Had an awesome time at the 2011 Battle of the Paddle. It is by far the largest Stand Up Paddle (SUP) race of the year and it was so much fun to experience it for the first time with an awesome group of people. I tagged along with Brody Welte of Stand Up Fitness and Jeff and his crew from YOLO Boards. Some of the highlights of the trip were the amazing cookies at the hotel, the southern California vibe, Brody making a helmet out of a watermelon, enjoying the tastiest blueberry pancakes I have ever had with two amazing people (April and Kevin "The Golden Boy" Cook), Jeff's magical desalted nuts (a story for another day), Pizza Port with YOLO and the Trout family, talking zombie strategy with Tanner (we have a solid plan), John and Ali Denney and all of the fun that comes with hanging out with them (proved that our new business card can hurt someone, just ask Ali), talking creative what ifs with Jake, watching Madra watching her iPhone battery slowly die at the race, Bo Bridges crazy helicopter camera rig (we need one of those), the race experience in general was crazy and inspiring, seeing $100K+ cars being sold in a gas station parking lot, the dinners, the drives, the people and so much more. It was awesome and we can't wait for next year!