violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.” Marine life safety is in jeopardy. Photo: Courtesy of Guille Pozzi/UnSplash On Friday, Nov. 30, the Trump Administration announced it is moving forward with a plan to allow seismic exploration for oil and gas in the ocean. “The administration will knowingly harm over 30 species of marine life, including sea turtles, fish, dolphins, and the North Atlantic right whale, one of the most endangered species of marine mammals in the world,” says Surfrider....

The Top 10 Natural Anabolics for 2019 can best be characterized as “only the strong survive.” With relatively few newcomers to the market in terms of both products and ingredients, we’re beginning to see the true contenders rise to the occasion. The one thing that remains consistent, however, is the focus on highly potent, botanical-based ingredients with few reported side effects, giving the natural anabolic category a competitive edge when compared with traditional bulking agents....

Finally, we have yet another glimpse into the epic destruction that will be the Great War in Season 7 of Game of Thrones. Thanks, HBO producers, for giving us something to hold on to until July 16. The trailer opens with a solemn Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) walking through what looks like Winterfell, as Littlefinger (Aiden Gillan) intones: “Don’t fight in the North or the South. Fight every battle everywhere. Always....