Brett Heyl Whitewater Kayaker:: 2004 Olympian // 2012 Olympic Hopeful

:: US National Champion (3rd time in last 4 years) ::

Wednesday, September 3rd 2008

After a cold and rainy week at the WISP resort in western Maryland, race day brought nice weather to the mountain-top whitewater center. I didn't feel I paddled too well, but I raced well.

It was a bittersweet end to a great season. I think that the Patriots are best suited to understand the feeling of having an incredible year, my best ever, yet coming up short of attaining what I set out to do. Now it's on to the off season. Thanks again to everyone who followed my adventures this past year. I can promise more excitement is coming... -Brett

:: What Now? ::

Wednesday, August 6th 2008

I have had a lot of people asking me what I am going to do now. I had a great year, but came up one run short of making it back for my second Olympics. Now I am back in Charlotte, realizing that ecaping the Games in the month of August will be impossible, so I am forced to face my pain on a daily basis.

After this season I had a lot of questions to ask myself. The first decision was whether or not I wanted to continue my whitewater slalom career. Could I be content to stop kayaking right now? And after about 2 weeks, the answer is a resounding NO.

My next question was not much of a question... I am going to apply to transfer to UNC Chapel Hill to finish my economics degree. Hopefully that goes well.

Next, how do I afford to keep training? While I hope that the USOC will continue to support me, I can't rely on that. So I am trying to find work that will pay the bills but still give me the time I need to train.

The final question is much harder and is what has been taking up most of my brain activity: What do I change or evolve in my training to get good enough that this doesn't happen again? I have some ideas. Stay tuned for details... -Brett

:: Link To MOJO Show Online- AVAILABLE now on BrettHeyl.com ::

Tuesday, August 5th 2008

Here is a link to watch the MOJO HD Episode online. Once you click the link you have to select my episode from the list on the right. I think that it turned out well. Good exposure for paddling at the least. Enjoy! CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO [ LINK IS FIXED! ]

:: MOJO Show Airs Today ::

Tuesday, August 5th 2008

Tonight at 9pm EST the MOJO HD network will air a 30 minute story on my kayaking, and life in general. Anyone who gets MOJO HD and wants to watch it, drop me a line and let me know how it went :) -Brett