This weekend, the USTC Women participated in the Princeton Family YMCA's Strong Kids Triathlon for the third straight year. A group of nineteen US athletes volunteered their Sunday morning to help time, cheer, photograph and direct the mini-triathletes as they raced their way to glory. As always, this was a wonderful event, and it meant … Continue reading 2011 YMCA Strong Kids Triathlon
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Joyce Kilmer Elementary Visit
We are launching headlong into a very busy spring and summer season! This week was a whirlwind of activities for me, the highlight of which was an afternoon visit to Joyce Kilmer Elementary School in Trenton. PNRA Executive Director, Kris Grudt, contacted me a few days prior to ask me to round up a few … Continue reading Joyce Kilmer Elementary Visit
2011 USRowing Golf Outing: SAVE THE DATE
I will golf in your foursome or be your caddy... my services are going to the highest bidder!! I have a mean long game... my short game needs work. --MK
2011 Women’s Team Winter Camp Video
Without further ado... Or also known as "The Susan Francia and Meg Walsh Show". This year, the women's National Team was fortunate enough to spend seven weeks at the ARCO Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. During that time, we rowed on beautiful Otay Lake, did some land training, and harassed the Training … Continue reading 2011 Women’s Team Winter Camp Video
On the Merits of Younger Men
Another week of training has blown by out here in San Diego (we have been here for four weeks already? What!?) and we are clipping along. Half of the camp contingent is "hanging and banging" in Oklahoma City for another week while California Camp continues on at full tilt at the OTC. We had some … Continue reading On the Merits of Younger Men
2011 US Women’s Playlist
So. Music. It can be a touchy subject in a group the size of ours. We all come from different, diverse backgrounds, and all love different things to listen to while we're training. And then what some people like to listen to for erging, some people prefer for lifting, or running, or vice versa. There's … Continue reading 2011 US Women’s Playlist
Megan Kalmoe, OLY 