In this inaugural episode we sit down with world-ranked standup paddleboarder, April Zilg, AKA, “The Vanilla Gorilla”. What started as a stress reliever quickly turned into her favorite hobby.  April started paddling in local races, bought a race board, and in no time she was in the front pack. We discuss what motivated her to get into the sport, nutritional habits, accomplishments, obstacles, and her race goals for 2018.

April shares how she went from a couch potato-beer drinking- pizza eating loafer to top 10 in the world in just 5 years. She is currently world ranked at #9 and is steadily climbing her way to the top 5. Learn what it’s like to be sponsored by Salt Life and ride for Hobie, Puakea Paddles, Futures SUP, and Howzit. When she isn’t competing or training April loves giving lessons and clinics, doing SUP yoga, and SUP surfing.

April currently resides in California where she trains with some of the top athletes in the sport. To learn more about April, her training programs, upcoming clinics, or to get in touch with her, visit: https://www.aprilzilg.com or follow @aprilzilg on Instagram.