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2016 Olympic Canoe/Kayak Livestream Schedule
Livestream Schedule
NBCUniversal has posted its schedule for the 2016 Rio Canoe/Kayak livestreams on its official Olympic... Read More...
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Michal Smolen Heads to Rio as NOC’s 23rd Olympian!
When you arrive at Nantahala Outdoor Center in Western North Carolina, your path to adventure could lead you virtually anywhere......
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Nantahala Racing Club Wins Fourth Grant for 2016 Season
Nantahala Racing Club, a Swain County non-profit organization dedicated to introducing youth and families to whitewater... Read More...
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Tsali Adventure Triathlon 2015
Join MedicForce on October 3, 2015 for the Tsali Adventure Triathlon—an off-road triathlon featuring 3-mile paddle, 5-mile... Read More...
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Olympian Joe Jacobi Describes His Favorite Event: The Merrell Adventure Dash
In the peak of my Olympic canoeing career when I was training at NOC for international whitewater slalom racing, the LAST sport... Read...
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A NOC Favorite: Spring Fling!
There’s always something amazing going on in the great outdoors, but springtime at NOC is like nothing else. New guides finish... Read...
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Guest Blogger & Master Guide Brad McMillan on the Adidas Sickline Race
If you asked me a few years or even a few months ago, I would have never thought I would be racing at the Adidas...
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Guest Blogger & NOC Master Guide Brad McMillan on the 2014 Green River Race
It’s the first Saturday in November in Saluda, NC – my favorite time of year. It’s Green Race Day.
For the past 19 years,... Read...