Jan;

I think the over reaching idea before the kayak trip is a good choice. You might want to make the overreaching block more than just one day. I’d consider doing a bigger week or at least several big days back to back. Then resting your legs will be a welcome relief. When you return from the kayaking trip easy back into normal training for a few days with mainly easy runs to see how you feel before doing anything very taxing.

Scott

How much have you paddled before?

Paddling a kayak is not really rest for the legs. Depending on how much leg work the cockpit and seat allows, you will either work actively with the legs or at least apply a lot of “oscillating” force transfer through the legs while doing most of the remaining work with your core muscles.

I have often wondered myself if my kayaking should be seen as recovery from running or an added load to the same muscles as I use in running.