July 22nd, 2010

My name is Meghan and one of my favorite fitness activities is dragonboating. A dragonboat is basically a 40 foot long canoe that holds up to 20 paddlers (in 10 rows), a steersperson, and a caller/drummer. It's a big, heavy boat and paddling is a great workout for your entire body but especially your back, core and arms.

Read more from our very own Megha at Adventures in Fitness LA

Sorry for the delays, but I've finally put together the photos and stories for Baby Long Beach 2010.

There might be one ore two more stories to add as they come in.

If you find an error or an omission, please feel free to blip me an email to correct it.

Kenny

Attention all paddlers who are at least 15 years old and under 24 years old

The Los Angeles Racing Dragons (LARD) invites the local community to enter the second annual paddle art contest with a chance to win a carbon fiber paddle.

The purpose of the contest is to promote the sport of dragon boat. All individuals at least 15-years-old and under 24-years-old are eligible to enter.

The winner will be presented with a carbon fiber paddle at the 2010 Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival in Long Beach, CA, on Saturday, July 31st, 2010. The winning artwork will also be featured on a wooden paddle and the LARD website.

This contest is inspired by one of LARD's very own members, Arthur Yeh, who passed away in 2007. Arthur was passionate about both art and the sport of dragon boat. (For those who have seen it and don't know, the green hamster dragon was one of Arthur's creations.) In his memory, LARD established the Paddle Art contest in 2009 to promote the sport he loved and to nurture artistic creativity in the local community.

See the attached for more information, including the application forms.

Best of luck! Please don't hesitate to spread the word to other paddlers out there!

2010_Paddle_Art_Application.pdf

This was my first time organizing a Lardsale and it went GREAT!!

A huge thanks to EVERYBODY that came out to help, even if for a couple of hours. We were pretty busy throughout the day and having an "army" there really helped with all the customers!

A special thanks to:

• Susan for letting us take over her front yard for most of the day
• Lori, Susan, Jessee, K1, Jeannie and C Dub for being troopers and helping out ALL DAY
• Kenny for bringing a table and a clothes rack (especially since the wind/ heavy clothes killed the other one...)
• Vi for being "refreshing drinks" and goodies
• Leon for bringing goodies to share
• Ken and Tammy for bring refreshing drinks at the end of the day
• K1 who was our banker
• Jesse (again) & Greg for walking all over the neighborhood and putting up the signs
• Delwin for being "Phil" for the day

Thank you everybody again!!

K Dub